All Ports and terminals articles – Page 510

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    Safmarine supports new Kakinada maritime and seafarer centre

    2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Safmarine recently celebrated the double opening of the Kakinada Maritime Community Centre and the ITF Seafarer Centre at Kakinada port. The centres aim to equip the local seafaring community with the necessary resources needed in the maritime

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    Swire orders second windfarm installation vessel

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Swire Blue Ocean's parent company, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd, has executed its option with Samsung Heavy Industries (Samsung) in Korea to build a second windfarm installation vessel.

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    Maximus Air Cargo seeks to strengthen African foothold

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - With the first of its three new A300-600RF's set to join the fleet in the next few months, Maximus Air Cargo - the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator - is setting its sights on Africa as a region that represents great opportunity f

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    Steel cut for Fairstar's second newbuild

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Steel cutting for the second of Fairstar's newbuild 50,000 dwt open-stern semi-submersible vessels, Finesse has taken place, marked by a ceremony at the ASIC facility in Nantong, China attended by representatives of Det Norsk Veritas, Guangzhou

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    Customs licence for Hellmann East Europe

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Hellmann East Europe has gained the Customs Representative Licence for Russia (previously known as the Customs Broker Licence) which enables the company to offer customs clearance services under its own private licence.

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    Asia Imperial delivers power plant to Argentina

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Between 2009 and today, Asia Imperial Cargo Logistics (AICL) has been undertaking the transportation of machinery and equipment from Shanghai, Tianjin and Huangpu in China to Punta Quilla in Argentina for a coal-fired power plant project locate

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    SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land puts Lone into service

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land has put the newbuilding 'Lone' into service.

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    Intermediaries post positive results

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - The HLPFI editorial inbox has been inundated with results statements from freight intermediaries which paint quite a positive picture.

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    Corpus Christi completes property sale to Canyon

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Further to our report on February 23, the Port Corpus Christi commissioners have approved a letter of intent with Canyon Supply & Logistics for the sale of its Ingleside Facility, formerly known as U.S. Naval Station Ingleside, for USD102.1 mil

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    Broadwind sells off transport unit

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Broadwind Energy, an industrial company focused on the wind energy industry, has completed the sale of its Badger Transport subsidiary to BTI Logistics.

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    Bennett Motor Express names Drivers of the Year

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Specialised freight transporter Bennett Motor Express (BME) has announced the winners of its 2010 Drivers of the Year.

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    Crowley adds service between Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico and St. Thomas

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Effective March 17, Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group will launch a new ro-ro liner cargo service between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Thomas, USVI.

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    NSCSA contracts for new ships

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has signed four shipbuilding contracts, plus two additional optional contracts with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea.

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    Antwerp pilots barge ID system

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Effective March 1, Antwerp Port Authority has started the pilot phase of its Inland Automatic Identification System (AIS) for barges in the port area.

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    Rotterdam reports good year

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - 2010 has been a good year for the port of Rotterdam, says the port's director of Breakbulk, Jouke Schaap.

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    BMT on the move

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - The London headquarters of the worldwide network of offices under the umbrella of BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd, is on the move across the City of London.

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    Tuscor Lloyds offers advice on Mexico

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Tuscor Lloyds gave a keynote presentation at a recent Mexico Matters seminar given by the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) department, in a workshop which covered crossdock, distribution, warehousing and transport security and other related inform

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    Hovertrans to construct 50-tonne capacity hoverbarge

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Hovertrans Solutions Pte Ltd. (Hovertrans Solutions) says it will be constructing a 50-tonne payload hoverbarge which will be ready for charter from the 3rd quarter of 2011.

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    Union Railway issues first tenders for UAE railway

    2011-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - In what could be a major fillip for the region's project cargo business, Union Railway, the main developer and operator of the national rail network in the UAE, has issued to pre-qualified companies, tenders for the rolling stock of the railway

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    GAC helps deliver Goliath crane to Rosyth

    2011-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Careful coordination, meticulous handling and perfect timing by GAC Shipping UK's Leith office, acting as port agent, helped deliver the Goliath crane under the Forth Bridge on its way to Rosyth shipyard.