Middle East news – Page 87

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    Advance manifest system now in force in Turkey

    2012-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Turkish Customs has instigated an Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) or advance manifest system for containerised inbound or transit cargo on vessels, effective January 1, 2012.

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    Project Cargo Network doubles up in Iran

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Saadat Sor'At International Transport has become the second official representative of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Iran, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Successful tow for Fairmount Marine

    2011-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - Fairmount Marine's super tug, Fairmount Sherpa has successfully towed the jack-up drilling rig Baharia I to its new position in the Zeit Bay oil field in the Gulf of Suez.

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    Turkish Cargo offers freighter service to Libya

    2011-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - From January 8, 2012, Turkish Cargo is planning to launch scheduled freighter flights from Istanbul to the Libyan airport Mitiga, 8 km from Tripoli.

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    Tiong Woon in rights issue

    2011-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation Holding (TWC), an integrated services specialist and provider of infrastructure businesses, supporting oil and gas, petrochemical, power and construction sectors through the planning and design of heavy

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    Logitrans 2011 exhibition exceeds expectations in Istanbul

    2011-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The fifth transport logistics exhibition, Logitrans held this month in Istanbul, has exceeded the expectations of its organisers, with more than 12,000 visitors, which represented an increase of 37 percent over 2010.

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    Air Partner says emerging markets will drive business in 2012

    2011-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Looking back on 2011, Air Partner's Freight division said it had grown its industrial and commercial sector client base by 19 percent in the 12 months ending 31 July 2011.

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    Long distance successes for Ahlers

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Global offices of worldwide project cargo forwarder Ahlers have earned their Air Miles after organising two project movements that clocked up more than 15,000 km in distance.

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    Panalpina shifts power of decision closer to customer base

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - The Panalpina Group is putting in place three regional CEOs for Europe/Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, tasked with implementing the recently defined Corporate Strategy 2014.

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    Port of Hamburg opens office in Mumbai to strengthen ties

    2011-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - Project cargo and heavy lift traffic between one of the BRIC quartet of expanding economies and Europe's main manufacturing countries have been boosted by the opening of a new representative office by the port of Hamburg in Mumbai At the same

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    Initial PCN annual summit mixes business with pleasure

    2011-12-05T00:00:00Z

    December 5 - The inaugural two-day annual summit of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) has been held in London, England and organisers hailled it a "successful and enjoyable event".

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    First Boeing 747-8 freighter lands in Saudi capital

    2011-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has seen the arrival of the new Boeing 747-8 freighter for the first time.

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    Transcar Partnership Wins Barzan Gas Project In Qatar

    2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Transcar Projects says that its successful partnership with Tatsumi Shokai in Japan has helped secure the turnkey logistics award for the USD10.3 billion Barzan Gas Project in Qatar from JGC.

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    New image for Maximus Air as it seeks to expand activities

    2011-11-28T00:00:00Z

    November 28 - Middle East regional air cargo carrier and cargo aircraft ACMI lease operator Maximus Air Cargo has been renamed Maximus Air as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier's president and CEO announced a significant growth strategy.

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    Almajdouie invests in global forwarding venture

    2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - The Saudi Arabia-based Almajdouie Group has invested in a new freight forwarding venture, Maxx Global, which will target the project logistics and general cargo sectors.

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    Hamburg and Kiel debuts at Turkish logistics fair

    2011-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - From December 8-10, the Port of Hamburg will be presenting itself for the first time at the logitrans Transport Logistics trade fair in Istanbul.

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    Etihad Rail awards construction contract

    2011-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Etihad Rail - the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network - has awarded the Civil & Track Works works contract for the first stage of the network, that will link the western region cities of Habshan and Ruwais by

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    Emirates SkyCargo bolsters trade route between UAE and Africa

    2011-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Emirates SkyCargo has launched a new service between the UAE and Africa.

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    New chief representative at The Freight Co in Vietnam

    2011-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - GPLN member and project forwarder The Freight Co Ltd, Bangkok has named Alvaro Martinez Guzman as chief representative for The Freight Co Ltd in Vietnam.

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    ATC Group taken over by Militzer & M

    2011-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - Turkish project cargo forwarder ATC Group has been taken over by Swiss freight forwarder group Militzer & M