Middle East news – Page 84

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    Air Partner names CIS sales manager

    2012-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Air Partner has appointed Alexandra Nepochataya as its new Sales Manager for CIS, with immediate effect.

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    Business as usual, says Fairstar

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Facing a hostile and unwelcome takeover by heavy lift giant Dockwise, business at Fairstar might seem anything but usual.

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    DB Schenker Logistics establishes JV in Oman, expands presence in Africa

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Schenker Khimji's LLC, the joint venture that DB Schenker Logistics has established with long-time partner Khimji Ramdas Group in the Sultanate of Oman, has started operations, delivering comprehensive solutions in the fields of air and ocean fre

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    Fairstar rejects Dockwise offer of financial support as a 'poison pill'

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has rejected the unsolicited financial proposal received from Dockwise on Monday evening as being "of no interest to Fairstar", adding that whilst "Dockwise has attempted to characterise the offer of USD 30 million in 'su

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    In with the new, worldwide for Hansa Heavy Lift

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Hamburg-based shipping line, Hansa Heavy Lift has been making news with new staff, new ships and new offices.

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    Fairmount on the double

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi- submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for a drydock the Keppel-Verolme shipyard.

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    Evaporator hat-trick for Almajdouie

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Almajdouie recently safely executed the challenging job of simultaneously moving three huge evaporators in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.

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    Sarilar buys Terex crane

    2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Turkish heavy lift and transport company Sarilar has ordered a 1,600 tonne Terex CC 8800-1 crawler crane from Terex Cranes distributor Das Otomotiv.

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    First Kuwaiti member for PCN

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added DMC Global Logistics to its network, as its first representative in Kuwait.

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    SDV Horoz Projects in trio of energy moves

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - A trio of project cargo shipments related to energy production and supply hasbeen handled by Istanbul-based SDV Horoz Projects.

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    NSCSA now Bahri

    2012-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has responded to what it calls a 'tumultuous' marketplace by reinventing itself as Bahri.

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    Port of Duqm handles first project cargo

    2012-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - Marking a new chapter in Oman's expanding maritime sector, the Port of Duqm has handled its first project cargo at its Commercial Quay.

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    First female chair for Stockton's Board of Commissioners

    2012-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Dr Elizabeth "Liz" Blanchard, pictured below, has been elected chair of the Port of Stockton Board of Commissioners.

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    Tarros upgrades in Med

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Tarros, the specialist regional container line and multi-transport operator specialising in the Mediterranean Region, has upgraded its Great Pendulum Service which connects ports in the eastern and western Mediterranean via La Spezia, where the

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    Buy, buy, the Brazilian pie

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Everybody, it seems, wants a piece of the Brazilian economic pie, and some who already have a small slice want a bit more, writes HLPFI's correspondent from the Intermodal South America event, Robert Ward.

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    February falls in global container traffic mask better trading conditions

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - Industry analyst, Container Trades Statistics, has reassured the global shipping industry that the fall in global container traffic in February compared to January is less indicative of troubled global trade than a result of a 'perfect storm' o

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    Shuttlelift wins C-Tech Oilwell Technologies business

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - Edmonton, Canada-based C-Tech Oilwell Technologies has purchased a Shuttlelift single-beam mobile gantry crane to use with its portable factories that produce a sucker rod for oil pumping facilities.

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    IATA reveals 5.1 percent increase in global air cargo traffic in February

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - After revealing that global air cargo traffic increased by 5.1 percent in February, compared to the same month last year, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) said that the outlook for cargo remains fragile.

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    Growing forwarder network adds two project cargo specialists

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Two new project cargo specialists, Armin Shipping and International Transport Company (ATC) and Occidental Innovative Logistic Services (OILS), have joined the Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA), a global network of air and ocean freight forward

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    WSS Middle East wins WCA award

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has won the title of 'Best Partner 2011 - Middle East', presented this month by the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) at its annual conference in Bangkok, Thailand, writes Charlotte Matheson.