Ports and Terminals news – Page 449

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    IATA welcomes AirBridgeCargo Airlines

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia's largest all-cargo carrier, has become an active member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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    PD Ports achieves environmental management system recognition

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - PD Ports has recently been awarded the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) certification, one of the first UK ports businesses to achieve this qualification.

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    Barnhart webinar presentation to showcase engineering considerations

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Industrial Training International's (ITI) showcase webinar on June 7 will feature Jim Yates, PE, Barnhart Crane & Rigging's senior vice president of engineering and technical services, for a live presentation entitled 'Heavy Intermodal Lift & Tra

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    Erik Lindbergh joins Air Charter Service

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Erik Lindbergh, the renowned aviator and grandson of world famous Charles Lindbergh, has joined global aircraft charter specialists Air Charter Service as a brand ambassador.

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    Fairstar takes delivery of Forte

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has taken delivery of its latest new building, Forte, with the closing documentation completed to the satisfaction of Fairstar's bankers, classification society and the Dutch Flag State.

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    Fagioli completes complex generator lift in India

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Fagioli India has successfully lifted and moved a massive generator unit at a power station in India.

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    Equipment owners network adds two service categories

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Following the Breakbulk Europe event, which was very successful for the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), Wolfgang Karau, director for the equipment and manufacturers network revealed that two new areas - Rail Operators and Rigging & Skidding - woul

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    Geodis Wilson committed to growth

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Describing the Industrial Projects division of Geodis Wilson as the 'smallest of the big players'; Philippe Somers, senior vice president of Geodis Wilson's Industrial Projects group, said that the company is making progress in bridging the gap o

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    Stockton gets grant funding for deep water channel maintenance

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - The Port of Stockton has been awarded USD7.2 million to be spent on annual maintenance of the port's minimum 35 ft (10.6 m) mean low tide depth in the Stockton Deep Water Channel as well as performing overdraft dredging to deepen parts to 37 ft (

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    China Leads growth in global wind power capacity

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service.

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    Three card trick for Magdenli

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Turkish forwarder, Magdenli Nakliyat has completed three impressive heavy lift transport projects in recent weeks.

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    New import manager for MIQ Logistics in Miami

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31- MIQ Logistics has named Javier Vidal as import manager based in the company's global logistics centre in Miami, with responsibility for import ocean and air transportation, customs compliance and business development and retention.

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    European bank funding running out for shipping lines

    2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Traditional sources of bank business finance and capital in Europe are drying up for shipping lines in the face of global credit and austerity programmes, leading many to new sources of investment such as private equity funds.

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    Anchor chains away for Tuscor Lloyds

    2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - UK shipping agent and forwarder Tuscor Lloyds has recently completed the movement of a large and heavy consignment of anchor chain from China to the UK North Sea, under the highly pressured requirements of a particular customer.

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    Australia sees significant fall in April machinery import volumes

    2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in Australia in April decreased significantly by 12 percent to 2,351 units.

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    New deadline revealed for 100 percent screening of US-bound cargo

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The US TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has now set a new deadline for the 100 percent screening requirement of US-bound air cargo.

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    GROUP7 'moooooves' dairy plant

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Working with Mayan Group, its partner in Israel, GROUP7 used open top containers, flat racks, rolltrailers, 20-foot, 40-foot and high cube containers to transport various large and unwieldy processing plant components from Germany to Israel.

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    Fhoss seeks nominations for charity support

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Supporters of charities connected with the freight industry are being invited to nominate their organisation to be considered for backing from an international company.

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    Skelton Sherborne opens for business in New Zealand

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Skelton Sherborne's Philippa Stokes has opened up the company's New Zealand operations based in Auckland.

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    Panama Canal toll rises are unacceptable, say shipowners

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are 'rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies' given the fragile state of economic recovery, say shipowners.