All Ports and terminals articles – Page 434

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    China to protect inland shipping

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - According to a Reuters report, China is set to prohibit domestic companies from operating foreign-made ships on domestic waterways and will block foreign shipping companies from selling services in China

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    Lombard takes over as ceo at Geodis

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - SNCF Geodis, the department of the French rail company responsible for freight transportation and logistics, has named Marie-Christine Lombard as chief executive officer of Geodis, effective from today (October 24, 2012).

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    BaltShip transports world's longest wind turbine blade

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - International shipping and forwarder BaltShip has successfully transported the world's longest wind turbine blade from SSP Technology in Kirkeby, Denmark to Bremerhaven in Germany.

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    Austal goes with the wind

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Australia-based shipbuilder Austal has secured contracts to design and construct three 27-metre catamaran wind farm support vessels.

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    SC Line extends along South American coast

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Adding the 7,900 dwt vessel Monza Express to its fleet will enable ro/ro carrier SC Line to extend its Southtruck route from its hub in Cartagena, Colombia to the ports of Santos, Brazil and Zarate, Argentina.

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    Dreamliner delivery moves aid to Ethiopia

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing joined with Ethiopian Airlines and Seattle Anesthesia Outreach to deliver 9 tonnes of medical supplies to Ethiopia's largest hospital, using the delivery flight of Ethiopian's third B787 Dreamliner to carry the go

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    ITIC notes that persistence pays

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says persistence can pay off for shipping intermediaries looking to pursue legitimate claims in today's difficult financial climate. In the latest issue of its Claims Review, ITIC recounts th

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    Holleman moves heavy loads

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - Oversized transportation specialists Holleman Bulgaria, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE networks) of cargo agents, has transported a 75 tonne transformer measuring 7 m x 3 m x 3.9 m fro

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    HANSA HEAVY LIFT sets new record in Mumbai

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - An engineering team from HANSA HEAVY LIFT (HHL) safely loaded five reactors - two weighing x 930 tonnes in Mumbai and three weighing 360 tonnes in Dahej on the southwest coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Cambay) onto the HHL vessel Richards Ba

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    Project forwarders course in Dubai

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) of heavy lift and project cargo agents is to hold Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management professional development training courses in the Middle East.

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    Transporting heavy lift cargo in containers

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - A presentation in St Petersburg at the Baltic Sea Freight Market & Ports 2012 Conference by Laura Langh-Lagerl

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    Prangl - big lift in Austria

    2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - Austria based heavy lift specialist Prangl has handled the removal of a 135-tonne throughput stabiliser, which had to be dismantled and lifted out of a factory production room through the roof.

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    Lloyds offers greener port seminar

    2012-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - The Managing Environmental Performance for Ports & Terminals Seminar being run by Lloyds Maritime Academy on January 29 - 30, 2013 in London, UK will discuss environmentally sustainable solutions for greener port operations.

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    Van der Loos joins VDS

    2012-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Robert van der Loos, who recently left Bow Terminal, is setting up a strategic partnership with steel and machinery construction company VDS Staal en Machinebouw in Vlissingen.

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    Logwin grows in Jakarta

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Global logistics services provider Logwin has moved into larger offices located at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

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    Terex lifts giant jackup legs for offshore vessels

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - On behalf of Lloyd-Werft Bremerhaven, the Sarens Group recently lifted two sets of four gigantic jackup legs onto two offshore installation vessels belonging to RWE OLG, a logistics company that is part of RWE Innogy at the port of Bremerhave

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - As another working week draws to a close, HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team, drops into your in-box.

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    Port of Liverpool plans expansion

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - The UK's Port of Liverpool is close to securing the licences it needs from the Marine Management Organisation to enable it to proceed with the construction of a GBP300 million (USD481.8 million) in-river container port to be known as Liverpoo

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    LA gets green light for marine research campus

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed redevelopment of City Dock No. 1.

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    Blue Marlin arrives in Australia with huge LHD load

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - The 217 m Dockwise heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin has completed the delivery from Spain of the new (Landing Helicopter Dock) LHD Canberra for the Royal Australian Navy into Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia.