Ports and Terminals news – Page 445

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    Terex's eye for the Main chance

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A team from Scholpp Kran- & Transport's Heilbronn branch has lifted the lock gates at the Klingenberg and Freudenberg locks on the Main river on behalf of the Aschaffenburg Water and Shipping Authority for inspection and replacement. The Stuttga

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    Running rings around the Olympics

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Olympic rings were lowered into position on London's iconic Tower Bridge in a ceremony attended by London mayor Boris Johnson and organiser Lord Coe who were strategically positioned on the Edwardian, a launched owned and operated by London-base

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    Rostocker Korrosionsschutz invests in Liebherr crane

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - A 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 is the fourth new Liebherr mobile crane that corrosion protection company, Rostocker Korrosionsschutz, based in Rostock, Germany, has purchased in just two years.

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    Industrial action causes delays in Brazil

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Industrial action by Brazilian customs officers is disrupting the clearance of imported goods into the country.

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    Air Partner helps eagles soar

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - They were neither high, wide, nor heavy, but a recent project shipment by Air Partner, saw the air charter broker work with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland to fly a very different kind of important cargo; live sea e

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    Machinery on the double for Logwin

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Logwin has handled two large transportation projects for the Krefeld machinery and plant manufacturer Siempelkamp; delivering an entire factory for the production of MDF boards to Thailand, plus a machinery press for truck chassis beams to India

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    NEO appoints Dutch sales agent

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - NEO Air Charter, the recently-launched broker, and co-founder of the Global Charter Alliance - has appointed Active Airline Representatives as its sales agent covering the Netherlands.

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    Masterbulk renews agreement with Wilhelmsen Ships Service

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Singapore-based shipowner and operator Masterbulk has renewed its fleet safety service agreement for a period in excess of two years with Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).

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    Isolde Liebherr awarded honorary doctorate

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Isolde Liebherr, vice-president of the Supervisory Board of Liebherr-International AG of Bulle, Switzerland, the parent company of the Liebherr Group, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws (LLD honoris causa) by the National University

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    Van der Vlist gains AEO status

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - The Van der Vlist Transport Group is now an approved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), adding to its portfolio of quality management systems, including ISO 9001:2008, 140001, AQAP 2120, OHSAS 18001 and ISPS.

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    Geodis Wilson names director of Marine Logistics division

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Geodis Wilson has appointed Sergio Herrero as the new vertical market director of its Marine Logistics division.

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    Chains and suction anchors bound for Israel from Bilbao

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Further to our story June 11, the project cargo consignment consisting of chains built by Vicinay Cadenas and eight suction anchors manufactured by Navacel, has been shipped by barge from the port of Bilbao to a gas platform offshore that is bei

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    Liebherr extends range of telescopic crawler cranes

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Liebherr is extending its product range of telescopic crawler cranes and says its new LTR 1220 offers a maximum load capacity of 220 tonnes and a telescopic boom 60 m long, adding to a product line which has variants with load capacities of 60 a

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    Container weighing debate goes on and on

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Last week saw the European Shipping Council (ESC) release a statement which included strong disagreement with the widespread belief in the shipping industry that weighing laden containers should be a requirement at terminals.

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    Vestas takes the wind out of Sheerness

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - In the UK, the Port of Sheerness and Vestas have jointly announced that further development of a Vestas facility at the port will not proceed at this stage.

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    DSV names new UK MD

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - DSV Air & Sea Limited has appointed Michael Hansen as its new managing director.

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    Mining equipment imports remain strong for Australia

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that mining equipment imports remain resilient, whilst the import of smaller civil works equipment is down somewhat in some sectors.

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    Summa Group to take controlling stake in FESCO

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Russia's Summa Group is purchasing a 56 percent stake in Far Eastern Shipping Company, OJSC (part of the FESCO Group) from the Industrial Investors Company.

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    Anglo Pacific project manages fibreglass horse shipment

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - International removals company Anglo Pacific has handled the transport of six life-size fibreglass horses from New York to the Museum of London. Now on permanent display in the City Gallery, the steeds arrived safely and are proving very popular

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    Dockwise reveals major new contracts

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Dockwise has announced backlog additions to new contracts with a value of almost USD85 million, bringing the total for the second quarter of 2012 to approximately USD102 million.