All Ports and terminals articles – Page 589

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    Shipping lines form Heavy Lift Club

    2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Meeting prior to the start of the Breakbulk Europe Conference in Antwerp, ocean carriers involved with the international transport of project and heavy lift cargoes announced the founding of the International Council of Heavy Lift and Project Car

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    Bollore Logistics sets sail

    2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - French Industrial and transport organisation, the Bollore Group has created the Bollore Logistics brand to assist the group's commercial brands in their development.

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    Fairstar Fjell completes maiden voyage successfully

    2009-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's Fjell has successfully completed its maiden contract in Trapani, Sicily.

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    Big turn on for Europe's largest operating onshore wind farm

    2009-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, has officially "switched on" the largest operational onshore wind farm in Europe.

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    Agility to work on Australia gas project

    2009-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Agility Project Logistics says it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to provide supply base operations and transportation services for the Gorgon Project - a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (

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    Owners back Rotterdam Rules

    2009-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - According to a report on Maritime Global Net, national shipowners' associations have endorsed an International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) campaign to encourage governments to ratify the new Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of

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    More contracts for Dockwise

    2009-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Dockwise Shipping has secured 11 near and longer term contracts for the transportation of jack-up drilling rigs, semi submersible rigs, as well as port and marine infrastructure, with a total revenue of around USD63 million.

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    Liebherr recognised for its UK exports

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Liebherr Sunderland Works has won a prestigious award for business enterprise, 20 years after it was established in the North East of England.

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    Crowley heavy lift newbuild sets sail

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Crowley has Maritime Corp has christened its latest heavy lift series deck barge 455-5 at Gunderson Marine Shipyard in Portland, Oregon.

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    Wind of change blows through Lowestoft's port

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - According to Associated British Ports, the Port of Lowestoft will become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world's largest offshore windfarm.

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    HLPFI columnist hosts next heavy lift seminar

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Richard Krabbendam, HLPFI columnist and a 36-year veteran of the high and heavy industry, is planning his next two-day seminar.

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    Project cargoes are a bright spot for Hamburg

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Whilst the volume of oceanfreight passing through the Port of Hamburg was significantly lower in the first quarter of 2009 than in the corresponding period of last year, heavy and over-dimensional project cargoes bucked the trend.

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    B&B's US port interests transfer to SteelRiver

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - In the face of the ongoing financial problems facing by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure, executives at Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Fund North America (BBIFNA), working with John Hancock Life Insurance, have acquired the fund's USD1.8 billion as

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    Barge is best for Lift & Shift

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Lift & Shift India Pvt Ltd has successfully transported eight large modules from Hazira in India to Das Island in the United Arab Emirates.

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    Asia Project Chartering set to close

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Effective July 1st, BBC Chartering and Logistic (BBC) and Clipper Projects (CP) has announced its intention to dissolve its joint venture Asia Project Chartering Pte Ltd (APC) which was established five years ago to provide commercial management

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    ASCO Enters Asia Pacific Market

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - ASCO, the Aberdeen based oil and gas logistics specialist, has entered the Asia Pacific market with the opening of ASCO Freight Management in Singapore.

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    Fairstar Fjell receives DNV class certification

    2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The submersion test of Fairstar Heavy Transport's self-propelled semi-submersible vessel Fjell was successful and DNV has issued Certificates of Class enabling the ship to operate as a fully-certified semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.

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    Bad year for safety at sea

    2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - An international maritime safety body has produced statistics to show that pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia so far this year have already exceeded 2008's total.

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    Infrastructure weakness holds back Indian heavy lift movements

    2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - India's role in international heavy manufacturing activity is being placed under threat by poor road and port infrastructure, according to recent media reports.

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    Reactor parts landed at Gdansk

    2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - BigLift's Traveller has unloaded a consignment of heavy engineering items at the Oliwskie quay in the Port of Gdansk, which is keen to develop its involvement in handling over-dimensional and heavy cargoes.