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    Hybrid Air Vehicles set to take off

    2017-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - In the UK, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is set to move to a new site away from the Cardington site that it has occupied since it was first launched.

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    Danese Autogru adds to fleet

    2017-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - Montanara, Italy-based Danese Autogru has added a 220-tonne capacity Demag AC 220-5 all terrain crane to its fleet.

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    GPO Grace completes maiden voyage

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - GPO Heavylift's new vessel GPO Grace, which entered service earlier this summer, has successfully completed its maiden voyage from Thailand to Norway.

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    Rickmers ship management business saved

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - The ship management arm of the insolvent Rickmers Group has been rescued by Bertram Rickmers and the Zeaborn Group, which have come together in a consortium to acquire the business with its main sites in Hamburg, Singapore and Cyprus.

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    Successful bunker shot for Mammoet

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Mammoet has transported the last concrete bunker at the Lek channel in Vreeswijk, the Netherlands on behalf of the Dutch ministry of infrastructure and environment, Rijkswaterstaat; and the Besix, Heijamans and Jan de Nul building consortium

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    BNSFL completes Canadian rig move

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - BNSF Logistics (BNSFL) Canada has transported a rig from Alberta, Canada to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA.

  • Van Beest gets Load Solutions
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    Van Beest gets Load Solutions

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - The Van Beest Group, manufacturer and supplier of lifting accessories for wire rope and lifting chains, has acquired Load Solutions, based in Rådal, Norway.

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    Bahri rolls in to the Big Easy

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Bahri Logistics' 26,000 dwt multipurpose ro-ro vessel, Bahri Yanbu, has called at the Port of New Orleans (Port Nola), USA marking the commencement of its ro-con service connecting the port with the Mediterranean, Middle East and India.

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    Leman expands in the UK

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Danish transport and logistics company Leman has acquired UK-based freight forwarder Maru International.

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    Fairplay Shipping delivers in Germany

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Danish Project Cargo Network (PCN) member, Fairplay Shipping recently oversaw the movement of four out-of-gauge (OOG) CO2 production units by truck from Denmark to Bremen, Germany, before being shipped to Algiers, Algeria.

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    Contracts roll in for Dockwise

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded a number of marine transport contracts, with a combined contract value of approximately USD50 million.

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    Classification society focusses on digitalisation

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Knut Orbeck-Nilssen, the new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), has outlined a series of initiatives, which prioritise modernisation, transparency and digitalisation.

  • CakeBoxx launches latest box
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    CakeBoxx launches latest box

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    CakeBoxx Technologies will introduce the BreakBulkBoxx 45 ft shipping container at the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermodal Expo in Long Beach, USA on September 18.

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    LOC boosts offshore wind in Taiwan

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - LOC Renewables, part of the LOC Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with four other parties, outlining its intention to progress offshore wind farm development and construction in Taiwan.

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    Bastiaansen steps up at Wagenborg

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Gerard Bastiaansen, previously project manager in Canada, Australia and USA, has succeeded Ton Klijn as ceo of Wagenborg Nedlift.

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    Swire Shipping ups Townsville transits

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Swire Shipping has upgraded its North Asia Express (NEX) service between the Port of Townsville, Australia and Asia.

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    KOG names Flores

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - KOG Transport, a heavy-duty transport and project logistics specialist within the Rhenus Group, has appointed Julian Flores as business development Americas executive at its Houston, USA location.

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    Boeing raises forecast for China

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Boeing has projected a demand for 7,240 new aircraft in China over the next 20 years valued at nearly USD1.1 trillion, a 6.3 percent increase over last year's forecast.

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    Call to arms on ballast water deadline

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Two days before the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention enters into force, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman is calling on all parties to ensure successful implementation.

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    Cargo owners advised to adapt contract strategy

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - International transport and logistics executives using container shipping are facing the biggest shift in their ocean provider base for 20 years and must adapt their procurement and contract strategy, says ocean freight procurement consultan