Ports and Terminals news – Page 507

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    PCN reveals new member in Qatar

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Bin Yousef Cargo Express W.L.L. has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as a member in Qatar.

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    Ter Linden takes charge of more Liebherr cranes

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Ter Linden Craning bv has added a second Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 and two mobile cranes of the Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 type to the LTM 11200-9.1 that was delivered in mid-2010.

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    ALE installs on drilling rig

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - ALE has installed the 402 tonne leg sections and the 575 tonne accommodation block of a jack up drilling rig for Swecomex in Tuxpan, Mexico, using the company's CC 8800-1 crane.

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    Abu Dhabi Ports signs letter of intent new Khalifa Port operations

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - ADPC (Abu Dhabi Ports Company) has signed a letter of intent to award the port operations for the new Khalifa Port to ADT (Abu Dhabi Terminals) when phase 1 of the port opens for business in Q4 2012.

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    GPLN boosts membership in Egypt

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Alexandria-based, Marine & Engineering Services Company (MESCO) has become a member of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) for Egypt.

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    Crowley offers faster, direct sailings from south Florida

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Crowley Maritime Corp has enhanced its liner container shipping services by adding a direct, fixed-day sailing from Port Everglades to St. Maarten in the Caribbean, cutting the time it takes to ship to St. Maarten from South Florida by one full

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    Logistique Commerciale d'Afrique joins Project Cargo Network

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Following last week's news that it had joined the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Logistique Commerciale d'Afrique (LCA) has now also joined the Project Cargo Network in Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.

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    Terra Marique delivers pair of heavy cargoes

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Robert Wynn & Sons' Terra Marique has successfully delivered two 270 tonne quad boosters, becoming one the largest vessel in modern times to navigate the River Ribble upstream of Preston Docks in the north of the UK.

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    Van Uden Maritime expands ro-ro service with ten new ports

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - From mid-April, the Rotterdam-based maritime transport company, Van Uden Maritime, will add ten new ports of call in the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and India.

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    Ports America awarded for making the workplace safer

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - At the recent Pacific Maritime Association's 62nd Annual Safety Awards Banquets held at various locations on the US West Coast, Ports America picked up numerous awards for its achievements in workplace safety in 2010; including the 1st Place Co

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    Allcargo Global Logistics new HR director to help drive growth

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Indian freight forwarder Allcargo Global Logistics has appointed Mohan R Sharma as director of human resources.

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    Ahlers scores hat-trick of successful project moves

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Belgian heavy lift material handling company Ahlers is celebrating a trio of successful projects that have helped a power plant construction, European cargo bound for a Chinese nuclear plant and a steel plant in Indonesia.

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    Mega pump for Fukushima reactor

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Local media report that the Shanghai International Ferry Co Ltd has shipped a giant pumping device to Japan for cooling the troubled reactor in Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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    ALE positions transformers at Algerian power plant

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - ALE Heavylift Iberica has worked on positioning three main transformers at the Koudiet Ed Draouch combined cycle power plant in El Tarf, Algeria. Each transformer arrived at the plant on hydraulic platforms and transport beams and was unloaded

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    Maritime research centre falls victim

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Today's news that the Elsflether Zentrum f

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    SC&RA on the look out for workshop papers

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has issued a call for papers to be presented during the Crane & Rigging Workshop, September 21-23, Sheraton Philadelphia City Centre, Philadelphia.

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    Going Dutch is no problem for ALS

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - ALS (Freight Management Nederland) BV's sea freight team based in Moerdijk, Netherlands arranged the loading of two transformers with a combined weight of 330 tonnes along with 950 cu m of ancillary equipment for movement between Croatia and th

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    Alsace traffic boosts Antwerp as French gateway

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - The level of French project cargo, as well as other cargoes, handled at the port of Antwerp is so significant that French president Nicolas Sarkozy has quipped that Antwerp is the largest French port.

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    Etihad Rail on track with new identity

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Union Railway, the company behind UAE's rail development, has unveiled its new corporate identity and announced important updates on the implementation phases of the UAE's railway network. It will now be known as Etihad Rail.

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    Freight Links checks in with offshore hotel project

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Colombo-based Freight Links International, the Sri Lanka member of project forwarding network the Project Professionals Group, is providing logistics solutions for a luxury island resort six km off the island's north-west coast.