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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - With HLPFI staff returning from the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and Houston's Breakbulk America event, it's all hands now back on deck at the office. Tales of joint ventures, takeovers and mergers throughout the industry have dominated this we

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    Clipper Projects invests in Brazil

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - In Brazil, Tropical Comercial Maritima, which has been operating as a commercial office for Clipper Lines since 1990, has changed its name to Clipper Projects Brasil Transportes Mar

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    Cardinal Maritime restructures ownership

    2012-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - Manchester, UK-based freight logistics provider, Cardinal Maritime Group, has completed a deal with founder Brian Hay that has delivered control of the business to the management team.

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    International Chamber of Shipping welcomes IMO comments

    2012-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which claims to represent over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has welcomed the acknowledgment by governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that there will be significant

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - With three members of HLPFI staff at the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and two others heading to Houston for next week's Breakbulk America's event, it's been a little like the Marie Celeste in our head office this week.The news that Turkey, a key

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    ALS takes exhibits to final home

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited (ALS) has project managed the latest phase of Angela Palmer's Ghost Forest Project, handling the logistics involved in moving the exhibits from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK to the National

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    Nine for Saudi Airlines Cargo via Lagos hub

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Saudi Airlines Cargo will provide access to nine additional destinations in West Africa via its hub in Lagos, Nigeria.

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    Upgraded shipping service will help boost African trade

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    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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    Spedag East Africa joins forces with Interfreight East Africa

    2012-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Spedag East Africa is amalgamating with Interfreight East Africa and under the name of Spedag Interfreight will become one of the largest logistics suppliers in East Africa.

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    Swire Shipping strengthens Pacific liner services

    2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

    August 14 - Swire Shipping, the liner shipping division of The China Navigation Company, has strengthened its Pacific network with the launch of the new Asia Pacific Australasia ("APA") service operating between North, East and South-East Asia, Australia

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    Dockwise wins USD42 million in near-term contracts

    2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

    January 30 - Eight near-term contracts with a total value of USD42 million have been awarded to Dockwise Shipping for the transportation of jack-up drilling rigs, dredging equipment and various other cargoes.

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    Global Cargo Line joins PCN

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) welcomes Global Cargo Line as a representative in the Lebanon.

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    CaroTrans increases Trans Pacific capacity

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo serving Japan from the US will benefit from a new, direct LCL export service from Seattle to Tokyo.

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    Six months of West African sailing for ACM

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Argo Coral Maritime (ACM) shipping line based in the Netherlands is celebrating six months of operating a regular parcel service, with its main focus on serving Luanda and Lobito in Angola as well as serving other ports in West Africa.

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    Libyan aviation services company expands to Athens

    2012-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Atheka Aviation, one of Libya's first private and independent aviation services company, has opened an office and international hub in the European Union.

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    Peregrine flies into the Lion City's jaws

    2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered the drillship Peregrine 1 owned by LaPatagonia Offshore from Salvador in Brazil to Singapore, writes Sylvana Vilca-Melendez.

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    Fixed route in Mozambique Channel meets opposition

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) sub-committee on safety of navigation the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - which represents global shipowners and 80 percent of the world merchant fleet - will be opposin

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    South Africa on track for domestic railway loco manufacture

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A move to manufacture railway locomotives in South Africa could bring some business for the country's project cargo forwarders.

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    Ahlers is busy with a range of projects

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has revealed a range of charters and shipments that neatly demonstrate its worldwide reach in sectors as diverse as oil and gas to the Winter Olympics 2014.

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    Helicopters fly with Sarr Freights

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - India's Sarr Freights has handled the shipment of three helicopters for the Ecuadorian Air Force and the Namibian Ministry of Defence.