All Forecasts articles – Page 44

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    Demag Cranes delivers five to Dutch ports

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Demag Cranes is further expanding its business in the Netherlands with the delivery of five Generation 5 Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes to three major terminal operators, in the Netherlands.

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    A hamburger with triple BBC Chartering vessels

    2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - It was a case of once, twice, three times a vessel as a trio of leading German heavy lift operator BBC Chartering's vessels were in the port of Hamburg simultaneously.

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    BBC Chartering welcomes trio of newbuildings

    2011-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 - BBC Chartering has taken delivery of its new heavy lift vessel BBC Amber, built at Jiangzhou Shipyard, China.

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    UN Security Council voices concern over maritime piracy in West Africa

    2011-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 -The UN Security Council has voiced concern over increasing maritime piracy, armed robbery and reports of hostage-taking in the Gulf of Guinea, saying the crimes were having an adverse impact on security, trade and other economic activities in

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    Boeing 747-8 Freighter first delivery set for September 19

    2011-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 - Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on September 19 at Paine Field in Everett, US and Cargolux will fly the aircraft away that morning and put it into revenue service.

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    UK region awarded Enterprise Zone status

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - In the UK, the Humber region on the east coast has been awarded 'enterprise zone' status creating significant financial incentives for new renewable energy businesses.

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines launch thrice-weekly service

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest scheduled all-cargo carrier, has launched a three-times a week Boeing 747-400 freighter service to Zhengzhou as it positions itself to support China's 12th five-year development plan.

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    Dockwise sees strongest ever quarter for contract wins

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Breda, Netherlands-based heavy marine transport provider Dockwise has had its strongest ever quarter for contract wins, while at the same time seeing a new backlog record in the three month and half year periods ended June 30, 2011 says the co

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    Strategic Asian-Pacific infrastructure projects listed

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - The inaugural preliminary list of the top 100 strategic infrastructure projects in Asia-Pacific has been published by The Southeast Asia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum.

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    Propellor Club lands in Bilbao

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - A new branch of the Propeller Club has been created in Bilbao, Spain, with seven founding members.

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    Keynote speaker announced for Breakbulk Americas conference

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Erik R. Peterson, director of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council and senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will deliver the closing keynote address at the 22nd annual Breakbulk Americas Transportation

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    Korea Express obtains AEO accreditation

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Integrated logistics company, Korea Express, which is eagerly anticipating the delivery of two 15,000 dwt self-propelled vessels from the Weihai Dockyard, Weihai, Shandong, China, to reinforce its marine transportation capabilities for heavy l

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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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    BaltShip is AEO-F certified

    2011-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - BaltShip is now certified as an Authorised Economic Operator (Customs Simplification" + "Safety and Security).

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    Macro trends scupper TBS results

    2011-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - Shipping line TBS International has faced uncertain business conditions in 2011 created by three major macroeconomic factors which negatively affected TBS' financial results for Q2 and H1 2011, reveals Joseph E. Royce, chairman, chief executive

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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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    Search for investors for Offshore Terminal

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - The search for investors for a new Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) has entered the next phase.

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    Heavy lift aircraft join forces to deliver Sukhoi flight simulator

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - A flight simulator for training Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight crews has been delivered onboard AN-124 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters from Ch

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    Amarcon supplies software package to two German lines

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Dutch-based freight industry software house Amarcon has supplied software to two German shipping lines, which has led managers to consider that the German heavy lift sector is strengthening.

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    W3G Marine and IHC Merwede work on new offshore vessel

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM's patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS)