All Asia articles – Page 203

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    WWPC supports Thai orphans

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) is a supporter of the Hanseatic School for Life, a charitable organisation in southern Thailand that supports victims of the tsunami that struck the country in 2004.

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    GAC relocates regional office

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - The GAC Group's regional office for Africa, Russia and Central Asia has relocated from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town in South Africa.

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    PCN's Conxion moves Doha port gear

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Conxion Logistics & Heavy Equipment, Qatar representatives of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), has completed the first phase of a large project shipment for the New Doha Port.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 5th 2013

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Events in Egypt are filling the news and political pages of the media around the world leaving HLPFI staff wondering whether the reverberations may yet wash out across the Suez Canal and into the world of project freight.

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    TT Club expands Indian network

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Insurance and risk management services provider for the transport and logistics industry, the TT Club, has appointed Pandi Correspondents (Mumbai) Pvt Limited as a specialist network partner in India.

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    RPL strengthens North African network

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Rhenus Project Logistics (RPL) has opened two new offices in Tunisia, one in the coastal town of Gabes and a second in Tripoli. RPL has also signed an exclusive partnership with North African heavy goods transport company Sohatram.

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    SSA names 2013-15 council

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) held its 17th annual general meeting on July 2, 2013 at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore, at which the SAA members elected its new council.

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    Pacific Winter turns into Rickmers Chennai

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Pacific Winter, one of the multi-purpose ships operating on Rickmers' service between Europe and the Middle East/India has been christened Rickmers Chennai, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    GAC names new marketing director

    2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - Shipping, logistics and marine services provider, GAC Group, has appointed Sean Bradley its new group marketing director.

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    PCN delivers Pakistan power

    2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - Aaras Shipping Agencies, a Project Cargo Network (PCN) representative in Pakistan, has delivered heavy machinery for a hydroelectric power station from Karachi to Muzaffarabad, a distance of 1,593 km.

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    MFC delivers nuclear load

    2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - Mumbai based MFC Transport, a member of the WCA Projects network, recently handled the complex shipment of a Calandria - a reactor core of a Candu nuclear power plant - for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).

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    ACI completes complex hydro project

    2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - WCA Projects member ACI Cargo has completed the shipment of components for a power-generating thermal plant in Columbia.

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    Grieg Star opens Singapore office

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Grieg Star will open an office in Singapore on July 1, in an effort to capture opportunities in this part of the world together with the offices in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai, says Tom Rasmussen, president & CEO of Grieg Star Shipping.

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    Turkish forwarder gets on the bus

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Istanbul headquartered Project Cargo & Yacht Transport (PCYT) has completed the shipment of a 110-tonne sea bus from Hong Kong to Ambarli Port, Turkey.

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    The Friday Flyer - June 28th 2013

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    While politicians and eco-warriors might battle over the question 'to frack or not to frack', the heavy lift and project cargo community are no doubt considering whether the business of fracking for shale gas is good or bad for their bottom lines.

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    Crowley expands Asian project focus

    2013-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Crowley Maritime Corporation is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific market by opening a new project management office in Singapore and building two new heavy lift deck cargo barges for use in the region.

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    Geodis adds rail in China

    2013-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Geodis Wilson has expanded its Asia-Pacific operations to include domestic rail freight services in China, with intercontinental services between China and Europe planned for the future.

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    Wallenius Lines signs two-ship deal

    2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Sweden headquartered shipping line Wallenius Lines and Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China have signed a contract to build two post-Panamax car carrier vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2015 and 2016.

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    New JV in UAE for DB Schenker

    2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Schenker Logistics LLC is a new operation established by DB Schenker with Salem Freight International, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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    Iceland and bremenports in port development

    2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Iceland has outlined plans to build a new port in the Arctic Ocean, and will cooperate with planning experts at Germany's bremenports to make it a reality.