Middle East news – Page 37

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    PCN members ramp it up

    2016-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Turkey, Element International Forwarding & Logistics, has coordinated the transport of a cryogenic LNG storage tank from Bursa in Turkey to Tehran, Iran.

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    RZD develops multimodal corridor

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - RZD Logistics, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, and Azerbaijan Railways have struck an agreement to help develop the multimodal North-South Transport Corridor.

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    PrimoCargo reels in Suedkabel

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - PrimoCargo has been contracted by Mannheim, Germany based Suedkabel to transport 100 cable reels, each measuring 4.46 m x 2.85 m x 4.6 m and weighing 38 tonnes.

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    Emirates extends Cambodian coverage

    2016-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Emirates SkyCargo has launched a weekly freighter service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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    CMA CGM carries Calypso

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - CMA CGM's freight forwarding arm, CMA CGM LOG, has coordinated the transport of Jacques Cousteau's legendary oceanographic ship Calypso from France to Turkey.

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    Bilbao ups project cargo focus

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - According to Uniport Bilbao, SDW Shipping has begun a new monthly service linking the Spanish port with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Bolivia.

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    Big tugs for Tork

    2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Tork Industrial Logistics has transported six tugboats, each weighing over 800 tonnes, from a shipyard to a floating dock in Turkey.

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    Nordana and Rickmers strengthen ties

    2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Nordana Project and Chartering has appointed Rickmers-Linie as its agent in China.

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    ALE scoops Karbala contract

    2016-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - ALE's branch in Iraq has been awarded a heavy lifting and transport contract for the Karbala refinery project in the Middle Eastern nation.

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    Hansa Meyer shuffles management

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Germany headquartered forwarder Hansa Meyer Global has named Georg Bödecker as its new chief operating officer.

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    OPCA heads to Abu Dhabi

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Overseas Project Cargo Association (OPCA) will hold its third annual general meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi, UAE from October 26-28, 2016.

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    Turkish delight for BussErk

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Buss Port Logistics' joint venture company with Erkport Lojistik, BussErk, has secured a two-year contract with Gübretas Terminal in southern Turkey, which covers the handling of bulk, general and project cargoes.

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    XLP members on the move

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - XLProjects (XLP) network representative in Israel, Jacky Line, has completed the transport of ammunition for the Dutch defence ministry to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

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    Heavy work for PCN duo

    2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Germany, Intertransport Gruber has completed the shipment of a number of crates from Taiwan to Germany.

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    IRISL resumes European service

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - After its withdrawal in mid 2010 due to sanctions, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its regular liner service - European Container Line (ECL) - between northern Europe and ports in the Middle East Gulf.

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    FLS-KAA pipes up again

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Fleet Line Shipping/Kamar Al-Ard (FLS-KAA) has coordinated the shipment of 21,000 tonnes of cement-coated pipes from the UAE to Iraq.

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    Sohar strengthens breakbulk focus

    2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Speaking at the Breakbulk China exhibition in Shanghai, Sohar Port and Freezone's executive commercial manager Marc Evertse told delegates that the Omani port saw a 46 percent year-on-year increase in breakbulk cargo shipments in 2015.

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    Asciano agrees joint consortium bid

    2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Australian logistics provider Asciano has entered into binding documentation to sell the company to Brookfield Consortium and Qube Consortium.

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    Crane quartet arrives at Sohar

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Four new ZPMC post-Panamax quay cranes have been shipped on board the semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 24 from Shanghai to Sohar Port and Freezone in Oman.

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    Oil prices rise but worst not over

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - While oil prices have “recovered remarkably” in recent weeks, this should not “be taken as a definitive sign that the worst is necessarily over,” the International Energy Agency warned in its latest monthly report.