Ports and Terminals news – Page 326

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    WWPC duo teams up

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Portlog International, member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Mexico, and fellow WWPC partner for the USA, BNSF Logistics, have worked together to transport a flight simulator from Toluca to Dallas for airline training purposes.

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    Air Partner bags two

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Air charter broker, Air Partner, has revealed that Mark Middleton has joined the group as director of business development for freight - Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Middleton was previously commercial director at Chapman Freeborn.

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    IMO approves container weighing verification requirement

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - The IMO has confirmed that the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved draft amendments to Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter VI to require mandatory verification of the gross mass of containers.

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    Record load out for Lift & Shift

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Lift & Shift Engineering Middle East (LSEME) - a joint venture between Lift & Shift India and OHI Group Oman - has completed the load out and transport of heavy offshore decks in Oman.

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    High five for CEE

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - At the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network's fifth annual membership conference in Antwerp last week, members were entertained via a number of company presentations and numerous member-to-member meetings were held.

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    Old friend at QCN booth

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Visitors to the Quality Cargo Networks' booth at the Breakbulk Europe exhibition in Antwerp last week, got a pleasant surprise with the appearance of industry veteran, Kai-Stefan Vogel, who had been recruited by QCN directors, Wolfgang and Maarit

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    SEA CHALLENGER ready for debut

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - A2SEA's new purpose built installation vessel SEA CHALLENGER has arrived in the Port of Esbjerg ready for its first project at DONG Energy's Westermost Rough in the UK.

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    UTi opens Houston hub

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - UTi Worldwide Inc. has opened a global hub and freight forwarding facility in Houston with special capabilities focused on the energy sector.

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    Las Vegas welcomes PPG

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG), with the support of its USA member TransProject LLC, enjoyed a successful annual conference in Las Vegas from May 7-9.

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    Berard in massive liftboat move

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Berard Transportation has moved one of the largest liftboats ever constructed from its fabrication yard to a nearby drydock.

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    SC&RA celebrates haulier and rigger achievements

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has announced the three winners of its Hauling Job of the Year.

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    Ro-ro resurgent at Gothenburg

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The Port of Gothenburg has seen ro-ro traffic increase during the first quarter of 2014 - 142,000 units were shipped via the gateway signifying a 7 percent year-on-year improvement over Q1 2013.

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    Almajdouie wins cold box contract

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Almajdouie Logistics won a contract to handle the Customs clearance and transportation of 358-tonne cold boxes from the Jubail Port to the Sadara project site in Saudi Arabia.

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    TT Club keeps even keel

    2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Specialist insurance provider TT Club has released its financial results year ended December 31, 2013 and has maintained its A- rating by AM Best for an eighth consecutive year.

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    Faymonville expands in Russia

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Trailer manufacturer Faymonville has opened a new service station in Noginsk, near Moscow.

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    Steady sailing for London P&I Club

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - During its 2013/14 financial year, the London P&I Club generated an overall surplus of USD6.6 million, increasing its free reserves to USD160.6 million.

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    Capital projects and contracts - May 16th 2014

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Here is a round up of some the key developments in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) sector.

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    Terex and Steil bridge the gap

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A 440-m bridge had to be built across a valley to connect a new section of highway, requiring 14 steel girders to be set onto concrete piers. Each piece of the bridge measured 96 m long by 7 m high; with the required load-securing devices each section weighed 295 tonnes."We ...

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    The Friday Flyer - May 16th 2014

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Valve move for Logistics Plus

    2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Logistics Plus Turkey has delivered a disassembled main inlet valve from Delhi to the Trabzon HEPP Project site in Turkey.