All Asia articles – Page 255

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    SAL set for further expansion

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Having already opened new offices in France and Singapore earlier this year, SAL has confirmed that it will open additional offices in Rotterdam and Moscow from October 1, 2011.

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    Move One helps bridge the gap in Afghanistan

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Move One Logistics has transported an advanced bridge-building vehicle from the UK to Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan.

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    PT Rolitrans International joins Project Partners in Indonesia

    2011-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - The latest recruit for forwarder network Project Partners is PT Rolitrans International and its offices in Indonesia.

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    First of three for Maximus

    2011-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Maximus Air Cargo has taken delivery of the first of three newly converted Airbus A300-600RP2F freighters.

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    Deep sea shipments lift Wilh. Wilhelmsen's results

    2011-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen results were lifted by continued increase in deep sea transport volumes and the group reports positive underlying developments in its activities.

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    Konecranes completes Indian crane acquisition

    2011-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Further to our report on February 21, Konecranes has now completed the second phase of its acquisition of WMI Cranes Ltd increasing its ownership from 51 to 100 percent.

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    Decade of trading in UK marked by construction of new location

    2011-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - European abnormal and heavy haulage company Van der Vlist has celebrated 10 years of operation in the UK with the ground-breaking for a new location at Burma Drive, Hull, the new location of Van der Vlist UK from 2012.

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    GAC Taiwan takes the weight to deliver power plant cargo

    2011-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Wood Group appointed GAC Taiwan to handle the transport of 800 tonnes of turbine and generator parts nearly 500 km across Taiwan from Bade City to Kaoshiung port.

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    Kita delivers for Turkish energy

    2011-08-08T00:00:00Z

    August 8 - Turkey's Kita Logistics has delivered the components of a new 775 MW combined cycle power plant located in Denizli, Western Turkey, considered to be one of the two largest investments in the power industry to be transported in 2011.

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    Etihad Rail signs deal with Emirates Steel

    2011-08-08T00:00:00Z

    August 8 - Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, and Emirates Steel, the largest integrated steel manufacturer in the UAE, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use rail as the primary method fo

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    Success for first PPG conference in USA

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - More than 90 freight movers and ship owners from 34 countries converged in Corpus Christi for the five-day Project Professionals Group (PPG) conference, which began last week.

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    BBC Chartering introduces transpacific service

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - BBC Chartering has launched a new monthly liner service that connects Asia with North America with the aim of further strengthening its position in the liner segment of the global project cargo, breakbulk and heavy lift market.

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    Famous Pacific Shipping goes for gold in Olympic train trials

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, has donned its best sporting kit to start deliveries of railroad equipment from China to Brazil to support fans of the world's greatest sporting festiva

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    Lift & Shift claims a world record with India move

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - India's Lift & Shift is claiming another record, having shipped what it says is the world's largest coke drum and vacuum column.

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    Project Cargo Network celebrates first birthday

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN), the fast growing association for heavy and OOG forwarders, is celebrating its first birthday today

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    PCN recruits Noble Shipping as Pakistan member

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its second member in Pakistan.

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    Rising star in China sees fourth office opening

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Global Star Logistics (China), which recently changed its name from Global Star Logistics, has opened its fourth office in the country with a new location in Chongqing covering for west of China.

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    Freight industry brings illiteracy to book

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Global freight forwarder DHL and shipping line Safmarine have teamed up to boost literacy in Senegal. The two will create the first community library in Kolda, Senegal.

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    Alliance in the city of brotherly love

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - The US arm of Dubai-based logistics company GAC has formed a strategic alliance with a 30-year old shipping agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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    Toll Group buys German forwarder

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - Toll Group is expanding its global forwarding business with the purchase of German ocean forwarder Andree & Wilkerling (AWG). Toll says that AWG