Ports and Terminals news – Page 539

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    Flinter strengthens its financial position

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Shipping company Flinter says that it has successfully completed negotiations with its bankers to extend its credit facilities, thus creating a sound financial basis that will enable the company to make the most of the improving market.

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    Geodis Wilson in Atlanta facility expansion

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Global freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has expanded its operations in Atlanta, USA into a new, larger, state-of-the-art facility.

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    New regional sales manager for The Freight Co

    2010-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - Harm Emaus is the newly-appointed regional sales manager - key accounts of The Freight Co Ltd (Bangkok).

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    Advance International Transport co-ordinates multi-port freight shipment for Mitsubishi

    2010-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has successfully co-ordinated the shipment of oil industry project cargo from two countries for Mitsubishi Corporation destined for a vital Brazilian oil industry project.

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    Industrial Echo calls Houston

    2010-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - In July, Industrial Echo - the most recent addition to Intermarine's fleet, which was delivered in mid January, made its the first call at Industrial Terminals in Houston joining the shipping line's South Americas service.

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    JSC Transafe Logistics contracts Volga-Dnepr Airlines

    2010-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Russian logistics provider, JSC Transafe Logistics called in Volga-Dnepr Airlines to meet a short deadline for the delivery of a complex out-of-gauge shipment of oil refinery equipment.

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    Official launch for Shuttlelift's new SB Series

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Shuttlelift has officially unveiled its new SB Series, a new line of single-beam, rubber-tyred gantry cranes designed to provide state-of-the-art lifting solutions and a broad range of cost-saving benefits.

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    Marine risers no problem for Tuscor Lloyds

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Tuscor Lloyds has completed a complex shipment of two marine risers for a leading UK-based manufacturer.

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    3PL network urges strategic approach to project cargo training

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Further to the news uploaded on July 8, over dimensional cargo freight forwarders are being urged to take a strategic approach to training and register key employees for the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management available durin

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    Syria's Nazha & Darwish joins GPLN

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Damascus-based Nazha & Darwish is the latest appointment for the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), the non-exclusive network of independent companies specialising in international projects movements, as well as specialised lifts and hand

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    Agility launches operations in Cambodia

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Agility is open for business in Cambodia and has opened an office in Phnom Penh, supporting the company's network growth strategy and further strengthening its operations in Indochina.

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    JDR Cable Systems expands in Hartlepool

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - JDR Cable Systems, a major supplier to the offshore energy sector, is to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock, and is backed by UK Government funding to help continue its groundbreaking work in wind farm development.

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    Abu Dhabi awards building works contract

    2010-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Abu Dhabi Ports Company has awarded of an AED 1.03 billion contract to a joint venture between ED Zublin AG and Al Jaber Transport & General Contracting for its flagship Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) project.

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    US reviews 100 percent scanning proposal

    2010-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Earlier this week, a bill was presented to the US Senate that would amend current legislation on mandatory scanning of US container imports at origin to make the requirements more workable.

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    Uniport Bilbao names new president

    2010-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - The new Board of Uniport Bilbao, the association/cluster for promotion and competitive improvement of the port of Bilbao, has appointed Gorka Ormaza Urtiaga as its new President.

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    Huge semi-submersible barge returns to the market

    2010-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - Fairmount Marine has confirmed that the Gavea Lifter, which it owns and operates, has left Rio de Janeiro after three years on charter where she had been used to drydock drill ships, semi-submersible drilling rigs and jack-up rigs.

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    DHL gets all salty in Australia

    2010-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - DHL Global Forwarding has become the logistics partner of a new EUR 2.4 billion (USD 3.8 billion) desalination plant to be built on the southern coast of Australia.

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    Flinter Shipping adds Libya service

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - From the second week of August, Flinter Shipping will offer a monthly conventional liner service between Antwerp and Libya.

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    NYK brings winds of change to ro-ro project cargoes

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Through the application of an innovative new loading system, NYK Line (Deutschland) GmbH was recently able to ship four moulds for wind turbine blades, each measuring up to 800 cu m and 50 m in length, which is approximately twice the size of th

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    10th Boeing 747F joins AirBridgeCargo's fleet

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo airline of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-400 freighter in four months, increasing its total fleet to 10 B747Fs.