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    Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of the Trustee

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Following the delivery of the Triumph earlier this month, the final vessel out of a series of six, the Trustee has joined the fleet of Dockwise Transport, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.

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    Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of the Trustee

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Following the delivery of the Triumph earlier this month, the final vessel out of a series of six, the Trustee has joined the fleet of Dockwise Transport, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.

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    BRIC nations to see 40 percent of global growth

    2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - A recent Ernst & Young report brings a note of optimism to the heavy lift and project forwarding sector.

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    First call at Hamburg for Grimaldi Lines Euro-Aegean service

    2008-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - The sailing of the Grande Sicilia from Hamburg's Unikai Terminal on 27 December 2008 marked the start of calls at the port by Grimaldi Lines new Euro-Aegean service.

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    Ocean HeavyLift acquires and adopts new name

    2008-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Ocean HeavyLift ASA (OHL has acquired the company that is responsible for the commercial management of its fleet - Offshore Heavy Transport AS (OHT).

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    Reports say Coastal Bulk Shipping has ceased trading

    2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - In the UK, Coastal Bulk Shipping, which made its debut in 2006, is reported to have ceased trading.

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    'Record' rail shipment leaves Thunder Bay

    2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - The Port of Thunder Bay is celebrating the departure of what it says is a 'record' trainload of equipment on a 1,500 mile journey to Fort McMurray, Canada.

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    Griffin inks Scheuerle heavy weight deal

    2008-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - After a year of development, a self-propelled transport system based on the Scheuerle InterCombi series has been ordered by Griffin Coal Mining, one of the biggest strip mining companies in Australia.

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    Fairstar Fjell named

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) held the naming ceremony of its second heavy transport vessel Fjell in Malta on Friday.

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    Wave and tidal projects offer optimism to forwarders

    2008-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Eighty-six MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity will be installed world-wide in the next five years, according to a new survey.

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    Sahil Freight Express carries generators to Iraq

    2008-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Sahil Freight Express has transported an over-dimensional transformer from India to Iraq for EMCO, one of India's largest manufacturers of transformers.

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    MacGregor gets orders

    2008-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Cargotec's MacGregor business has received orders worth close to EUR 30 million from China for ten shipsets of cranes, hatch covers and fixed container fittings for delivery in 2010-2011.

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    DB Schenker claims new weight record with luxury yachts

    2008-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Schenker Deutschland AG has transported five yachts weighing 540 tonnes in total to the halls of the D

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    Turbines energise Vancouver business

    2008-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The Port of Vancouver is bustling with activity, on and off the Columbia River, according to press reports in the local media, with imports and exports lively; and a storage yard packed with sections of wind turbines.

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    UN General Assembly adopts new cargo rules

    2008-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea on 11 December 2008.

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    Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of Triumph

    2008-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Following the delivery of the Treasure in June 2008, and following the successful completion of submergence tests and sea trials, the Triumph has now joined Dockwise Transport's fleet on schedule.

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    Heavy lift activities lift SMIT in second half

    2008-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Today, Dutch maritime services company SMIT forecast net profit to be equal to last year's figure and said expansion into new markets will help offset the impact of a recession next year.

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    First heavy lift tweendecker for TBS International

    2008-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - TBS International Ltd has taken delivery of Zia Belle, previously known as CEC Cardigan, a 1997-built, 8,734 dwt heavy lift multipurpose tweendecker with two 150 ton cranes, combinable up to 300 tons.

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    Gevelco-companies change name into Broekman

    2008-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - After the expansion of Broekman Group's participation in Gevelco to 100 0n January 2007, the names of the various parts will be changed.

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    GAC Laser moves giant brewery tanks without any spills!

    2008-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - GAC Laser International Logistics (GAC Laser) has successfully moved five 25 tonne brewery tanks from the Netherlands to Rosslyn, north of Pretoria, in