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    Brazil tightens packing requirements

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from February 1, Brazil is enforcing mandatory compliance of wood packing material based on the ISPM (International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures) 15 Standard, informs DSV.

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    Lake Charles prepares for boom

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The Port of Lake Charles has handled 220 components of a large Mammoet crane, which was shipped into the US gateway from Brazil on board BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Fuji.

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    Asian forwarding duo joins forces

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Japanese project forwarder Yabuki Kaiun has worked together with The Freight Thailand to handle the shipment of a dynamometer and an environmental chamber from Yokohama to Honda's research and development centre in Bangkok.

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    Grieg Star adds Swedish calls

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from this month, Grieg Star is adding a number of Swedish port calls to its Atlantic service to and from the US East Coast, US Gulf and Altamira, Mexico.

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    Foss to open Oregon hub

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Foss Maritime is set to open a consolidated customer service centre in Oregon during April 2016.

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    Dako moves engine trio

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Dako Worldwide has coordinated the shipment of three diesel engines from Italy to Panama.

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    Collett winds up Muirhall project

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Collett Transport has delivered three 145 m high wind turbines from the UK Port of Grangemouth to the Muirhall onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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    Energy industry supply chains must change, says DHL

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - A whitepaper from DHL suggests that a lot of companies operating in the energy industry have yet to adapt their supply chains to the exceptionally harsh market conditions the sector faced in 2015, and will continue to do so in 2016.

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    Longview names interim ceo

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The Port of Longview's board of commissioners has voted in favour of appointing current chief operating officer, Norm Krehbiel, as the port's interim ceo.

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    CargoLogicAir takes off

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The new British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir (CLA), has been awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

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    Atlas Breakbulk Alliance bags Pegg

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Atlas Logistics Network (ALN) has formed a separate organisation dedicated to the breakbulk and project cargo industry - the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance - which will be headed up by well known industry personality, Albert Pegg.

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    HMM struggles to stay afloat

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - According to reports in the international media, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is resurrecting an asset sale plan in an effort to avoid bankruptcy as it struggles under a KRW7 trillion (USD5.8 billion) debt.

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    HLPFI adds Associate Editor

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Yvonne Mulder, a communications specialist in the freight and supply chain industry for more than 25 years, has joined the Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International team as Associate Editor.

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    Ahlers in ABA buy

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Ahlers Belgium has acquired Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies (ABA).

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    Japanese carriers brace for tough 2016

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - MOL has forecast a USD1.45 billion loss for its financial year ending March 31, 2016, as the Japanese line restructures its dry bulker and container shipping business areas.

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    Yale unveils Fortis2 sling

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Synthetic rope manufacturer Yale Cordage has added a new heavy lift multipart sling, Fortis2, to its line of industrial products.

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    Pan Ocean profit slides

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean saw a 79.27 percent year-on-year decrease in its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2015.

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    ZOMC sets lifting record

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) says that its self-propelled single boom crane vessel, Zhen Hua 30, has successfully lifted 13,200 tonnes during testing.

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    Höegh names number three

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The third vessel in Höegh Autoliners' New Horizon class of pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) has been named Höegh Tracer during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China.

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    Rickmers reconfirms positive forecast

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Despite persistently challenging market conditions, the Rickmers Group has reconfirmed its positive forecast for the 2015 financial year with regards to revenues and EBITDA.