Ports and Terminals news – Page 391

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    Duqm prepares for project cargoes

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - The Port of Duqm, Oman will enhance its project cargo handling capabilities to serve the country's rapidly expanding oil and gas industry, according to the port's commercial director Reggy Vermeulen.

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    Albert acquires Liebherr muscle

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Baunatal, Germany based heavy transport and crane contractor Albert Regel GmbH has taken delivery of the first-ever Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane to leave the assembly line.

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    Larger ships on the horizon

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - 22,000 teu containerships will start being built in a few years and 24,000 teu vessels won't be far behind, says Ocean Shipping Consultants managing director Andrew Penfold, speaking at the recent TOC Container Supply Chain Conference.

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    Drilling rigs moved stateside

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - USA based WCA Projects network member Global Shipping Services recently transported three mobile drill rigs from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Port Hueneme, California, USA.

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    Rickmers moves boilers to Saudi Arabia

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Four steam boilers, each weighing 200 tonnes, have been shipped from Bilbao Port in Spain to Saudi Arabia, onboard the Rickmers-Linie vessel Rickmers Jap

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    Van der Vlist completes preservation project

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Dutch heavy transport specialist Van der Vlist recently undertook a preservation project at its Moerdijk terminal.

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    CNCo buys PPL

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The China Navigation CO (CNCo), the deep-sea shipping arm of the Swire Group, has taken 100 percent ownership in Polynesia Line Ltd (PLL).

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    Cuxhaven sees final piece for offshore park

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - The German port of Cuxhaven has handled the last of 80 monopile foundations and transition pieces built by AMBAU GmbH, destined for the Windpark Meerwind S

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    Dockwise wins new contracts

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Dockwise has revealed numerous new contracts, a total value of approximately USD175 million, for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation (T&I) services, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Erickson secures SOCAFRICA contract

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has been awarded option period extensions with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Tricky silo movement

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Van der Vlist group member ZTT carried out a complicated operation where it delivered a 28,000 kg dairy silo from Germany to Bedum, the Netherlands. The silo was shipped on Janina to Delfzijl, Groningen, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    First steel cut on Messina newbuild

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Italian shipping group Ignazio Messina has started the second stage of its EUR500 million (USD642.8 million) newbuilding programme.

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    DB Schenker opens Laos division

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Germany headquartered logistics giant DB Schenker has established a new entity in Laos, trading under the name Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd, to better serve its customers across the region.

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    V. Alexander in project moves

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network member for Germany, V. Alexander International Logistics, has moved a heavy heat exchanger from Berlin to Lavera, France.

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    Imperial moves endangered sharks

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Imperial Logistics Group helped to return two ragged-tooth sharks back to the wild in Pretoria, South Africa.

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    Sarr Freights delivers Indian goods

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - India based forwarder Sarr Freights Corporation has safely delivered 85 packages from Kolkata Sea port to the NTPC Barh power plant, Bihar.

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    GPLN welcomes new members

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added a number of new member offices and companies to its ranks.

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    Turbines moved through Bilbao

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The first offshore wind turbine manufactured in Spain by Gamesa Eolica has been shipped from Bilbao Port to the Canary Islands and will form part of a 5 MW wind farm.

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    SAL completes two heavy projects

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Germany headquartered shipping line SAL Heavy Lift (SAL) has executed two projects recently - the loading of workboats in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and the delivery of a boiler for an FPSO vessel in Hamburg, Germany.

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    Airbus hints at A350 or A380 freighter

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Following reports in the international media that aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to develop an A350 XWB freighter - offering around 90 tonnes of cargo capacity - an Airbus spokesperson has said there are no immediate proposals for a freight-o