All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in September 2010 – Page 2
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Dachser opens new logistics centre in Copenhagen
September 22 - International logistics provider Dachser has opened its new Copenhagen logistics centre on a 70,000 square metre site in Hvidovre. The new facility marked its official opening with a ceremony earlier this month after operating began in mid-
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DB Schenker opens logistics center in Pardubice, Czech Republic
September 22 - DB Schenker Logistics has expanded its network in southeastern Europe, adding a new logistics center in Pardubice, Czech Republic, near Hradec Kr
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Cargoitalia commences Shanghai flights
September 22 - Cargoitalia, Italy's all-cargo flag-carrier, has commenced direct scheduled services twice weekly to Shanghai Pudong airport from its Milan Malpensa hub, using its recently-delivered third 90-tonne payload MD11 freighter.
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Boom times ahead for SAL Shipping
September 22 - Heavy lift specialist SAL Shipping expects business to boom in the next 12 months as oil and gas developments, including Gorgon, gain momentum.
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ACS Paris expands its cargo department
September 22 - Air Charter Service's Paris office welcomed Maxime Fabre to its cargo department last week.
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Dockwise to raise finance for huge vessel
September 21 - The increasing demand for means of transportation for extremely large and heavy production platforms has prompted Dockwise Ltd to investigate the options of building a new semi-submersible vessel, larger than its Blue Marlin (73,000 tonnes)
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The Port of Charleston enhances breakbulk handling capabilities
September 21 - The Port of Charleston is claiming a boost in cargo handling capabilities after increasing the certified load capacity of its heavy-lift crane from 400 to 450 tonnes. The barge-mounted Charleston Giant, operated by Charleston Heavy Lift, LL
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Japanese Ground Defense Force uses Volga-Dnepr to airlift relief supplies into Pakistan
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
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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Advance International is quality reaccredited for another three years
September 21 - Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International Transport (AIT) has been successfully re-certificated to global quality standard ISO 9001:2008, following an audit by Bureau Veritas which is valid until 2013.
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Beluga Offshore Training Academy forms partnership to provide new training
September 21 - Beluga Offshore Training Academy (BOTA) and Deutsche WindGuard (DWG) have signed a cooperation agreement proposing joint training courses on offshore safety.
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Sweet shipment for Darka
September 20 - Sudan and North East Africa project forwarding specialist, Darka for Trading and Services has successfully handled the transport of 4,100 cu m of heavy cargo over 1,100 km from Port Sudan to the White Nile Sugar Project in Abu Hibera (Centr
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Port of Guayaquil expands its lift capacities
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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Specialized Rail Transport announces new web site launch
September 20 - Houston-based railroad project cargo and heavy lift handler has re-vamped its website to engineer a better visitor experience and offer a live news feed from HLPFI.
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Bertling Logistics appoints FPS Sri Lanka as agent
September 20 - Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (FPS Sri Lanka) has been appointed as agent by Bertling Logistics India to offer wide-ranging point-to-point project cargo coverage to and from Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Ports America announces VP, key account management
September 20 - Ports America, the largest independent marine terminal operator in North America, providing terminal management and a full suite of stevedoring and related services, has appointed Curtis F. Flynn to the position of vice president, key accou
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Shipping line group expresses disappointment with US regulation proposal
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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Cuxhaven ideally suited for green generation traffic
September 17 - The use of waterborne transport is the ideal method of moving the elements involved in the infrastructure developments for alternative energy production, believe managers at port handling company Cuxport, which is active at the port of Cuxh
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New kid on the project and heavy lift network block
September 17 - A new global professional organisation for companies handling full scale project cargo and heavy lift shipments has been launched.
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Beluga-Intermarine: rumours fly following report of takeover
September 17 - Tongues are wagging in the heavy lift shipping sector, following reports in the German national media that Beluga is set to make a spectacular, million-dollar bid for US rival, Intermarine.