Middle East news – Page 90

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    Turkish yacht transport goes against the flow

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Turkish project cargo forwarder Project Cargo & Yacht Transport is claiming a record in the field of yacht transport as it moved three super-yachts and one coast guard boat to the Middle East.

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    Sorgetti to succeed Sangaletti as FIATA CEO

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - HLPFI understads that Marco Sorgetti has been selected to fill the post of director general and chief executive of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) following the retirement of Marco Sangaletti.

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    ALE barge carries cargo duo on maiden voyage

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - ALE, the global heavy transport and lifting company, has transported two de-methaniser vessels during the maiden voyage of its new ALE 300 barge. The 98 m vessels, part of the Integrated Gas Development Project in Abu Dhabi, were transporte

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    Libya services resume as regime changes

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Though fighting is still continuing in the country and Colonel Gadaffi remains at large, a degree of normality is returning to Libya.

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    Nordana goes back to Libya

    2011-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Nordana has restarted its regular direct ro-ro service from the US Gulf and East Coast into Libya, which has been suspended since February due to the unrest in the country.

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    Chapman Freeborn expands its On Board Courier (OBC) service

    2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - An old English expression has it that, for the want of a nail, the battle was lost. This sage wisdom sums up neatly the reality that even the biggest projects can flounder if an essential item stops working or is missing.

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    ASCO wins Statoil logistics contract

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - ASCO, a leading oil and gas logistic company, has won a contract worth over GBP 1.1 million (USD1.8 million) from Statoil ASA.

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    Africa West enhances services with additional aircraft

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Togo-based Africa West Cargo has reinforced its fleet by leasing a second DC9 freighter, adding to the company's list of aircraft currently serving various destinations in West Africa and Central Africa.

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    Take five for H

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - Earlier this week, Bremerhaven, Germany, hosted five H

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    Safmarine enhances its Europe - West Africa service portfolio

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - Safmarine has reshuffled a number of its existing West Africa shipping services and introduced three new services - the WAF11, WAF12 and WAF13 - as part of its revised West Africa service portfolio.

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    PCN adds Europrim Group / Agabaritic Transport in Romania

    2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - The Project Cargo Network has named its second member in Romania as Agabaritic Transport, the specialised project division of the Europrim Group of companies.

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    Neeb & Schuch receive Liebherr mobile crane

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - The German based joint venture crane rental and transport company Neeb & Schuch has taken delivery of a new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 mobile crane.

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    New member for Project Partners network

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Catoni & Co from Varna, Bulgaria, is the latest recruit for the Project Partners network of forwarding companies specialising in the movement of heavy and over-dimensional items.

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    Vanguard names senior VP of Specialised Cargo for Asia and Middle East

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Vanguard Logistics Services has appointed Kurt Breinlinger senior vice president of Specialised Cargo for Asia and the Middle East, tasked with introducing the Vanguard network to the newly created Specialised Cargo Division for Asia and the M

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    Kita delivers for Turkish energy

    2011-08-08T00:00:00Z

    August 8 - Turkey's Kita Logistics has delivered the components of a new 775 MW combined cycle power plant located in Denizli, Western Turkey, considered to be one of the two largest investments in the power industry to be transported in 2011.

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    Project Cargo Network celebrates first birthday

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN), the fast growing association for heavy and OOG forwarders, is celebrating its first birthday today

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    Humanitarian aid flown to Horn of Africa

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering's worldwide offices are involved in the effort to transport humanitarian relief supplies to help people affected by famine in the Horn of Africa.

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    Lift & Shift claims a world record with India move

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - India's Lift & Shift is claiming another record, having shipped what it says is the world's largest coke drum and vacuum column.

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    Sugar is sweet for ALE

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Global heavy lifting and transport company, ALE has successfully completed the transportation of two CO2 vessels to the UK's biggest sugar supplier, British Sugar. The 28 metre long vessels were required as part of a site upgrade at the firm's

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    Toll Group buys German forwarder

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - Toll Group is expanding its global forwarding business with the purchase of German ocean forwarder Andree & Wilkerling (AWG). Toll says that AWG