All News articles – Page 605

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    GPA hits the high notes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 2.94 million tons (2.68 million tonnes) of cargo across all of its docks during February 2017 - a 10 percent increase over February 2016.

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    Panama Canal launches scheduling system

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - In response to growing traffic through the waterway, the Panama Canal Authority has announced that it will launch a vessel scheduling and maritime resource management system aimed at optimising costs, improving safety and increasing the overall

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    Peterson strengthens BP ties

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - BP Trinidad and Tobago has awarded Peterson a five-year contract to provide integrated logistics services for its operations in Trinidad and Tobago.

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    Mediaco orders 25 Demag cranes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - French crane provider, Mediaco, has ordered 25 Demag all terrain cranes to add to its fleet of more than 600 machines.

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    Polytra transports transformers

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Polytra has transported two transformers from Mumbai, India to two substations in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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    IMO urges vigilance

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) secretary-general, Kitack Lim, has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently the IMO guidance and best management practices to avert possible piracy attacks, in the wake of the hijack of the

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    EXG can handle the heat

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has transported two HP heaters, weighing 41.4 tons (37.5 tonnes), from Chakkan to Mumbai Port Trust, India.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and UASC move merger date

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Hapag-Lloyd and UASC have mutually agreed to shift the date of their Business Combination Agreement (BCA) until May 31, 2017 having originally envisaged the transaction would close by March 31, 2017.

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    Bolloré and Volga-Dnepr deliver for spaceport

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Bolloré Logistics and Volga-Dnepr have transported two telecommunications satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space, from Nice in France, to the Guiana Space Centre, on the northeast coast of South America.

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    Houston is calling for Bahri

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Saudi Arabia-based Bahri has officially opened an office for Bahri Logistics in Houston and says it will help to expand its breakbulk and project cargo business through a key US gateway.

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    EC re-adopts air cartel decision

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers and imposed a fine totalling EUR776.465 million (USD834.5 million) for operating a price-fixing cartel.

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    Allelys adds Goldhofer duo

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - UK-based multimodal logistics provider, Allelys, has added two Goldhofer MPA 6 semi-trailers to its fleet.

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    Mammoet offers academy for EPCs

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - More than 150 delegates from a number of South Korean Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies (EPCs) attended an 'Engineered Heavy Lift & Transport Academy' developed by Mammoet.

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    Sarens' sizeable Terex order

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Sarens Group in Belgium and its Middle East division, Sarens Nass Middle East (SNME) have placed separate orders with Terex for a combined total of 33 Demag cranes.

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    PCN duo on the move

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) members have transported oversized cargo around the world.

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    Volga-Dnepr helps fight Chilean wildfires

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Helicopter Express, based in Georgia, USA, contracted Volga-Dnepr Airlines to transport four helicopters to fight the outbreak of wildfires in the Chilean countryside.

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    IATA launches cargo handling manual

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - IATA has launched a Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) in order to help airlines and cargo handlers work together more effectively while improving safety and efficiency in air cargo operations.

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    XLP members keeping busy

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - XLProjects (XLP) members have completed several project cargo shipments.

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    Van der Vlist adds combi-trailer

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Van der Vlist has invested in a combi-trailer, with a floor length of 15.65 m and maximum payload of 22 tonnes, which it says strengthens its capacity for wheeled equipment such as tractors, mini excavators and wheel loaders.

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    WWL transports deaeration unit

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - British logistics company Central Freight has worked with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to transport a 46-tonne deaeration unit from Sheffield, UK to the USA, utilising a customised ro-ro solution.