All Ports and terminals articles – Page 449

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    DSV names new UK MD

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - DSV Air & Sea Limited has appointed Michael Hansen as its new managing director.

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    Summa Group to take controlling stake in FESCO

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Russia's Summa Group is purchasing a 56 percent stake in Far Eastern Shipping Company, OJSC (part of the FESCO Group) from the Industrial Investors Company.

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    Dockwise reveals major new contracts

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Dockwise has announced backlog additions to new contracts with a value of almost USD85 million, bringing the total for the second quarter of 2012 to approximately USD102 million.

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    Changes at the top for Intermarine

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Alfred (Al) JV Stanley has joined Intermarine; replacing Andre Grikitis as president and chief executive officer, who will now assume the role of operating chairman.

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    Mining equipment imports remain strong for Australia

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that mining equipment imports remain resilient, whilst the import of smaller civil works equipment is down somewhat in some sectors.

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    Anglo Pacific project manages fibreglass horse shipment

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - International removals company Anglo Pacific has handled the transport of six life-size fibreglass horses from New York to the Museum of London. Now on permanent display in the City Gallery, the steeds arrived safely and are proving very popular

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    Blue Water Shipping claims Volga-Don record

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Global transport and logistics company, Blue Water Shipping is claiming a record during a recent shipment to the Caspian and says it transported the widest cargo ever through the Volga-Don river system.

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    Rhinos fly back to the wild

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - DHL has transported three critically endangered black rhinos, as part of a conservation initiative by The Aspinall Foundation, from Manston Airport, Kent, UK to the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania.

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    Globalink double from Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Globalink's Aktau team recently handled two massive projects for the transportation of out of gauge cargo of about 3,200 cu m from Aktau, Kazakhstan to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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    TIACA urges governments to agree mutual recognition for air cargo security

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - More countries should follow the lead of the United States, the European Union, Switzerland and Canada in pursuing mutual recognition agreements for air cargo security, says The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

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    Terex Challenger 3160 for Bruns

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - A compact design, long boom, and the ability to travel on public roads without the need for additional ballast transport vehicles were compelling reasons for Frank Bruns, general manager of Hannover, Germany-based J. Bruns GmbH to acquire a Tere

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    Marseilles Fos posts growth

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Whilst container throughput at the French cargo port of Marseilles Fos hit 431,718 teu to the end of May - up 14 percent on the first five months last year - conventional cargo business grew 21 percent to 1.1 million tonnes.

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    CaroTrans opens in Le Havre

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator, CaroTrans, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France; creating the foundation for future growth in the country.

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    Project Cargo Network adds three

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has unveiled its first member in Ghana and Peru, and welcomed a third member in Qatar.

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    New heads for Scheuerle and Kamag

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Susanne Schlegel and Andreas Kohler have taken up their positions as the new managing directors of Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH in Pfedelbach and the Ulm-based Kamag Transporttechnik GmbH & Co KG, both part of the TII Group (Transporter Industr

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding buys stake in NorSea Group

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding Invest AS (WWHI), a fully owned subsidiary of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH), has signed an agreement to acquire 35.4 percent of the shares in NorSea Group AS (NSG).

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    Air Charter International sees upward trend in unusual charters

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Air Charter International (ACI), the Dubai-based aircraft charter and leasing company, is experiencing an upward trend in the number of charters involving unusual or complicated requirements, along with an increase in charter requests from the A

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    Shanghai stays top for container handling

    2012-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - According to an Alphaliner report, the world's top 25 container ports handled an estimated 75 million teu in the first quarter, up six per cent year on year.

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    Big news from TOC Europe

    2012-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - An exhibition is always a good opportunity for making a significant announcement and that was certainly the case at last week's TOC Europe exhibition in Antwerp.

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    All over for Jade Cargo

    2012-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - With reports that Germany's Lufthansa has advised that a troubled Chinese freight venture was being wound up, it would appear to be all over for Jade Cargo International.