All Australasia articles – Page 51

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    Heavy cargoes mark rebirth of BHP wharf in Newcastle harbour

    2010-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The arrival of a vessel with a heavy delivery for the Bayswater power station marked the completion of the multi-million dollar refurbishment of a berth at the former BHP steelworks site in Newcastle harbour, Australia.

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    Global boat transportation alliance aims to make waves

    2010-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - PSP, a Southampton, UK-based freight forwarder with experience of moving boats and cruisers, is heading up a new global boat transportation alliance. The aim of the alliance is to give customers "an ever-improving, seamless global service, as

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    Tuscor Lloyds moves huge underwater substructures

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Tuscor Lloyds was called upon by aspecialist manufacturing company that needed to move some large and cumbersome cargo for the offshore industry from the east coast of Scotland to Melbourne, Australia.

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    DB Schenker wins

    2010-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - DB Schenker is the latest logistics company to win benefitial business from Australia's massive Gorgon project, the major gas production development.

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    Breakbulk Asia keynote address speakers revealed

    2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 5 - Mark Marian Siegert, managing director Asia-Pacific at Agility Project Logistics, and Thomas Kim, executive director, Regional Transportation Research at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, will be the keynote speakers on January 26th and 27th, respecti

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    Launch of BDP Oil and Gas Logistics for petroleum industry

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - BDP Project Logistics has established a new subsidiary - BDP Oil and Gas Logistics Pte Ltd.

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    Beluga forms joint venture agency with Peter W Lampke

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Beluga Chartering GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bremen-based project cargo and heavy lift shipping company, Beluga Shipping, has formed a new agency joint venture with independent liner agent, Peter W Lampke.

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    SDV extands its network to Australia

    2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - SDV, a brand of Bollor

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    Far East peak season soars for Air Charter

    2009-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Air Charter Service's Hong Kong office has flourished in a peak season that, to many, has come as a pleasant surprise. Freight volumes moving on charters have dramatically increased since early October.

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    Clipper Projects opens in Dalian

    2009-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - Clipper Projects has recently opened an office in Dalian, China.

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    Busy quarter for Chapman Freeborn to finish year

    2009-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - During the last quarter of 2009, Chapman Freeborn's worldwide offices have been involved in a series of headline activities, including humanitarian activity, a business expansion into Africa and a series of high profile heavy lift movements.

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    Breakbulk Asia sets out to charting the recovery

    2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - The 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Conference & Exhibition, a large and important gathering for companies involved in the shipping of heavy lift, project cargo and traditional breakbulk will convene under the banner 'Charting the Recovery'.

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    Breakbulk regional focus highlights 3PL opportunities

    2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - A regional market focus on Australia during the Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition from 26-27 January in Singapore next year will highlight the tremendous freight forwarding opportunities fuelled by AUD112.5 billion (USD10

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    Leighton, Saipem win Gorgon deal

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Leighton Contractors, in consortium with Saipem, have been selected as the preferred proponent to develop the Chevron Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures project.

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    Toll completes hat-trick of 2009 acquisitions

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Australian-based Toll Group has acquired Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), one of the leading privately-owned international freight forwarding companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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    Strategic alliance for PB Sea-Tow and Bok Seng Group

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The Singapore-based Bok Seng Group and Auckland-based PB Sea-Tow have created a strategic alliance to offer one-stop project and heavy lift cargo transportation solutions in South East Asia.

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    UTC Overseas opens for business in Australia

    2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Secaucus-based, UTC Overseas Inc has established a new office in Tullamarine (Melbourne), Australia, headed by newly appointed country manager, Hagen W. Pusch.

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    Cory Logistics gets arty

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Anish Kapoor's new sculpture, "Tall Tree and the Eye" is to be newly displayed in the courtyard of London's Royal Academy of Arts thanks to some carefully planned transport by Cory Logistics.

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    CEVA and Schenker win energy business

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - CEVA Logistics has won a new contract with Baker Hughes, a global oilfield service company, covering the management of all inbound and outbound freight logistics within Australasia.

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    Ovens strengthens Toll's EME team

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Toll Global Forwarding, the forwarding and logistics arm of major Australian company Toll Holdings, has further strengthened its Europe and Middle East senior management team with the appointment of Volkwart Ovens to the newly-created post