All Asia articles – Page 237

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    New monthly survey reveals freight volumes expected to rise

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - A new monthly index launched by Stifel Nicolaus and based on a worldwide survey by Transport Intelligence provides an insight into the confidence of air and sea freight forwarders on key trade lanes.

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    Rickmers names trio of new agents

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Hamburg based heavy lift and project cargo transporter Rickmers-Linie is now serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo, which has necessitated the appointment of new agents in the two countries.

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    India to collect light dues on deck cargoes?

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Indian Customs is likely to start collecting light dues of INR8 (USD0.2) per tonne for on-deck cargo after the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA)'s plea to exempt containers from the duty for ships engaged in international trade arrivi

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    Cosco Shipping dredges up some nice business

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Earlier this month, Cosco Shipping's Xiang Rui Kou, a recently delivered semi-submersible ship, delivered a dredger - Dong Xiang - to the Port of Ngqura, South Africa.

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    WSS Middle East wins WCA award

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has won the title of 'Best Partner 2011 - Middle East', presented this month by the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) at its annual conference in Bangkok, Thailand, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Yahsat oversees transport of second satellite

    2012-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has overseen the transportation of its second satellite, Y1B, from EADS Astrium facilities in Toulouse, France, to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with part of the journey involving carriage

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    Maximus new livery on display

    2012-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies' hangar in the UAE has seen the first aircraft to be painted in Maximus Air's new livery roll out.

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    Dockwise signs for six

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Dockwise Ltd has revealed six contracts totalling USD57 million, for execution in 2012 and 2015.

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    Latest order takes Konecranes to dozen HSHI deals

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Konecranes has received an order for the design and components of a Goliath gantry crane from Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co Ltd (HSHI).

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    China Navigation orders four handysize bulk carriers

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo), the deep seashipping arm of the Swire group, has placed a order for four B.Delta37 handysize bulk carrier ships of 39,500 dwt each at Chengxi Shipyard Co. Ltd, Jiangyin, China, to be delivered betwee

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    Over 2,000 forwarders attend WCA Family Week

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Over 2,150 freight forwarders attended the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) Family Week Conference at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre earlier this month.

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    Volga-Dnepr set to boost presence in Germany

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Volga-Dnepr's planned acquisition of Air Cargo Germany is now waiting for anti-trust clearance from the authorities says the airline.

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    Hartmann Group launches projectliner service

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - From this month, Hartmann Project Line is a new regular scheduled service offering a breakbulk and project cargo liner operation connecting Australasia with the North American continent.

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    Project Cargo Network welcomes Al-Masar Al-Iraqi

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added Al-Masar Al-Iraqi Co to its network, as its second representative in Iraq.

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    21.5 percent contract growth for Ruslan International

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Volga Dnepr and Antonov Airlines - has reported its provisional performance for 2011.

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    Terex quartet lift drilling support module

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Four Terex CC 2800-1 units owned by Turkish crane service provider Hareket were used to lift a drilling support module (DSM) for the West Chirag oil platform (WC-PDQ), which is part of the Chirag Oil Project being carried out in Baku, Azerbaija

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    TT Club analysis pinpoints risk hot spots

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Speaking at the freight industry forum, TOC Container Supply Chain Asia in Hong Kong, TT Club's director of global risk assessment, Laurence Jones highlighted the key factors that cause disruption throughout the global supply chain and spoke of

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    SUMO-Shipping sets sail

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - The heavy lift shipping industry is set to welcome a new kid on what most would describe as a pretty overcrowded block.

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    Breakbulk China makes strong debut

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - A crowd of more than 4,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors filled the INTEX Shanghai Exposition Center and Sheraton Hongqiao for the inaugural Breakbulk China Transportation Conference and Exhibition recently, says the organisers.