All Asia articles – Page 301

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    BDP Project Logistics opens in Abu Dhabi

    2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of BDP International based in Singapore, has opened an office in Abu Dhabi.

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    New Braemar subsidiary targets project cargoes

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Project cargo pre-shipment surveys will be a core service provided by Braemar Marine, a new subsidiary launched by Braemar Shipping Services.

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    Date for your diaries: India Shipping Summit

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - The India Shipping Summit is to be held for the fifth time in Mumbai and is expected to provide topics and discussions relevant to anyone involved in OOG and heavy oceanfreight operations on opportunities within the Indian energy sector, marit

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    Martin Bencher opens for business in Dalian

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - The Martin Bencher Group has opened a new regional office in Dalian, in response to increased activity in North East China.

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    Cargoes keep rolling for ALS

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, ALS continues to see a diverse array of heavy and over-dimensional cargoes.

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    Bye, bye, BC: thanks to Dockwise

    2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Local Canadian media reports indicate that a Dockwise semi-submersible heavy lift ship will help draw a line under a political scandal in British Columbia.

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    Logwin carries tank on the Danube

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Logwin, the international logistics service provider, has transported a special 13 tonne tank by barge from Regensburg in Germany to Cernavoda in Romania for manufacturer Passavant Roediger GmbH.

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    Cargotec merges Hiab and Kalmar; renames business areas

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Following the recent merger of its Hiab and Kalmar business activities, Cargotec has formed two business areas: Marine, which comprises current MacGregor business area, and Industrial and Terminal, which comprises current Hiab and Kalmar busin

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    New equipment delivered to new Vietnam gateway

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has taken delivery of four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and two quay cranes, the first of three major deliveries expected from Shanghai-based crane manufacture Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, for

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    Dockwise on course to meet expectations

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Dockwise has announced a 35 percent increase in second quarter net profit compared to the same time one year ago, recording a net profit of USD17 million for the quarter ending June against USD13 million over the same period a year ago.

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    C.A.L. Cargo Airlines joins Cargo 2000

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    August 14 - C.A.L. Cargo Airlines is the latest airline to join Cargo 2000's quality management system.

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    WWPC adds Royal Cargo Combined Logistics as new member

    2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Royal Cargo Combined Logistics Inc, has been appointed as an exclusive member of the project forwarder network WWPC.

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    Northeast Passage opened by heavy lift shipping

    2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - While the famed North West passage across the top of North America is often discussed as a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, less well known is the potential 12,800 km Northeast Passage across the top of Russia.

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    Alpine shortcut for Admiral's Cup challenger

    2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - In a scene that mimicked the famous opening sequence of the 1960 classic Italian film, La Dolce Vita, where a plaster statue of Christ is suspended by cables from a helicopter as it flies past the ruins of an ancient Roman aqueduct, a giant ca

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    Gottwald's going Poti

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    August 7 - The Black Sea port of Poti in Georgia has ordered two HMK 260 E mobile harbour cranes from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald).

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    Results show times are tough

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - A raft of Q2 and H1 2009 results published in the last few days has demonstrated a very clear trend in the industry that has reflected the wider global picture: while all companies are down, US-based companies are more down than the rest.

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    WWPC names Romanian member

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL has been appointed as the exclusive member in Romania of the project forwarder network - Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC).

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    Freight conference falls victim to swine flu

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Organisers of a freight conference planned for Barcelona in October have cancelled the event over fears that the worsening swine flu pandemic has created international travel restrictions and travel warnings. It will be rescheduled for a date i

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    Unlucky 13 for falling airfreight demand

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Maindeck and bellyhold project airfreight suffered a double-digit fall year-on-year in June as the global economic crisis continues to hurt high and heavy project activity.

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    Beluga carries world's largest buoy

    2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - It took the combined skills of shipping line, client and manufacturer to move a buoy some 27 metres high and weighing more than 1100 tons from Indonesia to an offshore location in the Gulf of Mexico.