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    Dockwise accepts Boskalis takeover bid

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - The board of directors of Breda based shipping line Dockwise has unanimously welcomed the proposed combination with marine services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster.?

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    Safmarine MPV names Norton Lilly

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Safmarine MPV, the specialist project cargo and breakbulk cargo operator to West Africa, has appointed Norton Lilly International as its full liner agent in the United States.

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    Navitrans joins Project Partners

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Turkey based Navitrans Shipping Agency has joined the Project Partners network of forwarding agents.

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    Saudia Cargo wins hearts with flowers

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - It might not be the usual type of urgent project assignment that Saudia Cargo is used to - but the repercussions if this urgent freight does not get into the eager hands of the customer on time could be severe.

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    MOL helps fund battle against piracy

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to collaborate with Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena NYK and 'K' Line in support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support job creation and skill development projects in Somalia.

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    ASCO gets 5-year Norwegian contract

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - The ASCO Group has won a five-year contract for supply base and logistics services in support of Lundin's drilling and operational activities in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including the Brynhild and Edvard Grieg fields, as well as expl

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    Viennesse waltz for Seaports of Niedersachsen

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Once again, Seaports of Niedersachsen used the European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) conference, held last week in Vienna, to present the capabilities of its ports to deliver logistics solutions for the wind energy sector.

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    Greencarrier puts wind in its sales with G

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The Swedish East India Company and the Swedish transportation company Greencarrier have signed an agreement for the later to use the former's 18th-century East Indiaman sailing ship, G

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    Transload enhances Project Partners membership

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Argentina's Transload International is enhancing its existing membership of Project Partners by enrolling its branches in Brazil and Venezuela into the specialist network for project freight forwarders.

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    Ship and container reliability improve

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - According to Drewry's quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published, ship-level and container-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012

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    Conqueror: the latest network to join ELITE

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Conqueror Freight Network has joined the Elite Association of Logistic Networks (ELITE) after passing the qualifying criteria for membership.

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    CEE duo handles Chinese tram shipment

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The railway transportation specialist Multitrade Spain is working with Intermax Logistics Solutions in China, to handle a prototype tram being moved from the Spanish port of Tarragona to Chengdu via Shanghai, under a contract signed between

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    Atlas Air Worldwide does deal with Chapman Freeborn

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Atlas Air Inc has entered into a contract with Chapman Freeborn Airchartering to provide Boeing 747-400 Freighter service.

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    Cargolux adopts new business plan

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The board of directors of freighter operator Cargolux has formulated a new business plan for the period from 2013 to 2017.

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    Boskalis - Dockwise acquisition

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Boskalis has announced a mandatory public offer for the outstanding ordinary shares of Dockwise at a price of EUR18.50 per share effective today February 11, 2013.

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    IAG ships Pagani supercar

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - IAG Cargo - the result of the merger between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo - has successfully shipped a Pagani Huayra supercar from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.

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    GAC named Oman Sail's logistics partner

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Dubai headquartered GAC Logistics has been named the official logistics partner by Oman Sail for the EFG Bank Sailing Arabia The Tour - a boat race that sets sail of on February 10.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.

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    Fairmount couple tow rig to Brazil

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The super tugs Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Expedition operated by Netherlands headquartered Fairmount Marine, have towed the drilling rig Noble Max Smith from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

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    Port of Albany serves O&G clients

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The port of Albany has been tasked with shipping modular housing to an Exxon/Mobile offshore drilling project in Newfoundland.