All Asia articles – Page 236

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    Faststream opens Perth office

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - International maritime, oil & gas and mining industry recruiter Faststream has opened an office in Perth, Australia, which will focus on filling positions for shipping companies, oil majors and mining companies active in the region.

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    Sea trials start for Fairstar's Forte; as Finesse is launched

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's semi-submersible newbuilding Forte has started its sea trials off the coast of China, under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the ship's Classification Society.

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    Over-dimensional cargoes on flat racks for Garone Logistics

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Garone Logistics Ltd of Shenzhen, China has handled the movement of five ball mills on flat racks from Foshan, China, to Valparaiso, Chile.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports growth for Ships Agency Re-Defined product

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) reports strong growth in the number of owners in Japan and North East Asia signing up for its' Ships Agency Re-Defined (SARD) product.

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    New Boeing 747-8 Freighter gains high marks after six months in service

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter reaches six months in service this month, and the airplane is setting new standards of efficiency and performance - meeting or exceeding expectations in service reliability, fuel burn, and payload capacity, claims

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    End of the line for Hartmann Asia RTW Line

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - HLPFI understands that Hartmann Asia RTW Line Pte Ltd has been placed into provisional liquidation with accountancy practice, Lau Chin Huat & Co of Singapore, appointed as the provisional liquidator of the company.

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    BDP adds second service centre in South Asia

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - BDP International has opened another Global Services Centre (GSC) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The US-based, global logistics and transportation services firm opened its first such centre in Kuala Lumpur in March 2008.

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    IATA reveals 5.1 percent increase in global air cargo traffic in February

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - After revealing that global air cargo traffic increased by 5.1 percent in February, compared to the same month last year, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) said that the outlook for cargo remains fragile.

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    Hamburg hosts maiden call for BBC Chartering's new Europe-Asia service

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - Last week saw BBC Karan make the maiden call of BBC Chartering's new Europe-Asia service in the Port of Hamburg, when the ship called at C. Steinweg (S

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    Agenda for Breakbulk Europe 2012 conference announced

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - UBM Global Trade's 7th annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference and Exhibition will take place May 22-24 at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium and will address anticipated industry growth from emerging markets, says the organiser.

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    Volga-Dnepr on starting grid for Honda reconstruction

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has carried over 200 tonnes of project cargo from Japan to Thailand to help with the reconstruction of Honda's assembly facilities after they were severely damaged in floods at the end of 2011.

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    Bangkok setting for PPL Network global meeting

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - The PPL Network's global meeting 2012 is to be held in Bangkok from May 27 - 30 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel.

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    Ship out of water is no problem for ALE

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Global heavy lift and transport company ALE is claiming a world record with a recent project - the transport of a ship overland.

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines receives second Boeing 747-8F

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Jeff Klemann, vice president Everett Field Ops & Delivery/AOG/747/767/777/787 Programs for Boeing is seen with Tatyana Arslanova, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines on the steps of the Russian cargo airline's second Boeing 747-8 Frei

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    Fairstar's Fjell is Nigeria-bound

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a USD1.2 million contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    India's UGL to acquire LANS

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - India's Unique Global Logistics (UGL) is to acquire Mumbai-based LANS Projects Pvt Ltd in a bid to increase its share of the wind energy and oil and gas sectors.

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    Rolitrans offers bridging solution

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Rolitrans International has recently introduced the Rolitrans Heavy Lift Fly Over Bridge System (RFOBS) to expand its asset base and safe working practices, whilst aiming to introduce a universal transport solution, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    European Commission issues huge fines on airfreight companies

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Yesterday, the European Commission issued USD225 million penalties on a number of airfreight companies, including Kuehne + Nagel, UPS, and Expeditors for what the regulatory body said was a breach of E.U. antitrust rules during the years 2002-2

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    Growing forwarder network adds two project cargo specialists

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Two new project cargo specialists, Armin Shipping and International Transport Company (ATC) and Occidental Innovative Logistic Services (OILS), have joined the Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA), a global network of air and ocean freight forward

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    Volga-Dnepr says Boeing 747 charters are flying high

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Volga-Dnepr Group says that its commitment to offering customers a 'Cargo Supermarket' of air logistics solutions has resulted in a significant increase in demand for Boeing 747F charter flights for the transportation of non-standard cargoes.