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Freight's big-hearted response to Turkish earthquake
November 1 - The freight industry has worn its heart on its sleeve in its response to the humanitarian tragedy created by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the Van province in eastern Turkey and killed around 500 people.
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Tiaca warns of high cost of night flight bans
November 1 - The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has warned that night-time flight bans at major airports will come at a high economic and environmental price.
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Van Uden Maritime resumes ro-ro service for Libya
October 31 - Starting next month, Van Uden Ro-Ro will re-commence regular sailings from Northern Europe to the Libyan ports of Benghazi and Misurata.
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Spain's largest port operator rebrands terminals
October 31 - Noatum, one of Spain's leading maritime terminal and port operations and services companies, has strengthened its corporate identity by rebranding many of the group's terminals and by integrating them under the global Noatum brand.
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Fairstar wins Oando Energy Services contract
October 31 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a contract by Oando Energy Services, a leading indigenous, energy and energy services company in Nigeria to transport the drilling rig Respect from Lagos, Nigeria to Galveston, USA.
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Chapman Freeborn expands global network into Australia
October 31 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is opening a new office in Melbourne, Australia, following the acquisition of Alltrans International - a logistics company with over 12 years experience in the Australian freight market.
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Air Charter Service reports strong growth in half year results
October 31 - Air Charter Service has reported strong growth in its latest results covering the first half of its 2011-2012 annual results (February 1 - July 31 2011).
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Bay Crane adds to fleet
October 31 - In the USA, Bay Crane has made some significant additions to its fleet, improving and expanding the existing equipment.
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Hovertrans says 50 tonne payload heavy lift hovercraft ready for charter
October 31 - Hovertrans Solutions Pte Ltd (Hovertrans Solutions) has completed the construction of a modular heavy lift hovercraft, the first of its kind to be built in Singapore.
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5K Logistics handles passenger rail car contract
October 31 - 5K Logistics of Philadelphia, USA has handled the transport of 62 specialised passenger rail cars from Spain to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics names new regional director for Oceania
October 28 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has appointed Robert Lord as regional director for Oceania, succeeding Greg Martin.
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Drewry forecasts container overcapacity to last few years
October 28 - Drewry's latest quarterly Container Forecaster emphasises that this year should have been much better for the industry. First half global demand growth was still running at an annual rate of percent and yet ocean carriers are losing money due
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Latin American demand lifts Liebherr mobile harbour crane sales
October 28 - Bullish demand from the Americas has seen sales for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (MHC) double this year compared with 2010 asdemand for investment in cargo handling equipment remains unbroken, says the global manufacturer.
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Cory Logistics ships pilot boat to east Africa
October 28 - UK-based logistics company, Cory Logistics has shipped a pilot boat from Wales to Kenya for commercial boat builder Mustang Marine.
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Truconnect launched by Konecranes
October 27 - Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes has introduced a remote services product family named Truconnect.
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Kavanagh joins the SRT family
October 27 - In the USA, New Jersey-based Kavanagh Logistics has joined the Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) family.
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Ignazio Messina introduces first of four new vessels for Africa trades
October 27 - Italian ro-ro shipping line Ignazio Messina is set to introduce one of the largest ro-ro vessels in the world, the 3,100 teu or 6,350 linear metre ro-ro containership Jolly Diamante, on its African services.
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Lifetime achievement award for industry legend
October 27 - Popular shipping legend Jerry Nagel, chairman of the board at Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc, received a standing ovation as he was handed a lifetime achievement award in New Orleans, USA, earlier this week, writes Emma Murray in New Orleans.