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    Wilhelmsen and Wallenius sign reshuffle agreement

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding and Wallenius Lines have signed an agreement leading to a new ownership structure for their jointly owned investments in Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Eukor Car Carriers and American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier.

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    SOL opens new ro-ro route

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Swedish Orient Line (SOL) is beginning a new ro-ro service between Ventpils (Latvia), Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Tilbury (UK) from the end of January 2017.

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    Winch gets a lift with RRS

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has transhipped a 40-tonne winch for vehicle manufacturer Saab Seaeye using a 60-tonne capacity hydraulic gantry system.

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    Gothenburg terminal gets operator

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Sandahlsbolagen Sweden has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port, with effect from December 2017.

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    Fuchs leaves Goldhofer

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Stefan Fuchs is no longer ceo of German trailer manufacturer Goldhofer and has left the company.

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    Brunel adds Chinese rail link

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Brunel Project Cargo says that it can now offer a rail service for containers between Yiwu, China to London, UK.

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    Aberdeen inks expansion contract

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Aberdeen Harbour Board has signed a contract with Dragados UK for the construction of additional facilities at Nigg Bay to the south of the existing harbour in Scotland.

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    M&M Bank opens doors

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Maritime & Merchant Bank (M&M) - a Norwegian headquartered specialist bank for the shipping and offshore sector - has officially opened for business.

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    Qatar strengthens American links

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - With effect from February 2017, Qatar Airways Cargo will commence freighter services to and from the South American destinations of Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Quito, as well as Miami in the USA.

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    Tampa Bay agrees new berth

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The board of commissioners of Port Tampa Bay has agreed to award a construction contract to GLF Construction Company to build a second new cargo berth at Port Redwing (Berth 302).

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    Aertssen redelivers Mexico Bridges

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Aertssen has repositioned the two Mexico Bridges in the Het Eilandje district of Antwerp.

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    Shipping confidence hits 15-month high

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Shipping confidence improved for the third successive quarter in the three months ending November 16, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Steely move for Blue Water

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Blue Water Shipping's terminal crew transported two steel structures weighing 99 tonnes and 65.5 tonnes respectively at the Port of Esbjerg.

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    Big barges sail with Hude

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Denmark based E.W.v.d. Hude & Son has worked together with Peters & May in the UK to arrange the transport of nine barges - weighing a total of 3,080 tonnes - from Nantong, China to Rotterdam on board Saga Welco's vessel Optimana.

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    Another day, another network

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Just when you thought that there might not be room for another project forwarder network, a further one is launched.

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    AME in boiler skid

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Lifting and rigging specialist AME has used a 300-ton (272-tonne) capacity Hydra-Slide heavy track skidding system to position two 160,000 lb (72-tonne) boilers inside a packaging manufacturing facility in North Carolina, USA.

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    ACS names French head

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) French office has named François-Xavier Camus as managing director to oversee all three of the company's divisions.

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    Geodis wraps up contract duo

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Geodis has completed a contract with Petrofac for the transportation of oil production modules, weighing up to 4,500 tonnes each, from several origins in Asia to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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    Hutchison in at Chornomorsk

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Hutchison Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ukraine for the development of Chornomorsk Port on the Black Sea.

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    Manatee ups project cargo capacity

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Port Manatee has officially opened its newly expanded south gate complex, which features widened entry and exit lanes to facilitate the movement of oversize project cargoes.