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    Intermodal South America is an unqualified success

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Despite a torrential downpour and thunderstorms, the Intermodal South America trade show was an unqualified success and the heavyflooding of roads in Sao Paulo did not prevent too many people from reaching the TransAmerica convention centre des

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    Tarros upgrades in Med

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Tarros, the specialist regional container line and multi-transport operator specialising in the Mediterranean Region, has upgraded its Great Pendulum Service which connects ports in the eastern and western Mediterranean via La Spezia, where the

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    Fairstar releases its 2011 audited financial statements

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's audited financial statement for 2011 reveals a net loss after tax of USD14 million.

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    WWPC partners combine efforts to move boiler

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Albacor Shipping (USA) Inc, the US member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has worked in conjunction with the project forwarder network's Vienna-based Austrian partner, Procargo Spedition, to handle the transport of parts of a biomass

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    TIACA condemns judge's decision to uphold Frankfurt night-time flight ban

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - The decision by a judge at the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig to uphold a night-time flight ban at Frankfurt Airport will damage the city's reputation as one of the world's premier gateways for international trade and harm the local an

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    Energy contract between CEVA and Petroamazonas renewed

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Supply chain company CEVA Logistics has renewed and expanded its contract with Ecuadorian state-owned oil company Petroamazonas, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Buy, buy, the Brazilian pie

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Everybody, it seems, wants a piece of the Brazilian economic pie, and some who already have a small slice want a bit more, writes HLPFI's correspondent from the Intermodal South America event, Robert Ward.

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    ALE replaces ceramic filters

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - ALE Heavylift has carried out the replacement of two ceramic filters in the ELCOGAS thermal plant gasifier in Puetollano, Spain.

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    Guam senator seeks Jones Act exemption

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - Senator Frank F. Blas, Jr. introduced a resolution that requests Guam's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce legislation to exempt Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska from the U.S. Build provision of the Maritime Shippin

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    February falls in global container traffic mask better trading conditions

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - Industry analyst, Container Trades Statistics, has reassured the global shipping industry that the fall in global container traffic in February compared to January is less indicative of troubled global trade than a result of a 'perfect storm' o

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    Record breaking Intermodal South America gets underway

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - The biggest ever edition of the Intermodal South America transport, logistics and trade show kicked off yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil and all the political big guns in the transport and port sectors were there in an unprecedented show of force

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    Scheuerle helps Voser put some wind into sails

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - Voser Transport, a Swiss based transportation company, moved three rotor blades and other components of an ENERCON E82 wind power plant through wooded terrain using transportation equipment from Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik, writes Charlotte Mathes

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    Port Everglades adds new shipping service to Venezuela and Colombia

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Port Everglades, USA, has a new shipping service to Venezuela and Colombia with Naviera Master Line de Venezuela C.A. moving heavy equipment and machinery/rolling stock on a fortnightly basis from the port, with plans to offer a weekly service

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports growth for Ships Agency Re-Defined product

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) reports strong growth in the number of owners in Japan and North East Asia signing up for its' Ships Agency Re-Defined (SARD) product.

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    Albacor undertakes solo and joint ventures

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Albacor Shipping (USA), the US member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) based in Mahwah, New Jersey, has worked with its WWPC partner LS-Cargo, based in Bremen, Germany, to handle the shipment of a 19 x 4.7 x 4.7m ball mill weighing ap

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    Sea trials start for Fairstar's Forte; as Finesse is launched

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's semi-submersible newbuilding Forte has started its sea trials off the coast of China, under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the ship's Classification Society.

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    BDP International denies sale rumours

    2012-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - Leading global logistics company, BDP International has issued an official denial that it is for sale.

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    TransRussia on the horizon

    2012-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - TransRussia, the country's largest and most comprehensive transport, will take place on 26-29 April 2011 in Expocentre, Moscow's best known and most central exhibition venue.

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    ACE Winches exports Scotland's heaviest air cargo

    2012-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - ACE Winches staff recently celebrated the completion of their largest manufacturing contract, worth GBP4.2 million (USD6.67 million) for Superior Energy Services, based in Houston, USA, which was partly delivered on the world's largest plane, th

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    Tight squeeze for Mammoet Road Cargo

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - A six-pack of brewery tanks proved a tight squeeze for Mammoet Road Cargo recently.