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    Kog turns 21 at AGM

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Managers from all of Kog Transport's 21 offices around the globe attended the project forwarder's recent global meeting in Switzerland.

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    Project cargo training returns to Houston and Mumbai in 2012

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - The Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management professional development training returns to Houston, Texas, and Mumbai, India, this year.

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    Weiss R

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - German logistics firm Weiss R

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    Donjon Marine names new UK MD

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Donjon Marine, the multi-faceted marine services provider, has named John Noble (pictured below) as managing director - Donjon UK.

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    Wagenborg Nedlift wins ESTA award

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - ESTA (the European Association of Heavy Transport and Lifting companies), has named Wagenborg Nedlift as the winner of its 'Lifting jobs up to 120 tons' award.

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    Samskip acquires two containerships

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Samskip, which offers services for breakbulk and project cargo on deck or on flat racks, within Europe as well as in Russia and Central Asia, has acquired two containerships, Arnarfell and Helgafell, both of which have been employed by the company

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    Dockwise ups ownership in Fairstar to 28 percent

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Further to our report from April 27, according to reports online, Dockwise Ltd - through its subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin - last week completed the acquisition of 19 percent of the shares in Fairstar Heavy Transport nv and has now waived the s

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    Picturesque move for Spedition K

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - As the pictures below demonstrate, the recent movement of a motor ship by Spedition K

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    Hartmann Project Lines sets sail

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany has now launched its new Hartmann Project Lines service, as initially reported on the HLPFI website on March 16.

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    Hamburg off to Breakbulk Europe in Antwerp

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Port of Hamburg, with its eight multi-purpose terminals and a total of 30 berths, is to be showcased at the Breakbulk Europe event, which takes place in Antwerp from May 22 to 24, by the Port of Hamburg Marketing and numerous member compani

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    Growing outsize airfreight activity at Dubai

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - dnata, the world's fourth largest combined air services provider offering ground handling and cargo services across five continents, is reporting growing out-of-gauge and oversize airfreight at Dubai International Airport (DIA).

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    15-up for Ruslan

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines - has completed a programme of 15 flights using an An-124 freighter aircraft, for the

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    First Kuwaiti member for PCN

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added DMC Global Logistics to its network, as its first representative in Kuwait.

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    Copenhagen in inaugural Bilbao call

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The first of a new series of tweendecker vessels from MLB-Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung has made its inaugural call at Bilbao, Spain with ships agency operations being undertaken by Bilbao-based, MLB Spain.

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    Rickmers-Linie to return to Yangon after sanctions lifted

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The ending of trade sanctions on Myanmar is allowing Rickmers-Linie to once again offer calls at the country.

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    Fairstar postpones AGM as acrimony over Dockwise bid grows

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The developing business storm between Fairstar Heavy Transport and Dockwise has continued with the suspension of Fairstar's AGM amid accusations that Dockwise's moves do not conform with rules governing takeovers of publicly listed companies in

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    TTS International assists in Abu Dhabi bridge removal

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - As part of the KIZAD (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi) Infrastructure Development, two pipe-crossing bridges had to be removed in order to allow access roads to be widened from two lanes to four lanes in anticipation of heavier road traffic i

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    Marshall aid for BDP International in Aberdeen

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - BDP International, a Philadelphia-based global logistics and transportation management firm, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK market with the appointment of David Marshall, who has joined the firm as Aberdeen branch manager

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    Strategic progress in Q1 for Dockwise

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - A Chinese-built 50,000 dwt semi-submersible self-propelled Type 2 heavy life vessel, 'Hai Yang Hi You 278', has been contracted to Tianjin, China-based Offshore Oil Engineering Co, Ltd. (COOEC) by ship management company Dockwise for a five-yea

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    Polar shipping guide launched by The Nautical Institute

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Nautical Institute has launched Polar Ship Operation, a reference guide aimed at seafarers, shipowners and others who are planning to operate in that extreme environment.