Shipping news – Page 261

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    Upgraded shipping service will help boost African trade

    2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Safmarine says the addition of Beira and an eastbound Toamasina call on its weekly shipping service between Southern Africa and Asia (the Safari 3 service)will help boost trade between southern Africa and Asia.

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    Project Partners adds Seamaster Maritime in Oman and UAE

    2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Seamaster Maritime LLC has joined the Project Partners network for the UAE and Oman.

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    Heavy transformer moved by Albacor Shipping

    2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Albacor Shipping, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has handled the delivery of a transformer more than 28 m long and weighing more than 442 tonnes from the Port of Baltimore to Weirton, USA.

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    Safmarine spreads tracking app message on YouTube

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Back in the day, you were lucky to know what hemisphere your cargo was in once it slipped over the horizon. Now, thanks to a new app launched by shipping line Safmarine a cargo client can know to the metre where their precious cargo is on t

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    Wine is fine for France Cargo International

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - France Cargo International, a member of the WCAPN organisation, has completed the transportation of six special tanks used for storing wine.

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    LCL Logistix India Pvt Ltd joins PCN in India

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has four members in India with the appointment of LCL Logistix India Pvt Ltd, further strengthening its representation in the region.

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    ALS ships demolition equipment to Kiwi earthquake zone

    2011-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - The Abnormal Load Services (International) Ltd project team in Hull, UK, has organised the first export charter shipment of a demolition machine for UK demolition company Coleman & Company.

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    Bureau Veritas extends Russian partnerships

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - One of the leading conformity assessment and certification service companies, Bureau Veritas, is extending its partnerships in the Russian shipping and offshore sector, focusing on high Arctic offshore projects.

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    Century for Project Cargo Network

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has reached a major milestone in its development with 100 companies now on its membership roster.

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    Confidence dips to all-time low as uncertainty fuels overtonnaging

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to their lowest level for three and a half years in the three months ended August 2011, according to the latest shipping confidence survey by accountant and shipping adviser Moore Step

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    PCN adds new member in Thailand

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has broken new ground in Thailand with the approval of Centran International Corporation (Thailand) Ltd as its first member in the region.

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    Barnhart VP gives rigging workshop a lift

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Shaun Sipe, VP of human capital at Barnhart Crane & Rigging, is to join the panel of speakers at the Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, which takes place from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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    Etihad Rail hosts seminars for key stakeholders and industry partners

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway - has hosted two seminars in Dubai designed to provide an opportunity for its team to share industry best practices and build relationships with potential customer

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    Albacor Shipping (USA) opens in Los Angeles

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Albacor Shipping (USA) Inc, a US-member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has opened a Los Angeles office under the management of Wolfram Zeppenfeld and delivering a full range of freight forwarding services.

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    Duo of significant project moves for Express Transport

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Mumbai-based project forwarder Express Transport (ETPL), a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has undertaken the shortsea coastal movement of a significant consignment from the west coast Indian port of Hazira in a 1,400 km

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    GAC Group makes a trio of significant management appointments

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - The GAC Group has announced two key management appointments in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for its group and local operations at the same time as the group has appointed a new group HSSE (Health Safety Security Environment) manager to drive

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    Crowley sets up dedicated project cargo management division

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - A Project Solutions group that "bundles company-wide capabilities and assets with world-class project management skills to provide complete turnkey marine solutions" has been launched by Jacksonville, Florida-based shipping group Crowley Ma

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    Maersk Line and Rickmers-Linie form U.S. flag project cargo partnership

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie (America), Inc. have formed a partnership to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping using two newly-built multi-purpose ships to be operated under the U.S. flag.

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    NSCSA exercises options for two ro-cons

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has exercised the option to build two ro-con vessels with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea.

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    Turkish yacht transport goes against the flow

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Turkish project cargo forwarder Project Cargo & Yacht Transport is claiming a record in the field of yacht transport as it moved three super-yachts and one coast guard boat to the Middle East.