All News articles – Page 862

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    Denmark takes a bullet

    2014-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Wagenborg has handled the factory to foundation transport of eight LPG bullet tanks from the place of manufacture in Willebroek, Belgium to the Shell oil terminal in Fredericia, Denmark, writes Arjumand Qobil.

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    SAL Heavy Lift adds two

    2014-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - SAL Heavy Lift has added two ships of Type 116 to its fleet to serve clients with lift requirements of up to 900 tonnes.

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    WACO snaps into action

    2014-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Two saltwater crocodiles have taken a 12,000 km trip to a new home with the help of WACO members, Mainfreight International in Australia and Freightworks in the UAE.

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    ThyssenKrupp steels the show

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has begun the modernisation of its Duisburg-Bruckhausen steel plant.

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    Trident targets shipping's sulphur

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Today has seen the formation of the Trident Alliance - a shipping industry initiative for the enforcement of maritime sulphur regulations.

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    Van der Vlist ups the heat

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Van der Vlist has used its own terminal in Moerdijk to help a local company move four 179-tonne heat exchangers.

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    Four for Damen

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Atlantic Towing (USA) has selected newly-designed, ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels from Damen Shipyards Group to meet its demanding 10-year offshore support contract with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia Management and Development Comp

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    UN calls for full TIR reinstatement

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The United Nations TIR Executive Board (TIRExB), in the framework of its 59th session, has called on the Russian government to lift current TIR restrictions and fully reinstate the TIR System on the whole territory of the Russian Federation witho

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    New open box pool formed

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Saga Forest Carriers International and Westfal-Larsen Shipping have joined forces to form a joint shipping pool operation - Saga Welco.

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    ICS suggests ballast water reform

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - in co-operation with a coalition of international shipping organisations - has submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that proposes a means of overcoming the serious implem

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    Barge sinks with all cargo lost

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Augustea Maritime Transportation Ltd has confirmed that the AMT Explorer cable barge, whilst under tow by the tug Red Husky, carrying a cargo of electrical wires has capsized off the coast of Italy with the loss of all cargo.

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    Romania watches LR 11000 premiere

    2014-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - One of the first models of the new 1000-tonne capacity Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane has made its way to the Petrom refinery in Plojesti, where it is being used by Austrian heavy load contractor Felbermayr to hoist several steel columns into th

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    Havator makes it four

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Havator Crane Rental has taken delivery of its fourth 500-tonne capacity Terex AC 500-2 all terrain crane.

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    Launch day for Roerborg

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Royal Wagenborg's 23,000 dwt multipurpose dry cargo vessel Roerborg is scheduled for launch today at the production site of Ferus Smit Shipyards in Leer, Germany.

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    Cooperation in construction

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Cruz Logistics and First Global Logistics have worked together to handle the shipment of construction material for Arabtec Consolidated Contractors (ACC).

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    MEA chooses Kongsberg's port simulator

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Kongsberg GlobalSim has been awarded a contract from the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) of Montreal, Canada to supply several K-Sim lift training simulators for heavy lift port equipment.

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    Bahri-Vela merger approved

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - General cargo carrier National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has obtained the approval of its extraordinary general assembly to merge with the fleet and operations of Vela International Marine Limited.

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    Damco appoints Knudsen

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Global freight forwarder and logistics provider Damco has appointed Thomas Knudsen as regional head of its Asia business.

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    Outlook for air cargo stabilises

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo growth accelerated in May, with 4.7 percent growth compared to a year ago.

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    KVH acquires Videotel

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - KVH Industries has acquired Videotel, a market leader in the provision of maritime training services via video, animation, e-Learning computer-based training (CBT) and interactive distance learning courses.