All Ports and terminals articles – Page 590
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Dutch dredging company still interested in parts of SMIT
May 18 - In its latest trading update, Dutch dredging company Boskalis has made it clear that it is still interested in acquiring parts of SMIT International.
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Go-ahead for the London Array
May 18 - In the UK, Gordon Brown's government has welcomed the fact that investors have given the go-ahead for the world's largest offshore wind farm to be constructed in the Thames Estuary. The 1GW London Array wind farm will generate sufficient electric
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Jumbo Shipping bangs the drums in Antwerp
May 18 - Jumbo Shipping's Fairplayer successfully loaded several heavy items, among them two 625 tonne coke drums, each 42m long and with a diameter of 10m, at the port of Antwerp.
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Growth of Renewables Transforms Global Energy Picture
May 15 - According to Reuters, a report released by REN21 this week indicates that in 2008 for the first time, more renewable energy than conventional power capacity was added in both the European Union and United States, showing a "fundamental transition
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Specialized Carriers & Rigging names truck driver of the year
May 15 - In the USA, a truck driver credited with transporting more than 350 wind towers without incident has been named Truck Driver of the Year by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA).
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Thunder Bay eyes more project cargo
May 15 - The Port of Thunder Bay is confident it will attract more project cargoes as it establishes itself as a gateway for abnormal loads bound for western Canada.
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Dockwise profits up
May 14 - Dockwise has posted revenue of USD33 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 120% rise from USD15 million in the quarter last year, on the back of increased rig shipments.
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GAC Marine Logistics takes the weight of oversized spares operation for Atlantic Bulk Carriers
May 14 - Global ship spares logistics specialist GAC Marine Logistics (GML) has successfully completed a complex ships spares movement involving a 7.5-metre diameter, 28-ton propeller from Kobe , Japan, and 9-metre long, 13-ton shaft from Busan, South Kor
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New appointment for Buss Group
May 14 - The German-based Buss Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of an industry veteran.
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SMIT achieves net profit of EUR 28 million in first quarter
May 14 - Net profit for SMIT in the first quarter of 2009 amounted to EUR 28 million, including a net contribution of EUR 10 million from the financial settlement of the 'Thunderhorse' project, without which, net profit from normal operating activities sh
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Braemar Shipping Services: Best year ever
May 13 - In reporting its best ever annual results ending February 28th, Braemar Shipping Services identified its Cory Brothers, Fred Olsen and Freight Action business units for particular praise.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics adds new ro-ro connections for South America's West Coast
May 13 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has introduced a new service offering monthly port calls at Guayaquil in Ecuador and Callao in Peru in the trade between North and South America.
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Sea trials for Fairstar Fjell
May 12 - Off Malta, Fairstar's semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Fjell has successfully completed a series of tests and manoeuvres required by classification society, DNV prior to achieving Class approval.
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Big lift for Mundra
May 12 - A little bit of history was created at Mundra Port when Panalpina World Transport India Pvt Ltd.'s specialised business division, Panprojects worked with Sai Maritime & Management Pvt Ltd - exclusive agent in India for SAL Shipping - to move a hu
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Ahlers celebrates 100th birthday, opens in Angola
May 12 - Ahlers welcomed over 600 customers, partners, friends and staff to the renovated Ahlers House to celebrate its 100th birthday.
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Siemens powers Singapore, thanks to Rickmers
May 11 - The second largest gas turbine ever manufactured by Siemens was recently loaded on the breakbulk ship Rickmers Jakarta at the Wallmann Terminal, Hamburg for shipment to Singapore.
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Heavy lift efforts take Spanish navy to Persian Gulf
May 11 - In March, Vasco Gallega de Consignaciones undertook the movement of a consignment of two Spanish naval patrol boats from the Port of Vigo to the Persian Gulf to support international naval operations in the region.
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Agility expands in Romania
May 11 - Global forwarder Agility has expanded its coverage in Eastern Europe by opening a new subsidiary in Romania. This follows Agility's expansion into Poland, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia in 2008.
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SDV's Norman conquest as new slipway inaugurated
May 8 - A new ro-ro slipway at the Normandy port of Di
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Mammoet Road Cargo named best managed company
May 8 - Mammoet Road Cargo has been chosen as one of the 50 best managed companies in The Netherlands in a competition organised by accountants Deloitte and a number of academic and business organisations.