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    Jade Cargo in deal with UniTop

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Jade Cargo, which grounded its fleet in January, came closer to flying once more after its owners agreed to work with UnitTop Group, a Chinese transportation company, to restructure the troubled carrier.

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    Chinese market coming of age

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - US management consulting firm A.T. Kearney is "very optimistic" about the prospects for China's breakbulk market, saying important structural changes in the country's economy and a growing sophistication among Chinese shippers suggest opportunit

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    Multitrade Spain manages massive railcar project

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - Further to our report from February 2011, Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, continues to handle a huge 336-railcar consignment from Spain to Caracas, Venezuela, and has opened its own subsidiary, Multit

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    Port of Liverpool invests in ro-ro tractors

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - Peel Ports has invested in operational equipment at the Port of Liverpool in the shape of new Terberg RT 283 Tractor units that it says are renowned for their capability of carrying out heavy work under demanding conditions.

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    Offshore wind zone introduced at fifth Offshore Energy event

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - A dedicated Offshore Wind Zone is to be introduced at this year's Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference.

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    Four companies line up to ship stone

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - A new service has been launched by four companies, Stonetrans, Rickmers-Linie, Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies and DP World Breakbulk, to ship rough blocks of granite and sandstone from India to Antwerp.

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    Tuscor Lloyds gains carbon footprint certification

    2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

    February 29 - Tuscor Lloyds Spain's carbon footprint has been certified by AENOR in a pioneering project that anticipates that legislative requirements will obligate all the companies to measure the impact of their carbon footprint in the coming years.

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    Chinese Customs improving

    2012-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - By Colum Murphy at Breakbulk China in Shanghai

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    Modularisation boom predicted

    2012-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - By Colum Murphy at Breakbulk China in Shanghai

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    Nurminen Logistics 'sails' minesweeper overland

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - It's not often that you see a naval vessel travelling overland, so the haulage of a former minesweeper, weighing 206.5 tonnes, by Nurminen Logistics made for interesting and unusual viewing on the roads of Finland last month.

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    Liebherr on the double

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH has delivered a new LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane to crane hire specialist, Sommer Kranverleih GmbH, or Bremen, Germany.

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    Heavy cargo exports fall at Port of Hamburg

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - 2011 saw a welcome increase in seaborne cargo throughput at the port of Hamburg, totalling 132.2 million tons that represents an increase of 9.1 percent over 2010. Container throughput in 2011 totalled 9 million teu, or 1.12 million teu more

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    Drewry Maritime Research opens for business in Shanghai, China.

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Drewry, one of the leading independent advisory and analytical research organisation in the maritime sector, and a regular editorial contributor to HLPFI, has announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai.

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    VGG transports 54 wind turbines

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Vasco Gallega Group (VGG), the Spanish member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has arranged the transport of 54 complete windmills from Vigo, Spain to Ethiopia, through Djibouti.

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    Vanguard positions large satellite dish

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Heavy lifting and transportation specialist, Vanguard, was contracted to assist with the rigging of the single satellite dish 24 m off ground at the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), located 100 km southwest of Windhoek in the Khomas H

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    France Cargo International joins PCN

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in France with the addition of France Cargo International (FCI), which have been specialising in heavy lift and project cargo for over 20 years.

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    Holleman on the boil

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Holleman Bulgaria, a member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has completed the delivery of a large boiler measuring 16.16 m x 3.60 m x 3.84 m, with a weight of 83 tonnes, from Bucharest, Romania to Rousse, Bulgaria and rel

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    ASCO to build and operate Darwin marine supply base

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Oil and gas logistics company, ASCO, has been awarded the contract to build and operate a marine supply base in Darwin, Australia.