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    Seroka joins LA

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Gene Seroka has been appointed as executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.

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    Liebherr strengthens German defence

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Crane manufacturer Liebherr has developed a rescue crane - the G-BKF - for the German Army.

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    Transport of the year for Collett

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Collett Transport has won the 2014 Transport Job of the Year award in the under 120 tonnes category at the ESTA Awards for Excellence.

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    Safety is first concern, says TT Club

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Insurance and risk management services provider for the transport and logistics industry, the TT Club, has called for port operators and cargo handlers to do more to minimise preventable accidents that result in injury, cargo and property damage

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    Clarksons extends Irish footprint

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Clarkson Port Services (CPS) - the port and agency division of shipping services group Clarksons - has acquired Belfast based port agent Michael F. Ewings Shipping Ltd (MFE).

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    Cargotec: changes at the top

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Cargo handling machinery manufacturer Cargotec Corporation has revealed changes to its executive board following the resignation of Eric Nielsen.

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    Bati opens in Iraq

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Bati Shipping and Trading SA has opened a new office in Zakho, Iraq to meet increasing volumes of transportation enquiries for cargoes coming into Turkish ports for final delivery to northern Iraq.

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    O&G opportunities for Air Partner

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - "Generally, the air freight market is continuing a slow recovery - the charter business mirrors this picture," stated Richard Smith, product director for freight at charter broker Air Partner, although the future looks bright for its activities

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    Ocean Patriot hitches lift

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Dockwise's semi-submersible vessel Dockwise Vanguard has loaded Diamond Offshore's semi-submersible rig Ocean Patriot in Singapore, destined for Firth of Forth in Scotland.

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    FSG whips up a Storm

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has handed over RollDock Storm to Dutch shipping company RollDock bv for immediate worldwide operation in the transport of specialised heavy cargo and project loads.

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    German owners form shipping pool

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - BHS Pool Weser-Ems is a new joint venture founded by shipping companies Briese and Harren & Partner to create a shipping pool for heavy lift vessels.

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    Nurminen warns of Finnish strike

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Nurminen Logistics has said that today's dockers strike in Finnish ports is having a detrimental effect on operations at the Kotka, Hamina and Vuosaari terminals.

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    New wheels for Van der Vlist

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Van der Vlist has added a new ten-axle semi-trailer to its fleet, which was put to use immediately collecting cable reels from Trieste in Italy for delivery to Zelzate in northern Belgium.

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    German first for ClassNK

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Classification society ClassNK has registered its first German-flagged vessel, as well as earned expanded authorisation from the German flag administration for the classification of German flagged vessels.

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    New service centres for UTi

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - UTi Worldwide has established ocean charter service centres in Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Singapore, with a global hub in Houston, to coordinate responses to clients in the energy, mining and construction industries.

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    Hamburg hails canal expansion

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - The Port of Hamburg has welcomed news that the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament has allocated EUR265 million for the widening of the eastern section of the Kiel Canal.

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    Blue skies for Blue Water

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Blue Water Shipping is still experiencing significant growth having opened ten new offices in 2013.

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    Grand tour for EMS

    2014-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - EMS Chartering's Fehn Capella has been on a grand tour of Europe loading and unloading project cargoes in Croatia, Italy, Algeria, Portugal, the Netherlands and Poland.

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    Henderson opens marine division

    2014-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - UK based Henderson Insurance Brokers has established a new marine division as the country's maritime and ports sector continues to grow.

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    Braemar enters Panama

    2014-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Marine surveying and technical consultancy Braemar SA has opened a new office in Panama, which will be manned by staff surveyor Elonys Lopez.