Middle East news – Page 93

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    Van Uden Maritime expands ro-ro service with ten new ports

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - From mid-April, the Rotterdam-based maritime transport company, Van Uden Maritime, will add ten new ports of call in the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and India.

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    Allcargo Global Logistics new HR director to help drive growth

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Indian freight forwarder Allcargo Global Logistics has appointed Mohan R Sharma as director of human resources.

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    Etihad Rail on track with new identity

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Union Railway, the company behind UAE's rail development, has unveiled its new corporate identity and announced important updates on the implementation phases of the UAE's railway network. It will now be known as Etihad Rail.

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    Hyundai ramps up in project forwarding

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is ramping up its exposure in the project forwarding business on the back of vast deals being concluded between South Korean construction firms in the Middle East. Sam Chambers reports from Seoul.

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    Project Cargo Network adds two

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has named Spark Global Logistics PTY Ltd as its new member in Australia. along with Casmal Cargo & Projects in Mexico.

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    Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas moves 175 heat exchangers

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Madrid-based Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas used a chartered ship to transport 175 heat exchangers manufactured in Ilsung, Daekyung and Doosan in Korea from the port of Ulsan to Jubail in Saudi Arabia.

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    Dinnadge joins CSS Group as vice president

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Dubai-based CSS Group (Consolidated Shipping Services Group) has appointed Kenneth A. Dinnadge, vice president business development. He will be responsible for the CSS Group's business development aspirations in the MENA and Sub-continent regio

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    Pacific Logistics Group & Shipping joins Project Partners

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Project Partners has announced that Pacific Logistics Group, based in Istanbul is its latest member.

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    Maximus Air Cargo seeks to strengthen African foothold

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - With the first of its three new A300-600RF's set to join the fleet in the next few months, Maximus Air Cargo - the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator - is setting its sights on Africa as a region that represents great opportunity f

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    Wilhelmsen names new area director

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Prean Pather to the position of area director of East and South Africa area, covering Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia and the Islands off East Africa.

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    NSCSA contracts for new ships

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has signed four shipbuilding contracts, plus two additional optional contracts with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea.

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    Air charter companies respond to crisis in North Africa

    2011-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Two aircargo charter companies are busy moving emergency aid to assist the thousands of people fleeing Libya for Tunisia.

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    Mammoet adds to Kobelco crawler crane order

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Since placing an initial order for five Kobelco CKE2500-2, 250-tonne capacity crawler cranes (for operations in Brazil, Sakhalin and the Middle East) in 2010, leading international heavy lift specialist, Mammoet, has progressively increased its

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    Flynt Group now Barloworld Logistics

    2011-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Barloworld Logistics, which acquired the Hong Kong-based Flynt Group of companies in 2008, has confirmed that in line with its corporate brand strategy, all the Flynt Group companies are now merged and consolidated under the brand Barloworld Log

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    SCHEUERLE delivers two industrial lift transporters to Taiwan

    2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Taiwanese shipbuilder, CSBC China Shipbuilding Corporation, has taken delivery of two transporters (SHTs) manufactured by SCHEUERLE.

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    GPLN appoints Iraqi member

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - The Global Project Logistics Network has appointed a new member in Iraq.

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    TBS fleet boosted by new delivery

    2011-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - TBS International plc has taken delivery of the M/V Comanche Maiden - the fifth in a series of six multipurpose tweendecker newbuilds ordered by the company.

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    Alternate energy blows some wind into Bati's sales

    2011-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - Having underpinned the company's activities in 2010, Bati Project & Heavy Lift Logistics expects that wind power plants and renewable energy projects, particulary wind turbines, will keep it busy with Turkey's energy ministry planning 15,000

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    Luxury shipment for Project Cargo & Yacht Transport

    2011-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - The transport department of Project Cargo & Yacht Transport from Istanbul has handled the shipment of a luxury yacht weighing over 23 tonnes and 17.5 m in length from

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    Project forwarder network expands global footprint

    2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG), has strengthened its global footprint with several new appointments.