All Ports and terminals articles – Page 183

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    Metro Vancouver sees breakbulk slump

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Port Metro Vancouver recorded a year-on-year decline in breakbulk metal imports during the second half of 2015, which it attributed to lower capital investments in the energy sector.

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    Integrated makes big investment

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Integrated Logistics has recently invested in an array of new equipment to cope with increasing demand and upcoming projects.

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    Houston adds African link

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Grimaldi Lines has added a call at the Port of Houston to its East Coast - West Africa ro-ro service - the first direct service between the US gateway and the African region.

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    POSH foresees 2016 challenges

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Offshore marine services provider PACC Offshore Services Holding (POSH) posted a 20 percent year-on-year increase in revenue for 2015 at USD280.8 million.

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    More losses at Nurminen

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Against a backdrop of particularly challenging market conditions, Nurminen Logistics posted a negative net profit of EUR -4.4 million (USD -4.8 million) for 2015.

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    Volumes down at NWSC

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Shipments undertaken by the North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC) in 2015 totalled 4.8 million tonnes - 14 percent lower than the previous year.

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    Breakbulk rising at Charleston

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - The Port of Charleston handled 68,499 tonnes of breakbulk cargo in January, with volumes nearly 33 percent ahead of planned fiscal year-to-date levels.

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    Breeddiep widening work begins

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Van Oord began work on the widening of the Breeddiep waterway from 75 m to 300 m on February 15.

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    Vantage moves tank trio

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Vantage Logistics Corporation has delivered three carbon dioxide tanks, weighing 90 tonnes each, from the Vietnamese port of Phu My to a nearby job site.

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    Dundee plans huge port investment

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Forth Ports has unveiled plans to invest over GBP10 million (USD14.3 million) to create a new quayside with heavy lift capability at the UK's Port of Dundee.

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    Jantzie up at C.H. Robinson

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - C.H. Robinson has promoted Bruce Jantzie to vice president of global forwarding, project logistics.

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    North Sea decommissioning: changes afoot?

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Douglas Westwood's (DW) new publication, the North Sea Decommissioning Market Forecast 2016-2040, considers whether offshore decommissioning will continue to be carried out using heavy lift vessels.

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    Steady start for ABC

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded a 30 percent year-on-year increase in tonnage for January 2016, transporting 43,605 tonnes of cargo on board its Boeing freighter fleet.

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    Tough year for Milwaukee

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - The Port of Milwaukee handled 2.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, down approximately 300,000 tonnes compared with the previous year.

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    Jet rises with Rapid Response

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - Rapid Response Solutions has used a mobile crane to lift a corporate jet at Royal Air Force (RAF) Northolt in Middlesex, UK.

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    Qatar reviews heavy transport regulations

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - The Cabinet of Qatar has reviewed recommendations from the heavy transport committee to improve the regulation of heavy transport in the country.

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    Positive growth for Niedersachsen ports

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - The Seaports of Niedersachsen, which comprises Brake, Cuxhaven, Emden, Leer, Nordenham, Oldenburg, Papenburg, Stade and Wilhelmshaven, recorded a 12 percent year-on-year growth in cargo volumes for 2015 at 52 million tonnes.

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    Container weighing goes portable

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - With the subject of container weighing being heavily debated in the world's media, New Zealand based company BISON has invented a portable container weighing scale.

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    Finnish rep for Flensborg

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Flensborg and Associates has appointed Jari Pirhonen as its Finnish representative.

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    Tanks travel with Europatrans

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Europatrans has delivered eight military tanks, weighing 65 tonnes each, from Eksjö in Sweden to Kiel, Germany.