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    2017 shipping season starts on Great Lakes

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - The Port of Hamilton, Canada, has marked the beginning of the 2017 commercial shipping season by welcoming the Calusa Coast tug vessel and its specialised tank barge, the first vessel of the season.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    Megalift takes Liebherr trio

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Megalift has taken delivery of three Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes.

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    Kenworth T880 gets factory fitted AWD option

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - US truck manufacturer, Kenworth has announced that its heavy duty truck, the T880, is now available with a driven front steering axle, writes HLPFI correspondent, Peter Shakespeare.

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    Riyadh's metro on track with DHL

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - DHL Industrial Projects is undertaking the delivery of 47 Bombardier train sets destined for Riyadh's new metro line from a production site in Mexico to Saudi Arabia.

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    London's largest crane will start lifting

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - ALE's 4,300-tonne capacity AL.SK190 crane will begin work at Capital & Countries Properties' (Capco) project at Earls Court, London, UK.

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    Damen's InvaSave gets approval

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Damen's ballast water treatment system, InvaSave, has received IMO type approval.

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    Gebrüder Weiss acquires DTC

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has acquired Deutsche Transport Compagnie (DTC).



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    Avoid warranty surveyors at your peril

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The London P&I Club has highlighted a recent increase in incidents of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather to support a recommendation that a warranty surveyor is appointed to supervise high-risk marine construction and transportation project

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    Tight squeeze for Ulferts & Wittrock

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - At the port of Bremen, Germany, Ulferts & Wittrock has assembled a Liebherr LPS 280 portal slewing crane for handling scrap metal, utilising a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane for the heaviest loads.

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    Cats purr with Greencarrier

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Greencarrier Freight Services has transported two Brødrene Aa catamarans from Norway to Hong Kong.

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    GPA hits the high notes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 2.94 million tons (2.68 million tonnes) of cargo across all of its docks during February 2017 - a 10 percent increase over February 2016.

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    Peterson strengthens BP ties

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - BP Trinidad and Tobago has awarded Peterson a five-year contract to provide integrated logistics services for its operations in Trinidad and Tobago.

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    Mediaco orders 25 Demag cranes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - French crane provider, Mediaco, has ordered 25 Demag all terrain cranes to add to its fleet of more than 600 machines.

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    Panama Canal launches scheduling system

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - In response to growing traffic through the waterway, the Panama Canal Authority has announced that it will launch a vessel scheduling and maritime resource management system aimed at optimising costs, improving safety and increasing the overall

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    Houston is calling for Bahri

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Saudi Arabia-based Bahri has officially opened an office for Bahri Logistics in Houston and says it will help to expand its breakbulk and project cargo business through a key US gateway.

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    EXG can handle the heat

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has transported two HP heaters, weighing 41.4 tons (37.5 tonnes), from Chakkan to Mumbai Port Trust, India.

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    IMO urges vigilance

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) secretary-general, Kitack Lim, has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently the IMO guidance and best management practices to avert possible piracy attacks, in the wake of the hijack of the

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    Hapag-Lloyd and UASC move merger date

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Hapag-Lloyd and UASC have mutually agreed to shift the date of their Business Combination Agreement (BCA) until May 31, 2017 having originally envisaged the transaction would close by March 31, 2017.

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    Mammoet offers academy for EPCs

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - More than 150 delegates from a number of South Korean Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies (EPCs) attended an 'Engineered Heavy Lift & Transport Academy' developed by Mammoet.