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    Cargolux adds ninth B747-8F

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Cargolux Airlines International has taken delivery of its ninth B747-8 freighter, bringing its combined fleet of B747 freighter aircraft to 19 units.

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    The Friday Flyer - September 27th 2013

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

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    USD150 million for Florida's ports

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Governor Rick Scott of the Florida, USA cabinet has approved USD150 million in bond proceeds that will be used to finance port development projects in the state, as part of the Seaport Investment Program.

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    Pipe lay tower move for Jumbo

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Jumbo Shipping has completed the transportation of the first of two 1,600-tonne flexible pipe lay towers to Okpo, South Korea for French company Imeca.

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    Viera named Peters & May US general manager

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Southampton, UK based boat transportation specialist Peters & May has named Noel Viera as general manager of its United States operations.

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    GAC opens its doors

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - GAC USA is hosting an open house today to give its customers and all oil and gas companies the chance to view its new warehouse in the Central Green District of Houston, Texas.

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    Corpus Christi Port goes social

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - In an attempt to elevate its outreach the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has entered the world of social media at full speed, and can now be followed on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

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    ICAO forecasts supply chain future

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) kicked-off its 38th Assembly earlier this week with a press conference outlining the future of the air cargo supply chain.

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    ALE secures expansion credit

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Staffordshire, UK based Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) has secured funding from a lending club of four banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB), to support its ongoing international expansion plan

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    ACP completes glass-bottom shipment

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Brisbane headquartered project forwarder Australian Customs Professionals (ACP) completed the shipment of a glass-bottom boat and an aluminium pontoon to Fiji.

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    PCN duo reels-in South Korea

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) member V. Alexander International Logistics - representing Germany, Mongolia and Russia - along with Finnish representative Oy Hacklin Logistics, shipped special cable reels into Hamburg for on forwarding to Sout

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    New Caucasian site for Gebr

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - After eight months of construction Gebr

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    Afriguide opens new head office

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - South African project forwarder Afriguide Logistics has completed the construction of its new head office in Durban.

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    Jumbo launches K3000 class vessel

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Netherlands headquartered Jumbo has launched its first new K3000 class vessel - named Jumbo Kinetic - at the Brodosplit shipyard, located in Split, Croatia.

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    K25 demonstrated in US market

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Heavy-duty equipment manufacturers Scheuerle and Kamag - members of the TII Group - used the Precision Enterprises Inc., facilities in Florida to demonstrate the K25 PowerBooster modular trailer.

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    Port of Newport acquires LHM 180

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Wales's Port of Newport, owned and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP), has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LHM 180 mobile harbour crane.

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    Website makeover for PCN

    2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - In conjunction with the signing up of its 200th member, Project Cargo Network (PCN) has re-launched its website.

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    Freight Expert joins PPL

    2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Freight Expert, Inc. from Japan has become the latest company to join the Pacific Power Logistics Network (PPL).

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    Depth shipping index shows improvement

    2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Australia headquartered Depth Logistics - a 4PL specialising in the transportation of project and heavy cargoes worldwide - has released its shipping index for August 2013, identifying a significant increase in heavy machinery import number

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    Wagenborg new crane makes debut

    2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - During July 2013, HLPFI reported that Wagenborg Nedlift added a new 750-tonne capacity Liebherr LR1750 crawler crane to its fleet. That addition recently completed its first heavy lift job in on behalf of German multinational ThyssenKrupp i