All Port of Rotterdam articles – Page 13

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    Rotterdam reports good year

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - 2010 has been a good year for the port of Rotterdam, says the port's director of Breakbulk, Jouke Schaap.

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    Fairstar wins new contract for FJORD

    2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a contract by Grinaker - LTA Construction Nigeria, a member of the Worley Parsons Group which has resulted in the company's semi-submersible vessel, FJORD departing from its home port in Rotterdam and

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    CP Rail breaks its own record in heavy weight shipments

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - CP Rail has undertaken the heaviest direct single-line rail cargo in the history of the railway with the movement of two 300 tonne transformers moved from Europe to Lethbridge, Alberta.

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    Strong growth for Hamburg; whilst Rotterdam offers rebates

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Port of Hamburg reports strong growth of eight percent in seaborne cargo handling with 89.4 million tonnes handled in the first nine month of this year.

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    Joint promotion for COSCOL and Rotterdam

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - The Cosco Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) are jointly going to promote and raise the handling of steel and heavy lift cargo via the port of Rotterdam.

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    Mammoet makes strategic investment to provide testing location

    2010-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Mammoet Benelux has acquired an eight hectare undeveloped harbour site at Autrichehaven in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen, with the intention of developing a third multi-purpose terminal in the Netherlands.

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    Exceptional trio for RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - A trio of destinations from Rotterdam has been served by sailings of the heavy lift line Beluga working with its Waalhaven terminal stevedoring partner.

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    Project cargo doubles at Rotterdam in first half

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - The first six months of 2010 saw project cargo tonnage at Rotterdam port double over the same period in 2009, say port managers, as the port witnessed some strategic improvements in heavy lift shipping at the port.

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    Newbuild hulls boost Rotterdam project cargoes

    2010-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - HLPFI has been advised that in the first six months of 2010 the port of Rotterdam has handled 245,000 tonnes of 'other general cargo' at the buoys in the Waalhaven basin.

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    ABN Amro banks on craneless lift

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Dutch specialised lifting company FG International has completed the installation of a rooftop sign for Dutch financial house ABN Amro.

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    Broekman DistriPort new quay ready for business

    2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Last week saw the discharge of cargo at a new quay developed in Broekman DistriPort.

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    Rotterdam remains upbeat on prospects

    2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - Despite the gloom about the state of the global economy, the Port of Rotterdam remains upbeat about prospects for breakbulk and heavy lift activities in the long term.

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    Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition

    2009-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February -16- Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International magazine readers who are attending the BreakBulk Asia Exhibition at the Suntec, Singapore on February 17 and 18 are invited to visit the stands of the exhibitors at the show as listed below.