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    Bardonaro takes on new global sales role at Terex

    2011-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - Global crane manufacturer Terex has promoted Frank Bardonaro to the newly created position of vice president and managing director global sales, Terex Cranes.

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    Charleston breakbulk volumes surge on back of investment

    2011-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - With a USD23 million improvement project at its Columbus Street Terminal completed, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reports a surge in non-container cargo at the Port of Charleston.

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    Antwerp growth stalls as biomass power station agreement signed

    2011-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - During the first nine months of this year, the port of Antwerp handled a total of 142.07 million tonnes of freight, including project cargo and wheeled heavy lift movements, to enjoy an increase of 7.5 percent compared with the first nine mon

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    New Sheerleg crane in Szczecin/Poland

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The former Stockholm-based Sheerleg pontoon Lodbrok has changed its home to Szczecin.The self-propelled Lodbrok has a lifting capacity of 260 tonnes and can operate in sheltered waters as well as offshore.The availability of a floating crane of this capacity improves the market force for both the local shipyard industry ...

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    Westmark launches commercial version of Pirate Trap

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Following 18 months of testing and development, Westmark's anti-piracy product, P-Trap

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    Crowley streamlines companywide customs brokerage services

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Crowley Maritime Corp has streamlined the customs brokerage services offered by Crowley and its subsidiary Customized Brokers Inc, with both teams now operating from a joint office in Miami, USA under the direction of Customized Brokers' Nell

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    Port of Bilbao to present in London

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - A delegation of Port of Bilbao companies will give a presentation aimed at British shippers later this week in London.

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    Harwich International Port assists Energy Skills Centre

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Harwich International Port is joining forces with Colchester Institute, a large vocational training provider in the UK, to create 'The Energy Skills Centre at Harwich.'

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    Avient to launch freighter services from Johannesburg to West Africa

    2011-10-17T00:00:00Z

    This serves specifically the oil and gas as well as the mining industries through a dedicated scheduled airfreighter to move cargo into West Africa. Avient will operate an MD11 and a DC10 aircraft, which have a cargo capacity of 85 and 60 tons respectively. The flights will ...

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    Four more Liebherrs for Wille-Krane

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - As can be seen in the picture below, Wille-Krane managing director Karsten Schneider and his son Mario were welcome guests at the Liebherr-Werk Ehingen plant, collecting their new LTM 1095-5.1 mobile crane. Three more LTM cranes are already o

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    Coordinadora helps Peru to step on the gas

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Spain's Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas has managed the transport of five gas columns, each weighing 120 tonnes, plus associated accessories amounting to around 5.000 cu m from Tarragona and Leixoes to a gas fractionation plant on the ou

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    Dockwise newbuild books second voyage

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Just one day after it announced the filing of a waiver request on a single covenant with its lender syndicate, which seeks consent for a temporary relaxation of the leverage ratio (net debt over EBITDA) for the period March 2012 until Septemb

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    Profits up at Air Partner but revenues tumble in freight division

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - In its results for the year ended July 31 2011, Air Partner said its focus on core broking has delivered strong results, despite a difficult trading environment, with profits before tax up by 93 percent to GBP5.3 million (USD8.3); and overall

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    Project Cargo Network adds Namibian connection

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has confirmed its first appointment in Namibia with the addition of Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd.

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    Wind energy revolution at Corpus Christi

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Revolution Energy has begun the construction of its "Harbor Wind" wind energy farm at Port Corpus Christi, USA.

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    Wind energy revolution at Corpus Christi

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Revolution Energy has begun the construction of its "Harbor Wind" wind energy farm at Port Corpus Christi, USA.

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    New Zealand container ship casualty deteriorates

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - According to Maritime New Zealand, the containership that ran aground last week on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga Harbour is leaking more oil, losing containers, and has developed a crack in its hull.

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    Panalpina opens Ludhiana branch

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Only two weeks after opening a branch in Jaipur, India, Panalpina has opened another branch in Ludhiana in the Punjab, and home to thousands of large and medium-sized companies.

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    Fairstar balances loss with increase in future contract revenue

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has said that during its third quarter it was awarded over USD40 million in new contracts for marine transportation services over the next two years and now has contracts in place totalling over USD220 million in tota

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    Express Transport bags award

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Express Transport Pvt Ltd India (ETPL), a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has been named Project Cargo Mover of the Year Forwarder in this year's Maritime And Logistics Award.