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    Organisers predict 30 percent increase for Breakbulk Americas event

    2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Attendance is expected to be up 30 percent at the 21st annual Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition which takes place later this year from October 12-14 in Houston.

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    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - The K

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    Sloman Neptun launches Italy-Algeria link

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - A new shipping link between Italy and Algeria is set to launch later this month, operated by Sloman Neptun Shipping and Transport, writes Kirsten Shepherd.

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    Two giant electricity stations for St Petersburg

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown two giant electricity stations, each weighing 63.8 tonnes, from Milan on board AN-124-100 flights to St. Petersburg.

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    Seajacks to double fleet in 2012

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Seajacks International has entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the basic design package for two or more newbuild wind farm installation jack-up vessels.

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    Successful start to 2010 for Ahlers

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Global project and breakbulk operator Ahlers had a positive start to 2010, despite the global economic hardships.

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    napa service adds direct calls at Osaka and Shanghai

    2010-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - The companies which operate the napa service have announced that with the sailing of the Silverstone Express from Los Angeles on April 25th and Grays Harbor on April 28th, regular direct calls will be added at Osaki and Shanghai to the triangula

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    Sarah Spivey takes the helm at Modulift

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - UK-based global engineering company Modulift has appointed Sarah Spivey as group managing director. Spivey plans to make expansion of the company a priority.

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    Emmert moves TBM

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Emmert International has successfully completed the relocation of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) components for Kiewit Bilfinger Berger (KBB) for the Portland, Oregon East Side CSO Tunnel (ESCSO) Project.

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    Volga-Dnepr Group launches Engineering and Logistics Centre

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Volga-Dnepr Group has launched a new Engineering & Logistics Center (ILC) to focus on the creation of tailored services for complex worldwide transportation logistics projects.

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    HLI Rail & Rigging to manage Contractors Cargo Co speciality railcars

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - HLI Rail & Rigging has reached an agreement with Contractors Cargo Co to manage the latter's six-strong speciality railcar fleet including one 500 tonne capacity Schnabel railcar.

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    Bennett Motor Express Honours drivers

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Specialised freight transporter Bennett Motor Express (BME) has announced the winners of its 2009 Drivers of the Year awards. The annual awards honour the company's owner-operators who achieve the highest safety and performance ratings throughou

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    SMIT achieves solid results

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - According to the company CEO, SMIT continued to realise good financial results in 2009 despite the worldwide recession which impacted on its business.

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    Verbrugge Zeeland's vital link in Greater Gabbard's supply chain

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal, located at the port of Vlissingen at the mouth of the Western Scheldt estuary, is playing a pivotal role in the development of the offshore Greater Gabbard wind farm, slated for completion in 2012.

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    Bulgaria and Serbia members for WWPC

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Two branches of Romanian heavy lift operator Holleman Special Transport & Project Cargo Srl have joined the Worldwide Project Consortium as exclusive members in Bulgaria and Serbia.

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    Stockton remains faithful to heavy lift cargoes despite box move

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - California's Port of Stockton is making a strategic move into serving box lines thanks to an USD18 million TIGER discretionary federal grant (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery).

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    Aussie boost for CEE as three new members join

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), a global network for cargo equipment owners, stevedores and export packers serving the heavy and outsized cargo industry, has welcomed its first Australian members as the network expands 'Down Under'.

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    BIMCO Reflections 2010 announced

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - The compelling need to prevent shipping regulation becoming fragmented, the importance of recognising IMO as the agency to govern shipping's response to greenhouse gas emissions, the contribution of the human component and the need for positive

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    Europe Cargo has joined AOP Project Partners

    2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Europe Cargo has joined the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Port of Antwerp final destination for distillation column

    2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Stevedores at the Port of Antwerp took just half a day to unload a 69 m distillation column destined for a new production location at Evonik Degussa's Antwerp port distillation plant.