Ports and Terminals news – Page 343

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    Generator jack-up for Tradelossa

    2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Tradelossa has transported a 200-tonne generator from the port of Altamira to a thermal power station in the state of Durango, where rigging operations were performed to position the generator on its foundations.

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    Pan Ocean looking for merger or acquisition

    2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Korean shipping company, Pan Ocean has appointed Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers as its advisor to provide guidance and support in a potential merger or acquisition operation.

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    Hellmann enters UK agricultural sector

    2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has entered the agricultural logistics market.

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    Mammoet opens in Cairo

    2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Following the establishment of a new branch in Baku, Azerbaijan, Mammoet has also opened an office in Cairo, Egypt.

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    LOC welcomes Bidwell

    2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Dr. Robin Bidwell CBE has been appointed non-executive chairman of global marine engineering consultancy, LOC Group.

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    CNCo completes acquisition of Pacifica

    2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has completed the purchase of Pacifica Shipping from New Zealand's Skeggs Group of companies.

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    UK backs HAV future

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - The UK Government-backed Technology Strategy Board has awarded a

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    GPLN relocates event

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Following the decision of the WCA Family to postpone its forthcoming membership conference, the Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN) is moving its Annual Global Meeting (AGM) from Bangkok to the resort town of Hua Hin, Thailand.

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    Panalpina EBIT on the up

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina reported an earnings before interest or taxes (EBIT) of CHF48 million (USD54 million), or CHF108 million (USD121 million) when adjusted for non-recurring items, which is more than

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    President's FY 2015 budget harmful to seaports?

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed both encouragement and disappointment over the funding levels and programmatic changes in federal port-related programmes that were proposed in the President's FY 2015 budget.

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    Mohr to retire from Port of Everett

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - The Port of Everett's executive director, John Mohr, has announced that he plans to retire from the position in January 2015.

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    Intermarine appoints Johnson

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Intermarine LLC has appointed Mark Johnson as vice president of global sales and marketing.

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    BBC ships catamaran

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - The Damen-built catamaran, Liberdadi, has been transported from Jurong port in Singapore to Portugal's Mindelo port on board BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Plata.

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    Crowley makes waves

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Crowley Maritime Corporation's ocean class tugs have towed the semi-submersible floating production facility Jack/St. Malo into position in the US Gulf, while its barges have delivered topsides, tendons, piles and other equipment for the facilit

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    Breakbulk up in Tacoma

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Despite a 5 percent drop in container volumes in January 2014, the Port of Tacoma posted a 15 percent rise in breakbulk cargo volumes compared with the same period in 2013.

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    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Following an eight percent decline in overall cargo volumes in 2013 through the port of Brake, the port's operator called for the River Weser to be improved to help improve its operational competitiveness.

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    Ulferts & Wittrock chooses Nooteboom

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Oldenburg, Germany headquartered Ulferts & Wittrock has added several six-axle Nooteboom extendible semi low-loaders to its fleet, including the latest generation Nooteboom eight-line MCO-PX semi low-loader with detachable Multidolly.

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    Van der Vlist bulldozes into Africa

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Van der Vlist has transported seven used CAT D8R bulldozers from Germany to Equatorial Guinea.

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    Merritts in power machinery move

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Kirkby, Nottinghamshire based Merritts Machinery Logistics has completed the delivery and installation of industrial power plant fan casings at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station.

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    Aliani puts Nicolas to the test

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Italy's Aliani Project has transported a transformer for the Terna power plant in Rosara on behalf of the Getra company, using a Nicolas MDED platform trailer and 230-tonne capacity Nicolas side girder deck combination.