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    2014: a 'challenging year' for Nurminen

    2015-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - "On the whole, 2014 was a challenging year for the company owing to the unexpected crisis in Ukraine and the exceptional decrease in the price of oil," said Nurminen Logistics president and ceo Olli Pohjanvirta.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 13th 2015

    2015-03-13T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Profits down at Port of Rotterdam

    2015-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - While revenue at the Port of Rotterdam Authority grew by 3.1 percent year-on-year in 2014 due to increased economic activity at the port, profits fell by 49 percent owing to higher interest charges and depreciation.

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    K+N sees continuous improvements

    2015-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Kuehne + Nagel posted a net turnover of CHF17.5 billion (USD17.93 billion), a 1.9 percent increase compared with 2013, while its gross profit rose by 0.5 percent to CHF6.28 billion (USD6.43 billion).

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    US Cargo Airship Caucus launched

    2015-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - A Cargo Airship Caucus has been created in the US House of Representatives to encourage the development of these potentially revolutionary aircraft for military and civilian use.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 6th 2015

    2015-03-06T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Martin delivers to Teichmann

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Teichmann Plant Hire has taken delivery of a custom-made RGN 55 removable gooseneck lowbed trailer with an HD 50 single-axle dolly from Martin Trailer Company.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 27th 2015

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Nordana Sky makes a splash

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The first in a series of six multipurpose ecobox-design vessels - Nordana Sky - has been launched by the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany.

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    South Carolina adds BBC link

    2015-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - The South Carolina Ports Authority reported a seven percent year-on-year increase in non-containerised cargoes transiting its gateways in January 2015, just as it confirmed a new BBC Chartering service connecting Charleston and Asia.

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    Volumes up at north German ports

    2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Germany's Seaports of Niedersachsen has reported that at the multiple locations and business units of the nine ports within its organisation, total volumes handled grew one percent in 2014 to 46.4 million tonnes.

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    Bureau Veritas wins LNG class contracts

    2015-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - International classification society Bureau Veritas has been chosen by Seaspan Ferries to class two hybrid LNG/diesel/battery powered ro-ro cargo ferries.

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    NWSC sees volume slip

    2015-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - North-Western Shipping Company's (NWSC) cargo volumes fell by 13 percent year-on-year in 2014 to 5.6 million tonnes.

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    School of thought for Davies Turner

    2015-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - UK-based freight forwarder Davies Turner & Co has coordinated the delivery of an entire primary school from the UK to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

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    Obama's budget to benefit Manatee

    2015-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 6 - Port Manatee and its stakeholders look to benefit from full federal funding of a feasibility study related to the deepening of its channel and harbour area in President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget.

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    US ports will suffer under new budget, warns AAPA

    2015-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 6 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment over President Barack Obama's 2016 fiscal budget, and warns of the potential ramifications these measures will have on US federal ports - particularly concerning

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    The Friday Flyer - February 6th 2015

    2015-02-06T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    The sky's the limit for Maximus Air

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Maximus Air posted a profit increase of 20 percent year-on-year in 2014, which company chairman Homaid Al Shemmari described as an "exceptional year" for the oversized cargo specialists.

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    Ethiopian Airlines renews with Li

    2015-01-30T00:00:00Z

    January 30 - Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to extend its partnership with Li

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    Zeeland returns to growth

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Zeeland Seaports reported that cargo throughput at its Dutch gateways increased by 6.3 percent year-on-year to more than 35 million tonnes during 2014.