Ports and Terminals news – Page 598

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    FMC license for BDP/Project Logistics

    2009-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has granted a license to BDP/Project Logistics LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BDP International, to operate as an ocean transportation intermediary, providing freight forwarding services for shipments ove

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    TBS delays release of 2008 results

    2009-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - TBS International Ltd has decided to delay its earnings release and conference call for the fourth quarter and year-end 2008.

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    Volga-Dnepr delivers construction equipment shipments to Sochi for 2014

    2009-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered the first consignment of tunneling

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    Antwerp breakbulk agency remains confident

    2009-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - A neutral breakbulk and heavy lift shipping agency, launched last year in Antwerp, remains in buoyant mood despite the current choppy waters facing much of the global marketplace.

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    Chipolbrok has launched the first of its six multipurpose 30,000 dwt

    2009-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Adam Asnyk is a sister ship of Chipolbrok's CP Sun-series vessels and has

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    Beluga Projects opens for business in Norway

    2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 09 - Under the name, Beluga Projects (Norway) AS, German heavy lift shipping line, Beluga Shipping GmbH has opened its first Nordic branch office in Stavanger.

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    Kuehne + Nagel strengthens capabilities in oil and gas logistics

    2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 09 - Subject to the approval of relevant authorities, Kuehne + Nagel has agreed to take over J. Martens Holding AS, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, a leading service provider in the oil and gas industry.

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    Swedish corvettes to move on heavy lift decks

    2009-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 06 - The Royal Swedish Navy's contribution to the EU anti piracy operation will be transported to Somalian waters on a heavy lift vessel.

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    Heavy lift and transport helps Smit exceed 2007's record results

    2009-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 06 - Rotterdam-based Smit Internationale has enjoyed bullish results in 2008, thanks in part to heavy lift and transport activities, achieving the marked increase in net results for the second half of 2008 that was predicted in August last year.

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    FAIRSTAR safely discharges Energy Exerter in Greece

    2009-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 06 - Fairstar has safely discharged the Northern Offshore jack-up rig Energy Exerter in Kavalla, Greece.

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    Exports to fall in 2009, warns WTO director general

    2009-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 06 - The WTO did not succeed in reaching a final agreement on modalities for agriculture and industry - two key pillars of the Doha Round - at the end of last year, WTO director general Pascal Lamy told a press conference in Canberra.

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    Hamilton steels itself

    2009-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 04 - In light of yesterday's news that U.S. Steel Corp., the largest U.S.- based steelmaker by sales, is idling most of its operations in Canada and laying off 1,500 workers because of falling demand, Hamilton Port Authority is committing to redoubl

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    Prize for Innovation in Transport and Logistics

    2009-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 03 - CLECAT has, in collaboration with FIATA and the ITF, established a prize for 'Innovation in Transport and Logistics along the Global Supply Chain'.

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    Strait across to Taiwan

    2009-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - WWPC members, Maxlines International of Taiwan and NVOCC Shanghai Ocean Knight Shipping of Shanghai have successfully completed the shipment between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan of a ship's steel block weighing 714.5 tonnes in a consignment c

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    Deltamarin wins contract from COOEC in China

    2009-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February -27- The China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd (COOEC) has awarded the Finnish engineering company Deltamarin Ltd the Basic Design and Engineering Contract for their 50,000 DWT Semi-Submersible Self-Propelled Heavy Lift Vessel (SSHLV 50000 DWT)

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    Alternative energy shipments puts some wind into Longview's revenues

    2009-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February -27- Executive director, Ken O'Hollaren reported 2008 as a record setting year for the Port of Longview.

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    AN-124 on line in Delhi

    2009-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February -27- An Antonov Airlines AN-124 delivered the first Bombardier Movia Metro to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its Phase II expansion. It was transported directly from Germany to India and arrived in a media scrum at Delhi airport.

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    Cargo going off the rails in China?

    2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February -26- Moving heavy and over-dimensional cargoes by rail in China can be a complicated, frustrating experience but perseverance can bring rewards, according to operators active in the region.

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    Praise for First Global Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air

    2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February -26- Delegates to the first Global Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air Operations, held in Abu Dhabi have given a unanimous endorsement to the event.

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    A2SEA on Greater Gabbard

    2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February -26- Fluor Limited has awarded a contract to offshore construction company, A2SEA A/S, for the installation of Siemens turbines at the Greater Gabbard project off the UK east coast.