All News articles – Page 626

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    BigLift orders another

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - BigLift Shipping has ordered a third Happy S-type vessel - to be named Happy Sun - from Ouhua Shipbuilding in Zhoushan, China.

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    Darka helps keep the peace

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - The Port Sudan-headquartered, Darka group of companies has handled the transport of equipment destined for the UN's peace keeping forces from Mombasa, Kenya to Juba in South Sudan.

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    Expanded Panama canal sees first transit

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - The voyage by the Cosco Shipping Panama through the Cocoli Locks marked the official opening of the newly-enlarged Panama Canal.

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    Antwerp names Vandermeiren

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Effective January 1, 2017, Jacques Vandermeiren will become ceo of Antwerp Port Authority, succeeding Eddy Bruyninckx, who has been the head of the port authority for the past 25 years.

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    Rope and Sling adds London hub

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Below the hook equipment supplier, Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has opened a new facility in Hayes, near Heathrow Airport, in the UK.

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    Skou moves up at Maersk

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Effective July 1, Søren Skou will become the new chief executive officer of A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S, replacing Nils S. Andersen, who will leave the Maersk Group.

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    Longview markets opportunity

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - The US port of Longview in Washington state has announced that an industrial waterfront property on the Columbia river on the US west coast is on the market.

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    Freja strengthens project team

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Following investment in its project forwarding business in the past year and as a response to the increasing amount of jobs, FREJA Group has employed Kari Samuelsen Moldeklev as area sales manager.

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    Turbine runner takes flight

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - A turbine runner and tooling weighing 115 tonnes and destined for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station has arrived safely at Sokol Airport in Magadan, Russia, onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100freighter.

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    Buckerfield in at Virgin

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Steve Buckerfield as vice president sales.

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    Franz Bracht in crane hat trick

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Erwitte, Germany-based, Franz Bracht Kran-Vermietung has taken delivery of three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes.

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    Bigger blades drive innovation

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Belgium-based High Wind says that its Boom Lock© system will play a key role in safe lifting and installation of the wind energy sector's longest offshore blades.

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    UAFL names Simba

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) has appointed Simba Africa Maritime (SAM) to be its agents in South Africa from August 1 this year, replacing Seaclad Maritime.

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    ZOMC sees semi-sub launched

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - Zhen Hua 33, a self-propelled semi-submersible transportation and float-over vessel that will be marketed by ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) has been launched at ZPMC's Nantong fabrication facility in China.

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    Terex crane for The Crane

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Thailand-based crane rental company, The Crane, a subsidiary of Chu Kai, is expanding its fleet with the addition of a new Terex® CC 6800 lattice boom crawler crane.

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    Bridging the gap to Brazil

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - A loading system developed for the transportation of long aerospace cargoes provided the perfect solution to help load a 35 m long telescopic bridge onto a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 freighter for its delivery to Rio de Janeiro.

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    Lingohr in at Agility

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Global logistics provider, Agility, has appointed Markus Lingohr to be managing director for Area Central Europe, giving him responsibility for its operations in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.

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    Swire launches Pacific Islands service

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Effective July 1, Swire Shipping is launching a new twice-monthly direct multipurpose liner service from Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

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    Geodis targets oil and gas resupply

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - International logistics provider Geodis is presently opening a new office in Aberdeen, UK, focusing on the oil and gas resupply business.

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    Siemens and Gamesa to merge

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Siemens has signed a binding agreement to merge its wind power business with Gamesa to create what it claims will become “a leading global wind power player”.