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Portland gets heavy lift boost
March 23 - The Port of Portland will receive US$16.3 million in federal stimulus grants, with the largest grant, about US$8.9 million, going towards crane and wharf modernisation projects at the port's Terminal 6.
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First female co-pilot for Indian Air Force Ilyushin-76
March 23 - What better way for HLPFI to mark the recent International Women's Day, than with the news that the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Squadron Leader, Veena Saharan has become the first co-pilot to fly one of the IAF's largest aircraft, an Ilyushin-76.
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PEMA and TT Club co-operate to promote port equipment safety
March 20 - The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) and TT Club have announced that they will co-operate to promote best practice in the safe design and operation of port equipment worldwide.
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New boss for Buss Ports
March 20 - From May 1st, Heinrich Ahlers will join the Buss group's executive management team where he will take responsibility for the Buss Ports business unit.
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Bay Crane expands office network
March 19 - New York-based Bay Crane Service has announced the opening of a new branch office in North Haven, Connecticut, its third office location and first outside its New York birthplace.
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Global and African freight forwarding networks form alliance
March 19 - Project cargo network, Project Professionals Group (PPG) and Lagos-based African freight forwarding group African Cargo and Logistics Alliance (ACLA) have announced an informal strategic alliance.
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SAL delivers for Liebherr
March 18 - SAL has undertaken a shipment of four LHM 500 mobile harbour cranes, two
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Grieg Star Shipping commits to Rotterdam
March 18 - Norwegian shipping line Grieg Star Shipping is to retain its US Gulf/East
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Ro-ro boost for Immingham-Rotterdam traffic
February 18- DFDS Tor Line's newly-acquired ro-ro ships, Tor Botnia and Tor Finlandia,
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BME joins SmartWay environmental initiative
March 18 - Georgia-based heavy lift and over-dimensional trucking firm Bennett Motor Express (BME) has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry to increase energy
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Dockwise secures nine contracts
March 17 - Dockwise Shipping has been awarded nine near-term contracts to the value of approximately USD42 million.
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Fairstar successfully closes equity issue
March 17 - Oslo-listed heavy lift shipping line Fairstar has brought in NOK 54.97m (USD8.07m) from two rights issue of up to 10,000,000 new shares at subscription price NOK 5.0, of which 5,340,000 was underwritten by a syndicate of the Company's current s
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Ras Laffan hits one million tonnes for Pearl GTL Project
March 16 - According to reports in the Gulf media, Ras Laffan Port has achieved a
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Port Services Group delivers multi-million pound crane delivery
March 16 - A massive GBP4.5 million (USD6.2 million) investment by Port Services Group has brought the largest mobile crane ever to be based in Scotland to the group's Aberdeen operations.
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Cosco builds two innovative heavy lifters
March 16 - A pair of large semi-submersible heavy lifters designed by Cosco Shipping are being built at Guangzhou Shipyard International.
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Babcock & Brown Infrastructure seeks to reassure users
March -16- Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI), the ports and terminals owner, which has around 20 bulk, breakbulk and project cargo terminals in various ports across Europe, has sought to reassure its users that it is operating normally despite the appo
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Younger Niche assists in Angolan investment
March 16 - A liquid gas plant in Soyo, Angola has been regularly receiving shipments of structural steel and cement from Younger Niche's project forwarding division.
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Cartagena refinery expansion on hold after finance failure
March 16 - Glencore International has failed to provide promised funding for the USD2.8 billion expansion of Colombia's second largest refinery in Cartagena.
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Harwich International Port set to see regular wind traffic
March 13 - Turbine parts, destined for the Gunfleet Sands wind farm, have been delivered to Harwich International Port in the UK whilst they await collection by the installation ship Titan 2.
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NSCSA to commence Charlotte heavy lift and project cargo call
March 13 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has confirmed to HLPFI that the Saudi Tabuk V 140 is now scheduled in Charleston on April 1st for the start of a new service from key East Coast US and Canada ports to Saudi Arabia, India an