Middle East news – Page 43

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    Iran plans 'significant return' to shipping

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Iran is planning a fleet expansion programme comprising 579,000 teu of containerships, 2 million dwt of dry bulk vessels and 1.6 million dwt of tankers - all of which are sched

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    Vogel flies into Combi Lift

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Kai-Stefan Vogel has joined Combi Lift Offshore & Engineering GmbH as chartering manager, based in Bremen.

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    BBC winds up African power project

    2015-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - BBC Chartering has shipped 56 wind turbines from locations in Europe and Asia to South Africa's Coega Port for use in the 134.4 MW Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm near Bedford in the Eastern Cape Province.

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    Bahri on the up

    2015-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), reported a significant increase in third-quarter net profits this week.

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    Aqualis establishes Malaysian foothold

    2015-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Aqualis Offshore has opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - the 14th country the offshore marine and engineering consultancy has entered since its establishment in 2013.

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    FleetWeather opens in Athens

    2015-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - FleetWeather - a provider of marine weather routing services and business intelligence solutions - has established a new office in Athens, Greece.

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    NileDutch adds African link

    2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - NileDutch is introducing a new service linking the East Mediterranean with West Africa, which will be operated in cooperation with Turkon Line.

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    Crane trio sails into Felixstowe

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes have been shipped from China to the Port of Felixstowe onboard ZPMC's semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 25.

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    Tuscor builds on UK-Oman trade

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Tuscor Lloyds has transported 11 heavy machine pump components from the UK Port of Tyne to Sohar Port in Oman.

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    Liebherr releases Mecca crane findings

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Liebherr has released the findings of its investigation into the collapse of an LR 11350 crawler onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, suggesting that the machine was technically faultless.

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    Allseas asks Churchill

    2015-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Allseas Global Logistics has appointed Terry Churchill as its new general manager, based in the UK.

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    FLS calls on Maersk

    2015-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has coordinated the shipment of a pipe bending machine from Jebel Ali to Mersin, Turkey onboard Maersk Line's container vessel Talassa.

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    Alstom begins Ituango delivery

    2015-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - Alstom has commenced the transportation of approximately 2,500 units of equipment for the Ituango hydroelectric project in Colombia.

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    Altius kick starts refinery move

    2015-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - Altius has coordinated the first shipment of refinery equipment from Italy's Porto Marghera for the Jazan refinery and terminal project in Saudi Arabia.

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    Bahrain welcomes Petrology

    2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Petrology - a joint venture between Almajdouie Logistics, De Rijke and Sumitomo Warehouse - has opened an office in Bahrain.

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    Buss names Neelsen

    2015-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Effective October 1, 2015, Marco Neelsen will become chief executive officer (ceo) at Buss Port Logistics (BPL), succeeding Heinrich Ahlers.

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    Caba in veteran boat move

    2015-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Turkish transport company Caba has used a PowerMAX modular vehicle from Faymonville to transport the 100-year-old cruiser Halas 71 within Turkey's RMK Shipyard.

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    Pipe dream for FLS-KAA

    2015-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - FLS-KAA has arranged the shipment of 440 sections of cement pipe, each weighing 3 tonnes, from Antwerp to Al Ain in the UAE.

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    Aqualis makes for Qatar

    2015-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - Aqualis Offshore has opened a new office in Doha, Qatar.

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    AGL barges on

    2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has transported eight large lock sections from the German inland port of Regensburg to Romania.