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    Four companies vie for BIFA's project forwarding trophy

    2009-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 05 - Entries for the Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org - have reached a record level, demonstrating the high level of interest in the 2008 competition, which is celebrating its

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    Lehnkering and ArcelorMittal sign deal

    2009-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 05 - Lehnkering Steel Transport und Services GmbH, which is a significant operator logistics services including semi-finished products and project loads, has signed a five-year deal with steel corporation, ArcelorMittal Eisenh

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    Jumbo Shipping supports Van Gogh project

    2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 02 - On behalf of Acergy Australia, Jumbo Shipping has successfully completed the transportation of a massive disconnectable turret-mooring (DTM) buoy from Singapore to the Exmouth Gulf.

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    Deadline nears for new trade Data requirements for US importers

    2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 02 - U.S. importers already contending with one of the most severe economic downturns of the past century will face yet another challenge beginning later this month, with the start of new regulations requiring additional information about shipment

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    World's smallest shipment?

    2008-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - Having spent the last 12 months reporting on the biggest items of cargoes, we end 2008 with the heart-warming story of what could well be the world's smallest shipment!

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    Composite Technology's Dewind completes turbines for Chile

    2008-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - The last five D8-2000 wind turbines for a wind power generation project in Chile have been moved to the Port of Houston by Composite Technology Corporation's subsidiary DeWind Inc.

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    Intermarine on the move in Shanghai

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Intermarine has moved its Shanghai office to a new larger location to accommodate the growth of its Asia Service and expanded customer service to clients in the region.

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    Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of the Trustee

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Following the delivery of the Triumph earlier this month, the final vessel out of a series of six, the Trustee has joined the fleet of Dockwise Transport, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.

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    Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of the Trustee

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Following the delivery of the Triumph earlier this month, the final vessel out of a series of six, the Trustee has joined the fleet of Dockwise Transport, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.

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    BRIC nations to see 40 percent of global growth

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - A recent Ernst & Young report brings a note of optimism to the heavy lift and project forwarding sector.

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    First call at Hamburg for Grimaldi Lines Euro-Aegean service

    2008-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - The sailing of the Grande Sicilia from Hamburg's Unikai Terminal on 27 December 2008 marked the start of calls at the port by Grimaldi Lines new Euro-Aegean service.

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    Ocean HeavyLift acquires and adopts new name

    2008-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Ocean HeavyLift ASA (OHL has acquired the company that is responsible for the commercial management of its fleet - Offshore Heavy Transport AS (OHT).

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    Fuselages fly with Geis SDV

    2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Geis SDV, a joint venture between the Geis Group and the French SDV Group

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    Reports say Coastal Bulk Shipping has ceased trading

    2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - In the UK, Coastal Bulk Shipping, which made its debut in 2006, is reported to have ceased trading.

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    'Record' rail shipment leaves Thunder Bay

    2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - The Port of Thunder Bay is celebrating the departure of what it says is a 'record' trainload of equipment on a 1,500 mile journey to Fort McMurray, Canada.

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    Griffin inks Scheuerle heavy weight deal

    2008-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - After a year of development, a self-propelled transport system based on the Scheuerle InterCombi series has been ordered by Griffin Coal Mining, one of the biggest strip mining companies in Australia.

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    Volga-Dnepr Airlines renew ISO 9001-2000 certificate

    2008-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - The Russian Register Certification Association has renewed the ISO 9001:2000 certificate of conformity of Volga-Dnepr Airlines for another three years.

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    Fairstar Fjell named

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) held the naming ceremony of its second heavy transport vessel Fjell in Malta on Friday.

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    Wave and tidal projects offer optimism to forwarders

    2008-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Eighty-six MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity will be installed world-wide in the next five years, according to a new survey.

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    Sahil Freight Express carries generators to Iraq

    2008-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Sahil Freight Express has transported an over-dimensional transformer from India to Iraq for EMCO, one of India's largest manufacturers of transformers.