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    Project forwarders help secure Vegas water supplies

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Albacor Shipping of USA and LS-International Cargo from Germany, both exclusive members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have organised the shipment of 3,500 cu m of project cargo, including heavy lifts of up to 112 tonnes from G

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    European Commission adopts new Block Exemption Regulation

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - The European Commission has adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation revising the current exemption for liner shipping consortia from the EC Treaty's ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81).

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    Wind energy fuels Longview's increase in laydown space

    2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Increased breakbulk handling and a recent rise in customer demand, particularly for the movement of cargoes relating to the wind energy industry, have spurred the Port of Longview to develop an additional 15 acres of laydown space just yard

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    Heavy Transport & Lifting Seminar - SOLD-OUT

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - The Heavy Transport & Lifting Seminar which will take place in the Netherlands at the end of October is sold-out.

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    Forwarders should invest in training, says PPG

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - The skills shortage in specialised parts of the freight forwarding industry will not be overcome unless businesses invest in training their employees. Without training, companies will also not be poised to maximise growth opportunities as e

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    Cory Logistics gets arty

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Anish Kapoor's new sculpture, "Tall Tree and the Eye" is to be newly displayed in the courtyard of London's Royal Academy of Arts thanks to some carefully planned transport by Cory Logistics.

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    Fairstar signs loan agreement, wins contract from Saipem

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a loan agreement with Fortis Bank Nederland for a USD15 million, four year facility secured by a second mortgage over the company's two vessels Fjord and Fjell.

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    BBC adds South America service

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - BBC Chartering USA is starting a new service from Florida to northern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile.

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    DHL hits 40

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Today marks DHL's 40th birthday.

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    First multipurpose tweendeck newbuild for TBS

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - TBS International Limited has taken delivery of the newly-constructed vessel Rockaway Belle from Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Co.

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    Jumbo Javelin handles first transition piece

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Jumbo Offshore's Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed its first Transition Piece (TP), off the UK's south east coast.

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    CEVA and Schenker win energy business

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - CEVA Logistics has won a new contract with Baker Hughes, a global oilfield service company, covering the management of all inbound and outbound freight logistics within Australasia.

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    Martin Bencher upgrades in China

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - The Martin Bencher Group's office in Shanghai has been upgraded from Representative to Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE) status.

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy

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    40th Anniversary celebrations for Imperial Crane

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Imperial Crane Services held a 40th Anniversary party recently at its Bridgeview location. Around 700 employees, customers, vendors and friends came to enjoy live entertainment and view the company's range of equipment on show.

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    Rotterdam Rules OK?

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - All eyes are on Rotterdam as a new convention governing the movement of commercial cargo by sea is set to be signed in the Dutch seaport.

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    Kuehne + Nagel moves Ben Hur epic

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - KN Expo Service, Kuehne + Nagel's business segment for fairs, exhibitions and events logistics, has won a contract for the transportation of Art Concerts' last musical highlight BEN HUR LIVE

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    DAL beats the drums

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger Group, known universally as DAL, beat the drums for the South African trade with an customer 'infotainment' evening in London.

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    Coyne Airways picks first GSSA for Baltic States

    2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Coyne Airways, the specialist carrier serving difficult markets such as Iraq and Afghanistan, has appointed Air Proxy as its first ever GSSA for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.