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    Gloves come off in Dockwise-Fairstar takeover saga

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Last Friday saw Fairstar Heavy Transport release copies of the most recent correspondence between itself and Dockwise in preparation for the former's AGM.

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    Caterpillar to sell stake in logistics business to Platinum Equity

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Caterpillar is to sell a 65 percent stake in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC, its third party logistics business, to Platinum Equity in a deal reported to be worth USD750million.

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    MIQ Logistics awarded San Cristobal mining business

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - US-based, MIQ Logistics has won a multi-year service agreement with Minera San Cristobal for logistics activities supporting mining operations in the province of Nor Lipez, Bolivia.

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    Fairstar Heavy Transport re-opens and continues AGM

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Commenting on the decision to re-open and continue its AGM earlier today, Frits van Riet, chairman of the Fairstar Heavy Transport Supervisory Board, commented: "Fairstar reconvened the AGM with the intention of providing our shareholders with th

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    Earth is moving for Ocean & Sky

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Ocean & Sky Logistics, which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN in January 2011, has completed a multiple consignment of earth moving equipment from Malta to Morocco.

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    Dockwise approves rights issue to finance proposed acquisition of Fairstar

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - The Dockwise-Fairstar saga has rumbled on this week, with Dockwise advising that the financing of its proposed acquisition of shares in Fairstar Heavy Transport nv through the issuance of common shares in a rights Issue to existing shareholders a

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    Singapore and back, thanks to SAL

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Two separate and significant heavy lift cargoes have been transported between Europe and Singapore to support the island state's industrial interest in the global oil and gas industry.

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    Australia Pacific LNG awards upstream logistics contract

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Australia Pacific LNG has awarded DHL with the contract to manage all the transportation logistics involved in the upstream gas gathering component of its CSG to LNG project.

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    Smit Marine Projects goes with Amarcon again

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Smit Marine Projects has ordered Amarcon's OCTOPUS-Onboard software for the Taklift 7, having already installed the system on the Taklift 4 in 2010.

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    Rising rates and falling sales dent Logwin's first quarter

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Decreasing Q1 2012 sales for Grevenmacher, Luxembourg-based project cargo forwarder Logwin Group have been exacerbated by the high costs of transportation the company has seen in the same quarter, according to its quarterly results.

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    Weldex puts last tower in place for London cable car

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - A Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane owned by Scottish crane company Weldex has been used toerect the last and largest of the pylons for the modern cable car over the River Thames in London's Docklands.

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    Keynote speakers for Breakbulk Europe announced

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Keynote speakers for this month's Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference and Exhibition have been announced.

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    Etihad Airways secures its first B747-400F

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Atlas Air to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing 747-400 freighter.

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    Volga-Dnepr helps oil the wheels of industry in Scotland

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' new IL-76TD-90VD freighters has delivered 20 tonnes of oil production equipment from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to Prestwick in Scotland.

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    Polet Airlines offers instant cargo updates

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Polet Airlines together with CHAMP has launched a new track and trace service that will give instant updates of cargo movements.

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    Global Solar Council launches

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry have formed the Global Solar Council, a CEO-level industry coalition whose aim is to expand the global deployment of solar energy in a sustainable and cost-compe

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    Evaporator hat-trick for Almajdouie

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Almajdouie recently safely executed the challenging job of simultaneously moving three huge evaporators in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.

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    Shipping agreement signed between EU and USA

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Officials from the EU and the U.S.A have signed an agreement to mutually recognize each other's certified trusted traders (known shippers), a decision that will go into effect on July 1.

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    5K Logistics completes furnace project

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - 5K Logistics was brought in to provide heavy machinery transport for a new convection furnace which was to be installed at the Westlake Chemical Corporation styrene plant in Sulphur, Louisiana, USA.

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    Panalpina attributes Q1 loss to anti-trust fines

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Panalpina has reported a loss in the first quarter 2012 as it set aside provisions for EU and Swiss anti-trust fines, but remains confident of meeting full-year targets, according to an official statement from the company.