All Rates articles – Page 27

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    Beluga reshapes its semi-liner services

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Beluga Shipping has reshaped its semi-liner services to offer a "more customer-friendly approach" says the line, less than a year after the service commenced.

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    Alabama lifting solutions workshop soon

    2010-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Shaun Sipe, VP of human capital at Barnhart Crane & Rigging, is one of the panel of speakers at the Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, which takes place early next month from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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    Heavy lift and project cargo ports bring fresh air to the industry

    2010-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - In January 2011, under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) will introduce the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), an international standard for calculating emissions

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    All eyes on Amsterdam for air cargo show

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Billed as the world's biggest international air cargo exhibition, Amsterdam will be hosting the 25th International Air Cargo Forum & Exposition (ACF) starting today and organised every other year by The International Air Cargo Association (TI

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    Antwerp Port freezes 2011 rates as massive investment programme unveiled

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Managers at Antwerp Port Authority have given the global heavy lift maritime industry an early Christmas present - a massive EUR1.6 billion investment programme and a freezing of dues next year at 2010 rates.

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    TBS International reaches agreement with banks on payment deferral

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - In the latest of a series of announcements this year about its financing facilities, TBS International plc has announced that, with the agreement of the requisite lenders under its various financing facilities, it is not making the principal p

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    Port of Guayaquil expands its lift capacities

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA),Ecuador, operator of the Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminals (GCMT), has taken delivery of a third G HMK 6407 Mobile Harbour Crane from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald).

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    Shipping line group expresses disappointment with US regulation proposal

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - The World Shipping Council has expressed its disappointment over an initiative in the US by a coalition of 32 groups representing importers, exporters and third-party logistics companies sent a letter to Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., cal

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    Heavy lift's lion share of TWC's revenue

    2010-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation Holding (TWC) has reported that heavy lift and haulage contributed the largest share to total revenue over the last year.

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    Improvement for AP MOLLER-Maersk

    2010-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - AP MOLLER-Maersk has reported a more than satisfactory turnaround for the first half of 2010, after losses in 2009.

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    Seaports of Niedersachsen sees gradual recovery

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH, which represents nine Lower Saxon seaports including numerous port handling and logistics service companies on the rivers Elbe, Weser, Jade and Ems, reports a slow recovery in cargo handling is taking place.

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    Dockwise results show 'steady progress', despite difficult conditions

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Dockwise Ltd has published unaudited results for the second quarter of 2010, revealing revenues of USD112 million and a net profit of USD4.9 million.

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    TBS International sees second quarter loss narrow

    2010-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - TBS International has reported a narrower loss for the second quarter, helped mainly by a 54 percent growth in revenues.

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    Air cargo demand rises by more than a quarter

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Air cargo demand jumped by more than a quarter in June compared with a year ago according to a monthly report from IATA, the International Air Transport Association.

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    Latest Drewry report published

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    July 16 - After a 19 percent drop in demand for multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) in 2009, owners and managers will experience uncertainty in 2010 but growth should start to pick up from next year, continuing steadily at least until 2014.

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    Entry model for 100-tonne class crane launched by Gottwald

    2010-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - The launch of Gottwald Port Technology's Model 3 harbour crane has expanded its current range of Generation 5 harbour cranes.

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    Fairstar signs for two

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has contracted Guangzhou Shipyards International to build two 50,000 DWT open stern, semi-submersible vessels at a fixed cost of just under USD102 million per ship.

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    Trying times for shipping, but not terminal

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - These might be trying times for heavy lift shipping lines, but they are not necessarily terminal. That's the view of Fred Bedford, a member of the board of Jumbo Shipping, speaking at the Breakbulk Europe event. Ian Matheson reports from Antwerp.

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    PPG flies high with Air Cargo Group in China

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network the Project Professionals Group has appointed international air freight wholesaler Air Cargo Group in China as a Project Support Member.

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    TBS sees improvements

    2010-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - TBS International has seen a significant improvement to its results for the first quarter of 2010.