Ports and Terminals news – Page 569

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    Nordic Heavy Lift sheds contracts for Borealis construction

    2009-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Rotterdam-based Nordic Heavy Lift (NHL) has sold the construction contracts for the heavy lift crane ship Borealis to a subsidiary of London-based Acergy Group, the seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor to the offshore oi

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    Donjon completes Gibraltar clear up

    2009-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - As reported by HLPFI in June, Donjon Marine has been working on the wreck removal and disposal of the remnants of the MV Fedra which grounded and partially sank during a storm late last year off Gibraltar.

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    Inmarsat activates 5,000th Fleetbroadband terminal

    2009-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has activated the 5,000th FleetBroadband terminal.

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    Chipolbrok adds Adam Asnyk

    2009-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Adam Asnyk, the first of six new, multipurpose, heavy lift ships which have been ordered by Chipolbrok from the COSCO Dalian Shipyard has entered into service

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    Hamburg port to offer lower fees

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - The port of Hamburg is gearing up for future growth and has lowered its fees.

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    Beluga forms joint venture agency with Peter W Lampke

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Beluga Chartering GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bremen-based project cargo and heavy lift shipping company, Beluga Shipping, has formed a new agency joint venture with independent liner agent, Peter W Lampke.

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    Launch of BDP Oil and Gas Logistics for petroleum industry

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - BDP Project Logistics has established a new subsidiary - BDP Oil and Gas Logistics Pte Ltd.

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    Maiden voyage for Beluga's new flagship

    2009-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Beluga Houston, the first of 16 multipurpose heavy lift vessels of which the shipping line will take delivery by 2011 has made its maiden voyage.

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    SC&RA reveals dates for 2010 specialised transportation symposium

    2009-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will host its annual Specialized Transportation Symposium between March 3-5, 2010, at the Intercontinental Dallas, Addison, Texas.

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    WWPC members remain busy in Asia

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Maxlines International and Shanghai Ocean Knight Shipping have successfully transported 135 packages of over dimensional and heavy ship's equipment and accessories from Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan to Shanghai port, China.

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    Final Pacificat shipped to Abu Dhabi

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - The PacifiCat Explorer, the last of three British Columbia fast ferries to be exported to Abu Dhabi is on route from Vancouver to Abu Dhabi onboard Dockwise Shipping MV Swift.

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    Tiong Woon starts JV with Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd subsidiary, TW (Sabah) Pte Ltd (TW), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd (ASB), a company incorporated in Malaysia, a state owned government agency, to establish a join

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    Royal visit for GPLN

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - At the 5th Trans Middle East 2009 event, Gary Dale Cearley, executive director of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) had the pleasure of a royal visit at the projects logistics network's exhibition booth.

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    Project cargo forwarding requires new solutions for air lift

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Project cargo forwarding has been on a roll in the last few years, but for those forwarders that rely on air freight movements, there are a number of challenges on the horizon that may very well impact on their business model within the next

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    New CEO for Fairmount Marine B.V.

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Albert de Heer has been appointed new chief executive officer of Fairmount Marine.

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    Rickmers-re-certified to latest ISO standards

    2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Rickmers-Linie has been successfully re-certified in accordance with the latest ISO standards ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004.

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    Specialist heavy lift port for Kiel Canal

    2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Over dimensional items for the wind energy industry are target cargoes for a new port being built on the Kiel Canal at Osterroenfeld, near Rendsburg.

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    Streetcars shipped from Germany to Tacoma; bound for Vancouver B.C

    2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Two modern streetcars, shipped from Germany, arrived at the Port of Tacoma recently. They are being transported to Vancouver, B.C., on special-purpose road trailers.

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    SDV extands its network to Australia

    2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - SDV, a brand of Bollor

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    KAMAG and SCHEUERLE claim new world record

    2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - As part of a new project, more than 15,000 tonnes of installation equipment was moved on self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) using KAMAG and SCHEUERLE transport technology.