All Ports and terminals articles – Page 439

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    Outgrow paper, GACAG tells WCO members

    2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Members of the World Customs Organization (WCO) should embrace and implement the principles of the Revised Kyoto Convention and shift from a dependency on paper documents to a full e-Customs environment, says the Global Air Cargo Advisory Gro

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    Heavy lift load flies into Le Havre

    2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - A unique heavy lift cargo recently flew itself into the ro-ro terminal at the French port of Le Havre, when an EC 145 helicopter of the country's Civil Protection Service landed on the roof of the building.

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    Antwerp seeks to strengthen links with China

    2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 -To emphasise the importance of Antwerp in world trade for the South China market too, the Belgian port is organising a road show that is currently visiting the southern Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Guangzhou from October 15 - 19, 2012.

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    PPG adds Townley in Australia

    2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Project forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG) has appointed Townley Group International its new member for Australia.

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    Chapman Freeborn marks 15 years in Belgium

    2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Global broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is celebrating 15 years of chartering success through its office in Belgium.

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    Terex pulls its weight on highway project

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Three Terex crane models: a Terex RT 780 rough terrain; a Terex HC 110 hydraulic crawler; and a 230-tonne lift capacity Terex HC 230 crawler have been used to support construction efforts of the new Donald Bridge project on the Trans-Canada H

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    HAROPA visits Hamburg

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - HAROPA - the joint promotional effort of the French ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris - is continuing its international marketing tour with a presentation tomorrow October 16, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany

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    Shipowners' Club pegs premium rise

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - A developing trend in the number and quantum of higher value claims has led smaller tonnage specialist the Shipowners' Club to announce a general increase in premiums of 5 percent from February 20, 2013.

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    Cuxhaven opens new heavy-duty berth

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Following a EUR65 million (USD839.8 million) investment, a second offshore port terminal has been opened in Cuxhaven, Germany.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - With HLPFI staff returning from the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and Houston's Breakbulk America event, it's all hands now back on deck at the office. Tales of joint ventures, takeovers and mergers throughout the industry have dominated this we

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    Lift and Shift Engineering now operational in Oman

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Lift and Shift Engineering Middle East LLC (LSEME), a joint venture between FASTCO LLC, an OHI Group company and India's Apurva Parikh Group Company - known as Lift and Shift India Pvt Ltd, has started operations in Oman.

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    Clipper Projects invests in Brazil

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - In Brazil, Tropical Comercial Maritima, which has been operating as a commercial office for Clipper Lines since 1990, has changed its name to Clipper Projects Brasil Transportes Mar

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    Chapman Freeborn extends on board courier services

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has further expanded its specialist On Board Courier (OBC) services with the launch of a new office in Hong Kong.

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    Air Partner revamps website

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Air Partner has unveiled a new website and refreshed its branding, with each division given sub-marques to, in the words of the company's PR company, 'help distinguish the diversity of the group's product offering'.

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    No immediate consolidation of liner shipping industry foreseen

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - A recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.

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    Nurminen wins Outotec's business for delivery to Russia

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Outotec has selected Nurminen Logistics, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Finland, as its partner for the delivery of a concentrating plant to the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

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    Holleman braves early winter weather

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Holleman Bulgaria, a member of the Worlwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Bulgaria, has transported a heavy turbine housing, plus accessories from Pleven, Bulgaria to Tydal, Norway.

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    Guinness first for Almajdouie

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - The Almajdouie Group LLC, a member of both the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) networks in Saudi Arabia, has become the first Saudi private company to appear in Guinness Book of World Records.

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    Clipper Group celebrates 40 years

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - October 1972 witnessed the founding of the first Clipper company by Torben G. Jensen and the company is now celebrating its 40th anniversary in shipping.

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    Teesport sees a million tonnes of SSI slab steel

    2012-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - SSI UK has recently achieved a major milestone having exported over one million tonnes of steel slab through PD Ports-owned Teesport in the UK.