Middle East news – Page 94

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    Dangly bits fail to put off female rower in record attempt

    2011-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - A life on the ocean wave was enough for a team of five men and one woman to set out from Tenerife just after New Year's Day to row across the Atlantic to Barbados. And one of the rowers was carrying a romantic secret with him.

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    Trio of talents appointed at WCAPN

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) and the WCA Family has recruited three key staff members to improve communication and management functions.

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    GAC Group rides the waves with yacht shipping specialist

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The GAC Group is set to make waves in 2011 with the creation of Team GAC Pindar, a world-class sailing team that will both compete in international events and also provide specialist logistics solutions to the yachting community.

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    Leo Global ships support for Shazand refinery expansion

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - Thai forwarder Leo Global Logistics has undertaken the movement of consignment of 66 items consisting of a soot blower, ducting support, drum platform, silencer support,wind box support and others refinery equipment from Laem Chabang port in

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    Damco and General Holding join forces in Abu Dhabi

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Damco, the logistics arm of A.P. Moller, and General Holding Corporation have formed a joint venture, Damco Abu Dhabi, to provide logistics and forwarding services to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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    Konecranes acquires company in South America

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Earlier this month, Konecranes acquired Gruas Koman Limitada, the former licensee of Konecranes in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile. The acquisition also includes the Peruvian start-up subsidiary, Koman Gruas Peru S.R.L.

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    Safmarine and Antwerp bosses celebrate cooperation

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - At an unveiling ceremony held at the headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority, Safmarine CEO Tomas Dyrbye presented a ship model of Safmarine Kuramo to CEO Eddy Bruyninckx as a gesture of thanks for the many years of close cooperation betwe

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    Kita Logistics opens for business in Erbil

    2011-01-10T00:00:00Z

    January 10 - By opening a branch in Erbil, Iraq, Kita Logistics says that it has become the first Turkish logistics company providing all logistics services in the country, supporting its services in the Middle East and CIS countries.

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    Kita Logistics opens for business in Erbil

    2011-01-10T00:00:00Z

    January 10 - By opening a branch in Erbil, Iraq, Kita Logistics says that it has become the first Turkish logistics company providing all logistics services in the country, supporting its services in the Middle East and CIS countries.

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    Blue Water Shipping transports Catamaran ferry

    2011-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - The year 2010 closed for Blue Water Shipping Brest with the transportation of a large catamaran from Fremantle, Australia to Aqaba in Jordan.as the company's new CEO, effective January 1, 2012.

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    Dockwise sees promise following announcement of new contracts

    2010-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - Dockwise has signed a USD25 million contract with an affiliate of Chevron USA for the transportation of the Jack and St. Malo hull from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico.

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    GPLN adds two more

    2010-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) is ending 2010 on a high note with the appointment of new members in Egypt and Brazil.

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    178 million tonnes for Antwerp but conventional cargoes still well down

    2010-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Based on provisional figures, by the end of this year the port of Antwerp expects to have handled 178 million tonnes of freight, up 13 percent from the recession year of 2009 with the increase mainly due to container freight, which has once

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    Allport merges with CS Logistics

    2010-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - Allport, one of the UK's largest freight forwarding and logistics companies, is merging with CS Logistics Holdings Limited, the parent company of Cargo Services Far East Limited, and based in Hong Kong and China.

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    Turners Shipping joins BDP Global Network

    2010-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Turners Shipping (Pty) Ltd from South Africa has become a Premium Partner in the BDP Global Network - an alliance of small to mid-sized logistics companies.

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    Balnak hits 25 percent growth in 2010

    2010-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Turkish transport operator Balnak Lojistik is closing 2010 with a performance which exceeds budgetary targets says president of the board of directors, L

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    German shipyard claims a first with jack-up vessel for offshore wind installations

    2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - The Sietas Group says it will become the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel to be used for offshore wind farm installations.

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    Maximus takes the plaudits

    2010-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Maximus Air Cargo was a winner at the Aviation Business Awards 2010, held recently at Emirates Palace Hotel.

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    Rickmers in double-digit MPC delivery

    2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The Rickmers Group has taken delivery of Rickmers Masan, its tenth MPC (multi-purpose carrier).

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    US plans more sanctions against IRISL

    2010-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against eight more Iranian shipping companies and four executives.