Ports and Terminals news – Page 604
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Wave and tidal projects offer optimism to forwarders
December 18 - Eighty-six MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity will be installed world-wide in the next five years, according to a new survey.
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Sahil Freight Express carries generators to Iraq
December 18 - Sahil Freight Express has transported an over-dimensional transformer from India to Iraq for EMCO, one of India's largest manufacturers of transformers.
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UN General Assembly adopts new cargo rules
December 17 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea on 11 December 2008.
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MacGregor gets orders
December 17 - Cargotec's MacGregor business has received orders worth close to EUR 30 million from China for ten shipsets of cranes, hatch covers and fixed container fittings for delivery in 2010-2011.
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Turbines energise Vancouver business
December 17 - The Port of Vancouver is bustling with activity, on and off the Columbia River, according to press reports in the local media, with imports and exports lively; and a storage yard packed with sections of wind turbines.
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DB Schenker claims new weight record with luxury yachts
December 17 - Schenker Deutschland AG has transported five yachts weighing 540 tonnes in total to the halls of the D
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Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of Triumph
December 16 - Following the delivery of the Treasure in June 2008, and following the successful completion of submergence tests and sea trials, the Triumph has now joined Dockwise Transport's fleet on schedule.
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Heavy lift activities lift SMIT in second half
December 16 - Today, Dutch maritime services company SMIT forecast net profit to be equal to last year's figure and said expansion into new markets will help offset the impact of a recession next year.
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Gevelco-companies change name into Broekman
December 15 - After the expansion of Broekman Group's participation in Gevelco to 100 0n January 2007, the names of the various parts will be changed.
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First heavy lift tweendecker for TBS International
December 15 - TBS International Ltd has taken delivery of Zia Belle, previously known as CEC Cardigan, a 1997-built, 8,734 dwt heavy lift multipurpose tweendecker with two 150 ton cranes, combinable up to 300 tons.
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Antwerp Port Authority obtains 50take in source of the Scheldt
December 15 - Despite being outside the main remit of the magazine, the editorial team found much enjoyment in the following item about the Port of Antwerp.
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GAC Laser moves giant brewery tanks without any spills!
December 15 - GAC Laser International Logistics (GAC Laser) has successfully moved five 25 tonne brewery tanks from the Netherlands to Rosslyn, north of Pretoria, in
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Guardian Helicopters launches new website
December 12 - New site showcases all of GHI's services.
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Beluga Projects celebrates first birthday In South Africa as Beluga Skysails is set to unload in Richards Bay
December 12 - Beluga SkySails, the world's first commercial newbuilding to use auxiliary wind energy for propulsion through the application of the new SkySails kite system, is due into Richards Bay later this month.
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Hanssy ships massive crane to India
December 10 - Hanssy Shipping has transported a gantry crane from China to India where it will be installed in the Pipavav Shipyard which is currently under construction.
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New 'hook' technology created to secure heavy single pieces of cargo
Volga-Dnepr Airlines' has used a special 'hook' system designed to secure heavy, single pieces of air cargo for transportation to deliver a 98 tons hydro turbine motor wheel from Russia to Kyrgyzstan.
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Keynote speaker at Breakbulk Asia conference revealed
December 08 - Ron Porter, VP Global Transportation, Logistics Compliance and Commodity Management, Aker Solutions, will deliver the keynote address at next year's JOC Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition in Singapore.
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TransGroup Worldwide hands it to the Palm
December 05 - TransGroup Worldwide logistics, the US member of the Project Professionals Group, has been heavily involved in the grand opening ceremony of the USD1.5 billion Atlantis The Palm resort in Dubai.
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Larsen and Toubro exercises caution
December 05 - India's largest private sector engineering and construction company is reported to be exercising caution over its entry into the commercial shipbuilding business.
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Two months until first Breakbulk Asia event
December 05 - In February 2009 the first Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition will be held in Singapore.