All Latin America articles – Page 54

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    Rhinos fly back to the wild

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - DHL has transported three critically endangered black rhinos, as part of a conservation initiative by The Aspinall Foundation, from Manston Airport, Kent, UK to the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania.

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    Globalink double from Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Globalink's Aktau team recently handled two massive projects for the transportation of out of gauge cargo of about 3,200 cu m from Aktau, Kazakhstan to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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    CaroTrans opens in Le Havre

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator, CaroTrans, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France; creating the foundation for future growth in the country.

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    Project Cargo Network adds three

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has unveiled its first member in Ghana and Peru, and welcomed a third member in Qatar.

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    PCN adds member in Chile

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added Integral Chile SA as its second member in Chile.

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    Vlissingen to get new project cargo terminal

    2012-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - The Dutch group Supermaritime is to build a breakbulk terminal in the Scaldiahaven in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 08 - Welcome to HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Welcome to HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team. This week's edition is sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding Industrial Projects division, which prom

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    World Bank Logistics report

    2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - The latest survey on the efficient global movement of goods by the World Bank suggests that high income economies are better at logistics efficiency.

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    Key component of James Webb Space Telescope transported safely

    2012-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - IAG Cargo, in conjunction with UK-based forwarder, Pinnacle International Freight, has transported the Mid Infra Red Instrument (MIRI) - a key component of the James Webb Space Telescope - from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK to NASA

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    More rail cars for Multitrade Spain

    2012-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Further to our previous reports about Multitrade Spain, the member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network has been awarded the second contract to ship 108 rail cars for the new metro line in Santiago de Chile.

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    Damen Shipyards unveils new tug type

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - A new tug suitable for offshore and deep sea heavy lift towage operations was unveiled by Damen Shipyards at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in Barcelona, Spain.

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    A freight movement 12 million years In the making

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - A life-like and full-sized reconstruction of the jawbone and mouth of a 12 million year old sea monster named after the author of Moby Dick, has been transported from South America to Europe by Rhoon, Netherlands-based Steder Group.

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    Geodis Wilson committed to growth

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Describing the Industrial Projects division of Geodis Wilson as the 'smallest of the big players'; Philippe Somers, senior vice president of Geodis Wilson's Industrial Projects group, said that the company is making progress in bridging the gap o

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    China Leads growth in global wind power capacity

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service.

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    Equipment owners network adds two service categories

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Following the Breakbulk Europe event, which was very successful for the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), Wolfgang Karau, director for the equipment and manufacturers network revealed that two new areas - Rail Operators and Rigging & Skidding - woul

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    CaroTrans adds specialised OOG team

    2012-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - CaroTrans, well known as a global NVOCC (non vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has created a specialised breakbulk, out-of-gauge (OOG) and ro-ro team that is positioned to serve local forwarders in all 14 of CaroTra

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    Oil rig transportation bonanza for Fairmount Marine

    2012-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Three trans-ocean towage operations by marine contractor Fairmount Marine demonstrate the global reach of the Rotterdam-based heavy lift transportation operator's five modern long distance 250-tonne bollard pull super tugs.

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    LS International in multimodal Brazilian shipment for paper industry

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Bremen-based project cargo forwarder LS International Cargo was contracted to move a dryer for the paper industry ex-Santos, Brazil to Krapkowice, Poland in a voyage of around five weeks.

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    WWPC names Solot as exclusive member in Peru

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Solot Logistics' Peruvian operation has been appointed as the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) exclusive member in Peru.