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    Volga-Dnepr and Antonov commit to modernisation of first freighter

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group and Antonov Company of the Ukraine have reached an agreement to upgrade the first of Volga-Dnepr's fleet of AN-124-100 'Ruslan' freighters to a modernised AN-124-111VD standard in the latest step towards relaunching

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    San Francisco welcomes windy cargoes

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The Port of San Francisco recently welcomed the M/V Star Hansa, carrying wind turbine components for San Leandro, California-based Halus Power Systems.

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    Breakbulk tonnage up at South Carolina ports

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Shipping volumes through South Carolina's ports (Port of Charleston and Port of Georgetown) increased significantly in financial year 2011 (ended June 30).

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    Festival gets a big lift

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - A Terex AC 350/6 all terrain crane has been used by UK company, King Lifting Ltd to lift and place a footbridge for the Reading Festival in Berkshire, UK.

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    STX Turku Shipyard starts work on Gaiamare vessels

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - STX Finland's Turku Shipyard has started production of an innovative and versatile multipurpose deck cargo vessel ordered by Oy Gaiamare Ab.

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    Liebherr delivers quartet to Poland

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Polish company Gastel Zurawie S.A. has taken delivery of four Liebherr mobile cranes - two LTM 1130-5.1 mobile cranes, one LTM 1200-5.1, and one LTM 1250-6.1, adding to he company's existing fleet of 50 mobile units.

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    Marmedsa Proyectos joins Project Cargo Network

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - With the appointment of Spain's Marmedsa Proyectos, the forwarder organisation, Project Cargo Network (PCN) says it now has 113 offices in 54 countries.

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    Rickmers-Linie extends its executive board

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - In a move to expand its executive board, Rickmers-Linie has appointed R

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    Strategic Asian-Pacific infrastructure projects listed

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - The inaugural preliminary list of the top 100 strategic infrastructure projects in Asia-Pacific has been published by The Southeast Asia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum.

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    Project network names member in Venezuela

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - Totalviax C.A. has been confirmed as an official Project Cargo Network (PCN) member in Venezuela, becoming the network's second member in the region.

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    Insurers debate curse of piracy

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - When they meet next month in Paris, international marine underwriters will discuss all lines of marine insurance business.

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    Propellor Club lands in Bilbao

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - A new branch of the Propeller Club has been created in Bilbao, Spain, with seven founding members.

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    Safmarine appoints Ben Line

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - Safmarine has appointed Ben Line Agencies in Asia to represent its Multi Purpose Vessel Services (MPV) business in this region.

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    Ainscough and ALE announce heavy lift partnership

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - Ainscough, one of the UK's largest crane hire providers and ALE, a leading heavy transportation and lifting company, have announced an official partnership for UK-based contracts.

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    Oy Hacklin Logistics joins PCN for Finland

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Project forwarder group, Project Cargo Network (PCN) has named Oy Hacklin Logistics as its first member in Finland.

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    Demag Cranes expands training offer

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Mobile crane specialist Gottwald Port Technology, a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, is expanding the range of training courses it offers for crane operators.

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    Vanguard names senior VP of Specialised Cargo for Asia and Middle East

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Vanguard Logistics Services has appointed Kurt Breinlinger senior vice president of Specialised Cargo for Asia and the Middle East, tasked with introducing the Vanguard network to the newly created Specialised Cargo Division for Asia and the M

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    Keynote speaker announced for Breakbulk Americas conference

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Erik R. Peterson, director of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council and senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will deliver the closing keynote address at the 22nd annual Breakbulk Americas Transportation

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    Korea Express obtains AEO accreditation

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Integrated logistics company, Korea Express, which is eagerly anticipating the delivery of two 15,000 dwt self-propelled vessels from the Weihai Dockyard, Weihai, Shandong, China, to reinforce its marine transportation capabilities for heavy l

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    SAL set for further expansion

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Having already opened new offices in France and Singapore earlier this year, SAL has confirmed that it will open additional offices in Rotterdam and Moscow from October 1, 2011.