All Australasia articles – Page 22

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    Townsville inks Indonesian tie-up

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - Australia's Port of Townsville has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) to strengthen trade and development opportunities between the respective countries.

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    Kennards Hire and Modulift partner

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - A new partnership with Modulift aims to expand the equipment range and value offering of all Kennards Hire Lift & Shift branches across Australia and New Zealand.

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    CP Ships' Ray Miles dies

    2015-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Raymond R Miles, who during his 43-year international transport career helped steer the course of container shipping as it evolved through its second generation, died on Friday November 6, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 71.

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    Höegh extends SCH deal

    2015-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH) has signed a new contract with ro-ro shipping line Höegh Autoliners to continue servicing its vessel calls at the UK gateway for a three-year period.

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    Van der Vlist reaches out

    2015-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - In Australia, Van der Vlist arranged the transport of 22 reach stackers that had been shipped in to Fremantle, Adelaide and Melbourne from Holland and Belgium.

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    Surfacing work starts at Townsville

    2015-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - In Australia, surfacing work to lay bitumen has commenced at the Port of Townsville's (POTL) new 30,000 sq m cargo laydown area.

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    Panalpina names Energy Services head

    2015-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Effective January 1, 2016, Michel Dubois will become global head of Energy Solutions at Panalpina, replacing Hans Toggweiler.

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    ALE opens in China

    2015-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - ALE has opened its first branch in Tianjin, China, as part of a general expansion of its footprint throughout Asia.

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    ALE inks Santos contract

    2015-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - ALE has been awarded a heavy haulage contract by Santos Queensland Upstream Developments for the Santos GLNG project in Australia.

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    Soon up at GAC

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - GAC has strengthened its focus on the Asia Pacific energy sector with the appointment of Lailah Soon as regional business development manager, oil and gas.

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    Darwin gets new operator

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - The Northern Territory government has signed an agreement to lease the Port of Darwin to Chinese-owned Landbridge Group for the next 99 years.

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    ALE ups Australian operations

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - ALE has formed a dedicated unit to serve the onshore oil and gas sector in Australia, by recruiting specialist personnel and investing in bespoke equipment.

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    Swire ups Tasmanian coverage

    2015-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - Swire Shipping will expand its multipurpose liner service coverage in Tasmania with an additional call at Hobart.

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    Cargolux JV targets heavy and OOG

    2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - Cargolux is targeting heavy and outsize cargo as a likely significant traffic for a planned new joint venture Chinese international all-cargo airline it is now close to setting up, writes HLPFI correspondent, Phil Hastings.

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    Cement job shows Rotterdam's capabilities

    2015-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Several of Rotterdam's well-known project logistics specialists have been involved in the latest heavy lift shipment through the port.

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    Jumbo gets ball rolling

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Fairpartner has transported a 600-tonne spherical tank from a fabrication yard in Sattahip, Thailand to the Ichthys project's onshore LNG facility in Darwin, Australia.

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    Trams travel to Ecuador

    2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - SDV Industrial Projects and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) have worked together to transport 14 Alstom trams from France to Ecuador, for use in the Cuenca UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    ICSA meeting promotes crane safety

    2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Earlier this month, 20 organisations from seven countries participated in the International Crane Stakeholders Assembly's (ICSA) annual meeting in Burswood, Western Australia.

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    UTi lends hand to Sedgman

    2015-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - UTi Worldwide is joining forces with Sedgman to transport a mineral processing plant from China to the USA.

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    Big claims against Trans Global Projects Pty Ltd

    2015-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - Claims against the Australian company, Trans Global Projects Pty Ltd, when it was placed into voluntary administration on July 30 amounted to more than AUD24 million (USD16.9 million) according to a creditor list seen by HLPFI.