All Port of Antwerp articles – Page 13

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - As this Friday Flyer is being written, agency wires are humming with news from Cyprus. In Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told MPs that she wanted Cyprus to remain within the euro, but that it must realise its business m

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    Babaji lifts and shifts oxidizer stack

    2013-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Babaji Shivram Clearing & Carriers has transported a thermal oxidizer and related cargoes from Mundra port, India to the Aishwariya project site in Barmer, Rajasthan.

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    Holleman delivers print equipment

    2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Holleman Bulgaria, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, handled the transportation of a 120-tonne printing press in Bulgaria during February 2013.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 15th 2013

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    HLPFI staff's Valentine's Day present was the launch of a new-look website that we hope will set the agenda for heavy lift and project cargo reporting for years to come.

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    New CEE member for Belgium

    2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Wijngaard Natie has been appointed Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE) network member in Antwerp, Belgium.

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    Antwerp and Rosmorport foster trade ties

    2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Belgium's port of Antwerp will collaborate with Rosmorport - the state-owned company that represents the interests of all Russian seaports.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.

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    Antwerp developments

    2013-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Imports thought the Port of Antwerp have become cheaper as it is now possible to defer value added tax (VAT) on imports without having to pay a deposit.

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    WWPC members shift Dutch load

    2013-01-17T00:00:00Z

    January 17 - Korea based Hansaeng Express Co and StederGroup BV of the Netherlands - both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network - have together project managed the movement of heavy screw compressor packages between the Netherlands an

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    Breakbulk drops sharply at Antwerp

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Belgium's Port of Antwerp has released its provisional performance figures for 2012. Conventional breakbulk at the port dropped by 14.9 percent year-on-year to 10,804,408 tonnes, due to what it says is a decline in the amount of steel handle

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    Stemcor chooses Antwerp as Central European hub

    2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - UK-headquartered Stemcor - one of the world's largest independent steel handlers - has signed a long-term deal with Katoen Natie for handling and storage of steel at the Port of Antwerp.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Staff in HLPFI's London office awoke this morning to the first sub-temperatures of Winter and a malfunctioning office heating system. Typing in an overcoat and mittens is no fun, but the author of this week's Friday Flyer delivers a neat sna

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    Next phase of world's largest lock underway

    2012-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - The first concrete has been laid for the Port of Antwerp's EUR340million (USD440.3million) 'Deurganckdocklock' - the world's largest lock due to open in spring 2016.

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    Albacor project strikes gold in Canada

    2012-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Toronto, Canada headquartered Albacor Shipping has successfully transported two grinding and crushing machines to the Detour Lake Gold Mine, some 190 km northeast of Cochrane, in Ontario, Canada.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - As another working week draws to a close, HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team, drops into your in-box.

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    Port of Antwerp - slight decline in freight volumes

    2012-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - The port of Antwerp handled 138,905,003 tonnes of freight during the first nine months of this year, a drop of 2.2 percent compared with the same period last year.

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    Breakbulk China 2013 to focus on developments, transport solutions

    2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Breakbulk China 2013 will attract 150 exhibitors and 5,000 qualified participants to the expo and two-day conference to network and discuss the future development of the industry and transportation solutions, say the organisers.

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    BBC Chartering opens office in Antwerp

    2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 01 - German multipurpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering has opened a new commercial office in Antwerp, Belgium, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.

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    Lower steel volumes take their toll at Antwerp

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - The port of Antwerp handled almost 94 million tonnes of freight during the first six months of this year, a drop of 2.1 percent compared with the same period last year, due mainly to the Belgian Refining Corporation (BRC) suspending its activiti

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    Steel and project cargo weakens at Antwerp in first quarter

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The port of Antwerp handled 46.3 million tonnes of freight in the first three months of this year, down 2.2 percent on the same period in 2011. Breakbulk and project cargo saw 2.5 million tonnes handled, down 13.6 percent over the same period i