All Asia articles – Page 209

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    Chinese company to build Nicaragua's new canal?

    2013-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Nicaragua's National Assembly says that a Chinese company will be contracted to build a canal across Nicaragua linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, providing an alternative to the Panama Canal, with the Chinese using funds from global invest

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    Maximus grounds A300s, jobs cut

    2013-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - UAE headquartered Maximus Air has grounded its fleet of A300 freighters with immediate effect.

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    Dockwise delivers four cranes to GPA

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Four super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal, Georgia, USA.

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    STX Pan Ocean files for court receivership

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - STX Pan Ocean, South Korea's largest commodities shipping line, is reported to have filed for court receivership after a drop in rates left it unable to pay off its debts.

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    The Friday Flyer - June 7th 2013

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    In normal business cycles, some companies prosper and some companies fail. These are not normal business times so it is difficult to know whether STX Pan Ocean, South Korea's largest commodities shipping line, might have filed for court receivership even

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    ICS lobbies for unified Arctic approach

    2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Board members from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with ministers from shipping nations around the world and the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to discuss Arctic shipping.

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    Volga-Dnepr adds freighter at Paris-Vatry

    2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has agreed to position up to three of its IL-76TD-90VD freighters at Paris Vatry International airport.

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    DLT to build 5,000 tonne jacking system

    2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - UK headquartered Dorman Long Technology (DLT) has been awarded a contract by China Petroleum First Construction Company (CPFCC), based in Henan Province, for the design and supply of a modular jacking tower system.

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    Third PCN member for the Philippines

    2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added its third and final member in the Philippines - Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services (NIFCS).

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    Tiong Woon incorporates Myanmar subsidiary

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Singapore headquartered Tiong Woon Corporation Holding (TWCH) has incorporated its wholly-owned subsidiary in Myanmar - Tiong Woon Myanmar Company Limited (TWMCL).

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    Cargolux connects Atlanta and Munich

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Cargolux Airlines International has introduced a new regular B747-400 freighter service between Atlanta, USA and Munich, via its home hub of Luxembourg.

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    M-Star widens PCN coverage

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - M-Star Freight Services (Netherlands), which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in September 2012, has extended its representation to cover Georgia.

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    Thomas heads-up ASCO Australasia

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Oil and gas services company ASCO Group has appointed Matt Thomas its chief executive officer Australasia region, effective June 3, 2013.

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    Three B747-400Fs join Saudia Cargo

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Saudia Cargo - the air freight division of Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia - has added two B747-400 freighters to its fleet of charter aircraft.

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    Huge units to Turkey

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Madrid, Spain headquartered freight forwarder Coordinadora has handled the transport of a full shipload of heavy cargoes for the Tupras Refinery Project, Turkey.

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    Efficiency more important than ever, says WSS Japan

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - With shipowners and vessel operators facing a combination of increased regulation and pressure on budgets, the cost of products and services is more crucial than ever, according to Yoshihiro Iizuka, general manager of Wilhelmsen Ships Services (W

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    Noble delivers heavy SGBC

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Pakistan based freight forwarder, Noble Shipping Services has transported a sales gas booster compressor (SGBC) from Brittmoore, USA to Karachi Port, Pakistan, via the Port of Houston.

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    Etihad Cargo launches RTW service

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Etihad Cargo - the freight division of Etihad Airlines - has launched its first-ever round-the-world freighter service, using a 138-tonne payload B747-8 freighter on a multi-year ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis from Atlas A

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    ART launches SE Asia multimodal service

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Kazakhstan headquartered A.R.T. Logistics - a leading player in the oil and gas projects logistics sector in Central Asia and Russia - has launched a new multimodal freight forwarding service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ta

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    ASCO Singapore shareholders seeks to go it alone

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Mangrove Holdings Pte Ltd has rejected an offer made by joint venture partner ASCO Holdings Ltd for the shares it holds in ASCO Freight Management Pte Ltd (ASCO Singapore) and says it has made a counter offer to acquire ASCO Holdings' majority sh