Russia and CIS news – Page 54

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    Mexican celebrations take off in France thanks to Volga-Dnepr

    2010-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Main deck capacity provider Volga-Dnepr operated its first flight from an airfield in the Pyrenees in over a decade when it transported two Super Puma helicopters from France to take part in a military parade to mark Mexico's bicentenary ce

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service opens new warehouse in Russia

    2010-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened its first warehouse in the Russian Federation.

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    Air Charter Service has a whale of a time

    2010-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Earlier this month Air Charter Service (ACS) Hong Kong flew eight Beluga whales from Vladivostok, Russia into Guangzhou, China.

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    Japanese Ground Defense Force uses Volga-Dnepr to airlift relief supplies into Pakistan

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to airlift relief aid into the flood stricken regions of Pakistan with two more flights on behalf of the Japanese Ground Defense Force. The latest AN-124-100 freighter operations carried 84 tonnes of equip

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    AirBridgeCargo tie-up with Zhengzhou airport brings fourth China destination

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is extending its all-cargo services from China with a new twice-weekly B747-400 freighter flight from Zhengzhou to Europe - the first fruits of a strategic cooperation between ABC and Zhengzhou International Ai

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    Paris becomes seventh European city in AirBridgeCargo's network

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo business of Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a twice-weekly all-cargo service to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

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    Summer of heavyweight moves by JSC Transafe Logistics

    2010-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Moscow-based oil and gas industry specialist logistics provider JSC Transafe Logistics turned to two stalwarts of maindeck airfreight capacity this summer to move over 150 tonnes of vital oil, gas and power industry equipment.

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    Combined WWPC power in historic airlift to China

    2010-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Oy Procargo (Professional Cargo Care Ltd) and Ocean Knight Shipping, both WWPC Members, combined forces to arrange delivery of a 34 tonne metallic roll and other equipment from Finland to a paper factory near Shanghai in China.

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    GPLN names new Chinese member

    2010-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - Westfracht China has become a member of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    NATREX scores a Mexican hatrick

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - The Moscow-based NATREX Group has handled the delivery of a hydroelectric generator, plus auxiliary items to be installed at 750-megawatt La Yesca power station in Mexico.

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    JSC Transafe Logistics contracts Volga-Dnepr Airlines

    2010-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Russian logistics provider, JSC Transafe Logistics called in Volga-Dnepr Airlines to meet a short deadline for the delivery of a complex out-of-gauge shipment of oil refinery equipment.

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    10th Boeing 747F joins AirBridgeCargo's fleet

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo airline of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-400 freighter in four months, increasing its total fleet to 10 B747Fs.

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    Chapman Freeborn helps Kyrgyzstan refugees

    2010-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered over 1,000 tonnes of aid cargo in support of the humanitarian efforts in Southern Kyrgyzstan.

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    Sepehrun Tarabar's unique move

    2010-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Sepehrun Tarabar International Transport, the exclusive member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Iran, has handled the shipment of two out of guage transporters used in port environments, writes Alice Davidson.

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    Submarine hitches a ride

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Hindustan Cargo Ltd (HCL) has handled the shipment of submarine weighing 2,325 tonnes which is heading from Visakhapatnam Port to Severodvinsk, Russia for a refit.

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    Nurturing the next generation of project forwarders

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - At Saving Shipping & Forwarding, plans are in place to nurture the next generation of project freight forwarders.

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    Latest rumour regarding restart for An-124 production

    2010-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - Staff at HLPFI don't know what is more repetitive. Watching the England football team struggle through the group stage of a World Cup final (thank goodness for John Terry's backside), or anticipating news that the manufacture of the AN-124 is ab

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    Air Charter expands within Russia

    2010-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - Air Charter Service has opened its second Russian office - in St Petersburg - to capitalise on the ever expanding charter market in Russia and the CIS.

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    BDP establishes new subsidiary in Vietnam

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - US-based transport and logistics provider BDP International (BDP) is set to become a major player in Vietnam's logistics sector following the establishment of BDP International (Vietnam), a new subsidiary company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh Cit

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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.