All Latin America articles – Page 53

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    Erickson Air-Crane buys back chopper

    2012-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful heavy lift helicopter, the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, has bought back the Sun Bird Aircraft and associated spare parts inventory and accessories from San Die

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - With three members of HLPFI staff at the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and two others heading to Houston for next week's Breakbulk America's event, it's been a little like the Marie Celeste in our head office this week.The news that Turkey, a key

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    Artworks fly with IAG Cargo

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - IAG Cargo, the single business unit of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has transported 50 oil paintings belonging to the Fundaci

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    ALS takes exhibits to final home

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited (ALS) has project managed the latest phase of Angela Palmer's Ghost Forest Project, handling the logistics involved in moving the exhibits from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK to the National

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    WWL adds monthly to Chile

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added Antofagasta, Chile, to its ocean service route along South America's West Coast, offering a monthly call in addition to its current service to the ports of Guayaquil, Ecuador and Callao, Peru.

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    Andina Freight joins Project Partners

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - In Peru, Lima-based Andina Freight, has joined Project Partners, giving the project forwarder network representation in 60 countries with nearly 150 members

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    Expeditors handles multiple shipments in plant upgrade

    2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Expeditors' Project Cargo Services division was awarded an upgrade power project by Rayoiner Performance Fiber in Augusta, USA for its Fernandina Beach processing mill.

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    Dockwise wins USD42 million in near-term contracts

    2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

    January 30 - Eight near-term contracts with a total value of USD42 million have been awarded to Dockwise Shipping for the transportation of jack-up drilling rigs, dredging equipment and various other cargoes.

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    BBC Chartering opens office in Antwerp

    2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 01 - German multipurpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering has opened a new commercial office in Antwerp, Belgium, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.

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    MIQ Logistics among Kansas' top 100 companies

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Just a decade after being founded US business magazine Ingram's identified Kansas-based MIQ Logistics as one of the Kansas City area's top 100 privately held companies for the second consecutive year. Based on annual revenue, the company is rank

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    CaroTrans increases Trans Pacific capacity

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo serving Japan from the US will benefit from a new, direct LCL export service from Seattle to Tokyo.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Welcome to the Friday Flyer, bringing you a round-up of news from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector which has caught the eyes of the editorial team over the last week.

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    Lower steel volumes take their toll at Antwerp

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - The port of Antwerp handled almost 94 million tonnes of freight during the first six months of this year, a drop of 2.1 percent compared with the same period last year, due mainly to the Belgian Refining Corporation (BRC) suspending its activiti

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    Industrial action by Brazilian Customs officers intensifies

    2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services is advising that the impact of strikes is worsening during a further week of industrial action by Brazilian customs officers with a four day strike underway in the main ports of the country including Santos, Brazil's m

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    CNC busy with hydro project

    2012-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Malaysia-based CNC Freight is handling turbine components and other mechanical equipment for the Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak.

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    Peregrine flies into the Lion City's jaws

    2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered the drillship Peregrine 1 owned by LaPatagonia Offshore from Salvador in Brazil to Singapore, writes Sylvana Vilca-Melendez.

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    Port of Duluth goes nuts for Brazilian shipment

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The Port of Duluth has claimd a stake in the global wind energy supply chain with the movement of 60 wind turbine blades manufactured in North Dakota being exported to Brazil aboard the Dutch-flagged Alamosborg.

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    Ahlers is busy with a range of projects

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has revealed a range of charters and shipments that neatly demonstrate its worldwide reach in sectors as diverse as oil and gas to the Winter Olympics 2014.

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    Helicopters fly with Sarr Freights

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - India's Sarr Freights has handled the shipment of three helicopters for the Ecuadorian Air Force and the Namibian Ministry of Defence.

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    Industrial action causes delays in Brazil

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Industrial action by Brazilian customs officers is disrupting the clearance of imported goods into the country.