Ports and Terminals news – Page 537

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    Jumbo assists in deepest-ever riser installation

    2010-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Rotterdam-based Jumbo Offshore, part of the Jumbo shipping group, has been involved in the significant installation of the deepest Free Standing Hybrid Risers (FSHRs) in an ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico for a major oil industry

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    Intermarine Opens Bogota Office

    2010-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Intermarine's Fernando Maruri, general manager for South America, will relocate from the shipping line's Caracas office in Venezuela to Bogota, Colombia where he will oversee the opening of a new Regional Control Office.

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    NileDutch set to strengthen operations in Belgium and China

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - From September 1, NileDutch Belgium will become an independent operating company as a subsidiary of NileDutch to optimising the services offered and strengthen the company's partnership with the trade. Antwerp is a strategic port for NileDutch

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    Indian ports not fully open

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Nhava Sheva and Mumbai are still not fully operational following the collision of a containership and a bulk vessel more than a week ago and the Indian navy continues to guide ships in and out of the ports to prevent them from colliding with c

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    Senior Bechtel executive to deliver keynote speech in Houston

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - David Hammerle, Bechtel Corp's corporate manager of procurement and contracts and principal vice president, will deliver the keynote address at the 21st annual Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference and Exhibition, to be held October 12-

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    Upgrade for UK abnormal loads website

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - In the UK, the Highways Agency has upgraded its free online service for hauliers which provides a quick and easy route planning and notification system for transporting abnormal loads, in the interests of maximising road safety and reducing co

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    Bigge acquires third Manitowoc 16000 crawler

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - California-based crane rental company Bigge Crane and Rigging has purchased a third Manitowoc 16000 and made it immediately available for hiring. The heavy-boom 16000 is optimised for wind turbine erection.

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    The Freight Co steps in at the last minute

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - When production of two 30m, 80-tonne cryogenic tanks was recently delayed at the factory in Thailand, Bangkok-based forwarder The Freight Co was required to charter last minute capacity to transport the vessels to Australia.

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    Boskalis posts strong result amid challenging market conditions

    2010-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Royal Boskalis Westminster NV realised a net profit of EUR123.9 million (USD159.3) in the first half of 2010, up from EUR102.7 million (USD132.1) in the first half of 2009.

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    The Freight Co move supports enlargement of Australian facility

    2010-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Bangkok-based forwarder The Freight Co has recently completed transport work involved in the enlargement of the Burrup Materials Facility in northwestern Australia.

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    GPLN signs up L.C. van Tiel Logistics

    2010-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Rotterdam-based L.C. van Tiel Logistics has joined the Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    Improvement for AP MOLLER-Maersk

    2010-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - AP MOLLER-Maersk has reported a more than satisfactory turnaround for the first half of 2010, after losses in 2009.

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    Breakbulk Americas Chipolbrok Charity Golf Tournament - Register now

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Anyone planning to attend the forthcoming Breakbulk Americas Conference needs to act quickly if they want to play in the Chipolbrok Charity Golf Tournament.

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    Seaports of Niedersachsen sees gradual recovery

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH, which represents nine Lower Saxon seaports including numerous port handling and logistics service companies on the rivers Elbe, Weser, Jade and Ems, reports a slow recovery in cargo handling is taking place.

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    Albacor Shipping handles transformer

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Albacor Shipping's branch office in Banning, California has managed the shipment of a 215-tonne transformer from the Port of Houston to Scurry in Texas.

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    Konecranes restructures regions

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Effective September 1, Konecranes will combine its South Asia Pacific (SAP) and Northeast Asia (NEA) regions into a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Region, headed by Ryan Flynn who has been senior vice president and head of Konecranes' operations in t

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    GPLN attracts Shanghai Compass Global

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Shanghai Compass Global has joined the Global Project Logistics Network as a member in Shanghai.

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    Idaho residents sue to halt big oil trucks

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - According to reports in the US media, local residents opposed to giant truck shipments of oil equipment through Idaho's scenic Clearwater/Lochsa river canyon have filed a lawsuit to block the shipments, just a day before Idaho planned to issue

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    Beluga sponsors project cargo training course

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - It's decision time for anyone wishing to attend the two-day training programme being run as part of the forthcoming Breakbulk Americas transportation conference and exhibition in Houston.

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    Immediate success for Scheuerle's InterCombi PB

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17- A sixty-tonne processing machine 13m long, 3m wide and 3.4m is one of the latest heavy lift movements to utilise German handling equipment manufacturer Scheuerle's InterCombi PB (Power Booster) with shiftable drive axles.