All Ports and terminals articles – Page 424

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    BNSF Logistics acquires EP-Team

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - BNSF Logistics has acquired Texas-based global logistics project cargo provider EP-Team Inc.

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    Happy New Year

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - To all visitors to the HLPFI website, readers of the magazine, advertisers, supporters and contributors.

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    Mill is no grind for HEAVY Logistics

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - HEAVY Logistics, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Belgium, recently organised a multimodal transport using 10 Goldhofer SPMT axle lines and a hired barge, to move a grinding mill from Tournai to Antwerp, Belgium.

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    US port strike averted for now

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - We end the year with some good news from the USA where the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to a 30-day extension of the current labour contract and negotiations between them, thu

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    BNSF Logistics acquires Albacor Shipping

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - BNSF Logistics has acquired Albacor Shipping, the Toronto, Canada-based international global project and general cargo provider with locations across North America, Europe and Russia.

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    Virgin delivers Xmas cheer to cruise ship

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Virgin Atlantic Cargo has transported a seven metre Christmas tree and 15 smaller consignments for Hapag Lloyd Cruises, owner of the cruise ship MS Europa.

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    Combi Lift strengthens Australian team

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Denmark-headquartered specialist project cargo shipping line Combi Lift has appointed Eike Hemp as operations manager within its Australia team.

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    Breakbulk drops sharply at Antwerp

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Belgium's Port of Antwerp has released its provisional performance figures for 2012. Conventional breakbulk at the port dropped by 14.9 percent year-on-year to 10,804,408 tonnes, due to what it says is a decline in the amount of steel handle

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    Crowley announces management changes

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Jacksonville-headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced more organisational changes within its shipping and logistics team.

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    Coscol confirms shipping pool expansion ambitions

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has confirmed that it is seeking to expand the pool of specialist semi-submersible vessels created earlier this year by adding ships from mainland Chinese or non-Chinese shipping companies.

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    NICOLAS launches 350 tonne side girder deck

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - French vehicle manufacturer NICOLAS has launched a new 350 tonne side girder deck, with Norwegian transport company Statnett Transport taking delivery of the first deck off the production line.

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    UAL's new ship sets sail

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Universal Africa Lines' (UAL) latest fleet addition, UAL Houston, recently left the Scottish port of Aberdeen on her first commercial voyage.

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    Syon handles cement plant machinery

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Syon Logistics, which recently joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Dubai, has played a key role in delivering out-of-gauge cargo to the biggest cement factory in the region.

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    5K overcomes obstacles to deliver Arctic Circle load

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Philadelphia-headquartered 5K Logistics has completed a heavy lift project in the Arctic Circle, Baffin Islands for the Iqaluit power station.

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    State buys back Cargolux stake

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - In a statement issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, it has confirmed that it has re-acquired its 35 percent shareholding in freighter airline, Cargolux.

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    GAC Logistics strengthens West Africa network

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - Dubai-headquartered GAC Logistics has signed a Global Network Agency (GNA) agreement for ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin with Oil and Marine Agencies (OMA) Ltd.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Well, the Mayan day of apocalypse has arrived and so far, it appears to be passing over peacefully, meaning HLPFI staff will waste no time in getting out the tea and cake (nothing stronger) to mark the fact that the world is still here.

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    Volga-Dnepr establishes new MRO facility at Leipzig

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Russian-based Volga-Dnepr Group has started operating a brand new hanger out of Leipzig/Halle International airport.

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    H.Essers CEO resigns

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - H.Essers' ceo, Ivo Marechal has resigned and will leave the Belgian transport and logistics group in the first quarter of 2013.

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    WCA members ship oversized cargoes

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The WCA Family of Logistic Networks Ltd has seen two of its members ship heavy and oversized cargoes recently.