All Asia articles – Page 238

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    TransBorder joins WWPC

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - TransBorder S.A.S, which is based in Bogota, Colombia has been appointed as exclusive member for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Colombia.

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    Msharib Shipping & Logistics joins PCN

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in Afghanistan with the addition of Msharib Shipping & Logistics (MSL), and says that the company has a specialisation in SDDC (Surface Deployment Distribution Command), a very specialis

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    Inaugural trip for ro-ro ship between Taiwan and China

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - According to China Daily, Cosco Star, a passenger and cargo ship that links Xiamen in Fujian province with coastal cities in Taiwan, made its inaugural trip carrying engineering vehicles to Taiwan last week.

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    Lift and Shift moves monsters

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Lift and Shift has transported and loaded out 20 modules for Larsen & Toubro (L&T), including deck, building modules, bridges, jackets, tripods, and process and technical platforms.

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    New project network launched

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.

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    SCALDIS orders crane ship with 4,000 tonnes hoisting capacity

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Antwerp-based, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered a powerful, self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Korean shipbuilders STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The vessel will be built in STX's shipyard in Dalian and finished in Xiamen, China

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    Three into one will go as Isotec joins CEE network

    2012-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Singapore-based Isotec Project Logistics & Consulting Pte Ltd has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in three different locations, representing the following service categories:

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    New member for CEE in Turkey

    2012-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Ekin Nakliyat from Istanbul, Turkey, has been appointed as a new member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Turkey, representing the service category: heavy haulage.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints operations manager for Asia Pacific

    2012-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed a new regional operations manager for Asia Pacific.

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    Damen tugs hitch ride on heavy lift vessel to Morocco

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Recently, two Damen stan tugs 2608, the Ibrahim 1 and the Jacques, were shipped from the anchorage of Halong Bay, Haiphong, Vietnam to Casablanca, Morocco by Atlantic Winter, a heavy lift ship with 800 tonne lift capacity chartered by Danish shi

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    Fairstar wins Ichthys LNG Project contracts

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded two contracts by the JKC Joint Venture (JKC) consisting of JGC and Chiyoda of Japan and KBR of the United States, to provide marine transportation services for the Ichthys LNG Project in Darwin, Australi

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    Chartersphere on the move

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Air Charter specialist, Chartersphere has unveiled ambitious expansion plans following its recent move to new and larger premises in London, UK, following impressive growth over the previous year.

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    Van der Vlist on the move in the UK

    2012-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Van der Vlist UK Ltd, part of the Dutch-owned Van der Vlist Transport Group, has relocated to a purpose-built site in Hull, UK.

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    Tokyo MOU highlight perils of poor maintenance warns Cargo Care

    2012-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - A recent state inspection campaign that raises concerns over multiple problems with hatch openings should be welcomed by the industry, is the message from Peter Peltenburg, group director of Cargo Care Solutions.

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    Fairmount Summit delivers drilling rig

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Fairmount Summit has delivered the newbuild drilling rig ODN Delba III from the Middle East Gulf to a location offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a voyage of more than 10,625 miles (17,099 km) performed at an average speed of six knots.

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    Rickmers-Linie expands its China coverage

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Rickmers-Linie is expanding its market coverage in China and is enhancing sales and marketing activities into central and southern China.

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    Jade Cargo in deal with UniTop

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Jade Cargo, which grounded its fleet in January, came closer to flying once more after its owners agreed to work with UnitTop Group, a Chinese transportation company, to restructure the troubled carrier.

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    Chinese market coming of age

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - US management consulting firm A.T. Kearney is "very optimistic" about the prospects for China's breakbulk market, saying important structural changes in the country's economy and a growing sophistication among Chinese shippers suggest opportunit

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    Four companies line up to ship stone

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - A new service has been launched by four companies, Stonetrans, Rickmers-Linie, Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies and DP World Breakbulk, to ship rough blocks of granite and sandstone from India to Antwerp.

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    Chinese Customs improving

    2012-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - By Colum Murphy at Breakbulk China in Shanghai