Ports and Terminals news – Page 564

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    Multimodal well booked in advance

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - One of the UK's younger freight logistics events, Multimodal, expects to increase visitor numbers and exhibitors as the western world emerges from recession.

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    Fairstar wins Aussie contracts

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a USD9.5 million contract with Thiess Pty Ltd to provide the transportation of a Jack-Up Barge from Rotterdam to Melbourne, Australia in August 2010 and then return the Jack-Up Barge to Rotterdam in early 2

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    Nigeria targets unlicenced forwarders

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Reports in the Africa press suggest that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) is starting to register all freight forwarders in the country and warned that those who are not registered will not be allowed to

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    DHL sets up in Bangladesh

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - DHL has established a new joint venture in Bangladesh in which it will invest USD10 million over the next few years.

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    BRIC to drive industry growth

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - At this week Breakbulk Asia Conference and Exhibition in Singapore, Goldman Sachs (Asia) regional transportation research executive director Thomas Kim said that China's expected growth rate of 11.4 percent for the year and a shift in trading

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    UAL opens Angolan office

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Universal Africa Lines (UAL), which offers specialist shipping services in West Africa's 'oil and gas theatre', has added a new office in Luandam with Monique Gubler, formerly chief operating officer of a global logistics provider, appointed

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    Blue Water handles Vestas wind turbines from China to Denmark

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Blue Water Shipping has handled the export of wind turbine equipment from China to Denmark.

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    Panalpina scoops UK forwarders award

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Panalpina World Transport won the Project Forwarding category of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards, the UK's most prestigious logistics and supply chain industry awards.

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    UniSea Shipping moves heavy plant

    2010-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Pictured below is a photo of UniSea Shipping's Beautriumph discharging heavy plant machinery in the port of Cartagena, Colombia.

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    Smit Internationale loses supervisory board member

    2010-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Monday's news that Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale nv (Smit) have signed a merger protocol for a full merger of the two companies seems to be behind the decision of Mr W Cordia to leave the Smit Internationale

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    Karl Gross achieves AEO certification

    2010-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - Germany based Karl Gross Internationale Spedition GmbH has been granted certification as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO).

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    Panalpina opens in Murmansk

    2010-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - Panalpina is opening an office in Murmansk.

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    Ahlers handles oversize equipment from Ukraine to Uzbekistan

    2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Ahlers Tashkent has arranged the transportation of oversize equipment from Ukraine to Uzbekistan for one of its top clients, Zeppelin International.

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    Smit and Boskalis sign merger potocol

    2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Further to the news uploaded here in December, Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale nv (Smit) have announced that they have signed a merger protocol for a full merger of the two companies.

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    Haiti disaster shows importance of humanitarian supply chain

    2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - The importance of logistics and the humanitarian supply chain has been in clear evidence following the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.

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    Breakbulk Asia roars into the Lion City

    2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - We're just a few hours away from the start of the second Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference and Exhibition which will be held at the Suntec Singapore international Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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    Highways agency responds to criticism

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - The UK Highways Agency has responded to criticism of its new Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL) programme

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    Sugar shipment is sweet for WWPC members

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - WWPC members from Tunisia and France worked together to transport of a complete drying and cooling unit for a new sugar production plant in Tunisia.

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    Darka Shipping Agencies wins Red Sea contract

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - Darka Shipping Agencies, a member of the Port Sudan-based Darka for Trading and Services group, has secured a contract with Red Sea Petroleum Operating Company (RSPOC) to work the Block 15 (Tokar delta) section of the Red Sea.

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    Bidder places price tag on Monrovia Freeport

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - According to reports in the local press, the minimum investment to construct and outfit a Freeport for Monrovia, Liberia, will be at least USD200 million. This price tag includes the construction infrastructure costs and port equipment provis