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    Australia sees significant fall in April machinery import volumes

    2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in Australia in April decreased significantly by 12 percent to 2,351 units.

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    Anchor chains away for Tuscor Lloyds

    2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - UK shipping agent and forwarder Tuscor Lloyds has recently completed the movement of a large and heavy consignment of anchor chain from China to the UK North Sea, under the highly pressured requirements of a particular customer.

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    Fhoss seeks nominations for charity support

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Supporters of charities connected with the freight industry are being invited to nominate their organisation to be considered for backing from an international company.

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    Panama Canal toll rises are unacceptable, say shipowners

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are 'rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies' given the fragile state of economic recovery, say shipowners.

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    Skelton Sherborne opens for business in New Zealand

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Skelton Sherborne's Philippa Stokes has opened up the company's New Zealand operations based in Auckland.

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    GROUP7 'moooooves' dairy plant

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Working with Mayan Group, its partner in Israel, GROUP7 used open top containers, flat racks, rolltrailers, 20-foot, 40-foot and high cube containers to transport various large and unwieldy processing plant components from Germany to Israel.

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    New deadline revealed for 100 percent screening of US-bound cargo

    2012-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The US TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has now set a new deadline for the 100 percent screening requirement of US-bound air cargo.

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    DB Schenker cultivates key players of the future

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - DB Schenker is inviting applications for the DB Schenker award, a prize given out annually since 1978 to foster young scientific talent. It recognises scientific work in the fields of logistics, traffic and transportation.

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    Broekman and Rotterdam invest in project cargoes

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - At this week's Breakbulk Europe event, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Broekman Group announced their intention to renovate and redesign the eastern section of the RDM site in the Waalhaven.

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    Projects FPS helps build a brewery

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Projects FPS - the project forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka - has cleared and delivered a 9,000 cu m shipment of outsize brewery equipment from Colombo Port to the site of a new brewery at Meegoda, Sri Lan

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    DB Schenker Logistics breaks ground on Euro Logistics Centre

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - DB Schenker Logistics is set to invest approximately EUR27 million (USD35.7 million) to build a logistics centre on the Ilsfeld Untere Bustadt industrial park in Germany.

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    Cargolux takes fourth Boeing 747-8 freighter

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Cargolux has taken delivery of another Boeing 747-8 Freighter, and the fourth aircraft out of a total order of 13 has entered into service.

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    Logwin celebrates 40 years in Asia

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Celebrating 40 years in Asia, Logwin says it has experienced strong growth and today is operational in almost 60 locations in eleven Asian countries.

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    CaroTrans adds specialised OOG team

    2012-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - CaroTrans, well known as a global NVOCC (non vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has created a specialised breakbulk, out-of-gauge (OOG) and ro-ro team that is positioned to serve local forwarders in all 14 of CaroTra

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    LiftRig handles power cables

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - Portland in the UK is an Olympic site this year, and also the location of LiftRig Consulting's latest subsea power cable handling and storage project.

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    Boost delivered to Congo's mining power generation

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - A Volga-Dnepr Airlines' AN-124-100 freighter chartered by Chapman Freeborn has carried a 22-ton (22.35-tonne) multi-stage press coil to the Congo to help progress the modernisation of the country's power generation.

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    BigLift transports five mobile cranes to Nigeria

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - BigLift Shipping has used its heavy lift ship, Happy Dragon, to transport five mobile cranes for leading crane manufacturers Liebherr and Gottwald from Germany and Belgium to Nigeria.

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    Safmarine welcomes new WAFMAX vessel

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Safmarine Chachai, a new 4,500 teu, Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containership, was delivered to Safmarine yesterday.

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    Scholpp moves two production lines

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Scholpp Montage from Germany has relocated and installed two production lines to China.

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    Fairstar describes Dockwise tactics as "hostile and nasty"

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Fairstar Heavy Transportation, which opposes a takeover by Dutch rival Dockwise, has revealed a new credit line worth USD247 million.