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    Larger ships on the horizon

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - 22,000 teu containerships will start being built in a few years and 24,000 teu vessels won't be far behind, says Ocean Shipping Consultants managing director Andrew Penfold, speaking at the recent TOC Container Supply Chain Conference.

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    GPLN to host Singapore training course

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) will host its Heavy Transport and Lifting Course on October 29, 2013 in Singapore.

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    Duqm prepares for project cargoes

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - The Port of Duqm, Oman will enhance its project cargo handling capabilities to serve the country's rapidly expanding oil and gas industry, according to the port's commercial director Reggy Vermeulen.

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    Albert acquires Liebherr muscle

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Baunatal, Germany based heavy transport and crane contractor Albert Regel GmbH has taken delivery of the first-ever Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane to leave the assembly line.

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    ABS achieves milestone

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has announced that its registered fleet has surpassed 200 million gross tonnes. Approximately 12,00 vessels representing 105 flag states are now registered with ABS.

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    Silk Way orders two 747-8 freighters

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Azerbaijan-based Silk Way Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-8 freighters valued at USD704 million, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Faymonville opens Polish MAX facility

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - On June 21, 2013 MAX Trailer, a subsidiary of Luxembourg based equipment manufacturer Faymonville, officially inaugurated its final assembly line in Goleniow, Poland.

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    Drilling rigs moved stateside

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - USA based WCA Projects network member Global Shipping Services recently transported three mobile drill rigs from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Port Hueneme, California, USA.

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    Van der Vlist completes preservation project

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Dutch heavy transport specialist Van der Vlist recently undertook a preservation project at its Moerdijk terminal.

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    Chipolbrok names Ilya in Turkey

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Chinese-Polish joint stock shipping company Chipolbrok has appointed Ilya Shipping Ltd as its booking agent in Turkey.

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    CNCo buys PPL

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The China Navigation CO (CNCo), the deep-sea shipping arm of the Swire Group, has taken 100 percent ownership in Polynesia Line Ltd (PLL).

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    Rickmers moves boilers to Saudi Arabia

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Four steam boilers, each weighing 200 tonnes, have been shipped from Bilbao Port in Spain to Saudi Arabia, onboard the Rickmers-Linie vessel Rickmers Jap

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    Discovery adds Grasty to BoD

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Canadian airline Discovery Air has appointed Michael Grasty to its board of directors.

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    ABS appoints Watson president and coo Americas

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has said that James A. Watson, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join ABS as president and coo of the Americas division, effective Se

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    Tricky silo movement

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Van der Vlist group member ZTT carried out a complicated operation where it delivered a 28,000 kg dairy silo from Germany to Bedum, the Netherlands. The silo was shipped on Janina to Delfzijl, Groningen, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    DB Schenker opens Laos division

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Germany headquartered logistics giant DB Schenker has established a new entity in Laos, trading under the name Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd, to better serve its customers across the region.

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    Cuxhaven sees final piece for offshore park

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - The German port of Cuxhaven has handled the last of 80 monopile foundations and transition pieces built by AMBAU GmbH, destined for the Windpark Meerwind S

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    First steel cut on Messina newbuild

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Italian shipping group Ignazio Messina has started the second stage of its EUR500 million (USD642.8 million) newbuilding programme.

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    Dockwise wins new contracts

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Dockwise has revealed numerous new contracts, a total value of approximately USD175 million, for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation (T&I) services, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Erickson secures SOCAFRICA contract

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has been awarded option period extensions with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), writes Louisa Beckett.