All Middle East articles – Page 99

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    Thyke Logistics is open for business

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Thyke Logistics is a relatively new name in the Turkish freight business, but is already providing full logistics services to customers and partners.

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    Balnak on the double in North Africa

    2010-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Balnak, one of Turkey's leading freight operators, is opening offices in Libya and Egypt, claiming to be the first Turkish logistics company to have offices in the former. The company also says it will open an office in Shanghai later this year.

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    CG/LA names top 100 infrastructure projects

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Washington-based CG/LA Infrastructure has released a listing of the top 100 global strategic infrastructure projects for 2010, totalling nearly USD550 billion.

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    GAC Logistics handles giant transformers

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - GAC Logistics' Kuwaiti branch has completed delivery and placement of four 210 tonne transformers at the Jaber Al Ahmed "W" substation.

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    Green energy boost for Medden Shipping and Trading

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Medden Shipping & Trading, the Turkish member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has had a busy start to 2010 with renewable energy projects stimulating business.

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    WWL expands North America to Middle East service

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has announced significant enhancements to its ocean service from North America to the Middle East due to increased in demand within the region.

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    Four Winds has joined AOP Project Partners

    2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Four Winds Logistics has joined the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Contract boost for India's Direct Logistics

    2010-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - GPLN member Direct Logistics India Pvt Ltd has been awarded a contract to handle the inbound logistics for fortune 500 entity Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - one of India's largest and fastest-growing public sector engineering giants.

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    Port of Antwerp to invest on a world scale

    2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Antwerp is aiming to strengthen the port's competitive position on a world scale by developing activities globally, especially in growth regions with the potential to generate cargo for the port.

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    GPLN adds Globalink for Kazakhstan

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added Almaty-based Globalink Logistics Group as a member in Kazakhstan.

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    Alternative power could bring further heavy lift activity to Antwerp

    2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The construction of a large wind farm within the perimeter of the port of Antwerp itself could prove a boost in heavy lift activity at the port, with materials arriving by ocean shipping, barge or road services.

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    Coyne Airways extends Iraq coverage

    2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Coyne Airways has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent in the UK and Ireland for RUS Aviation, giving freight forwarders direct access to an extensive route network into Iraq.

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    Sloman Neptun launches Italy-Algeria link

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - A new shipping link between Italy and Algeria is set to launch later this month, operated by Sloman Neptun Shipping and Transport, writes Kirsten Shepherd.

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    Bulgaria and Serbia members for WWPC

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Two branches of Romanian heavy lift operator Holleman Special Transport & Project Cargo Srl have joined the Worldwide Project Consortium as exclusive members in Bulgaria and Serbia.

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    Qatar MHC order strengthens Gottwald's regional position

    2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Increased orders for mobile harbour cranes (MHC) from Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, are allowing Dusseldorf-based Gottwald Port Technology to strengthen its position in the region, says the company.

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    UAE bans AN-12 after safety concerns

    2010-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - From Monday, March 1, AN-12 aircraft have been banned from UAE airspace in a move that the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) states is "aimed at raising safety standards in the civil aviation sector in the UAE".

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    EC presses ahead with forwarder price fixing investigation

    2010-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - A Statement of Objections relating to a price-fixing investigation of their air freight forwarding activities has been sent by the European Union to a number of prominent freight forwarding companies.

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    BDP Project Logistics opens Aberdeen office

    2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - BDP Project Logistics has opened an office in Aberdeen, Scotland, to service the needs of UK project clients, including the important North Sea oil and gas industry.

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    Port of Hamburg expects moderate growth for 2010

    2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - With 110 million tonnes of seaborne cargo handled in 2009, Germany's biggest universal port fell short of the previous year's result by around 30 million tonnes (- 21.4 per cent).

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    GPLN adds UAE member

    2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added Dubai-based Heavy Load Freight Services LLC as a member.