All Russia & CIS articles – Page 12

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    Yamal project buoys breakbulk at Zeebrugge

    2017-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - The Port of Zeebrugge reported strong growth in breakbulk traffic having handled 1.49 million tonnes of cargo during 2016 - an increase of 27.5 percent year-on-year.

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    GAC shuffles management

    2017-01-17T00:00:00Z

    January 17 - Recent management appointments at the GAC Group include GAC Dubai's managing director Stuart Bowie taking over as group vice president - commercial. Effective February 1, 2017, he will replace Christer Sjödoff, who retires at the end of Janua

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    World Bank forecasts higher growth

    2017-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - The world economy is expected to expand 2.7 percent this year, recovering from a post-crisis low in 2016, thanks to rising commodity prices and Donald Trump's stimulus, the World Bank said in its latest Global Economics Prospects report.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) have been busy moving oversized loads across the world.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift breaks ice on NSR

    2017-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Hansa Heavy Lift claims to have transported, for the first time, ship-to-shore (STS) cranes via the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

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    RedBox claims NSR first

    2016-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - ZPMC RedBox Energy Services believes the current sailing of its vessel Audax from the Bering Straits to Sabetta on Russia's Yamal Peninsula is the first ever mid-winter transit of a module carrier on the Northern Sea Route.

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    Biggest lift for AV Dawson

    2016-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - The transportation and export of a refinery substation built at AV Dawson's North Sea Supply Base in Middlesbrough, UK, marks the site's biggest lift of the year.

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    TT Club in Russian liability warning

    2016-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - International freight and logistics insurer TT Club has warned forwarders and logistics operators offering services within Russia to consider their liabilities beyond just cargo protection.

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    Rigmarine opens in Aberdeen

    2016-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Lifting and marine product specialist Rigmarine has opened its fourth global facility in Insch to the northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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    Antonov to continue UK operations

    2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - Following confirmation from Volga-Dnepr on November 18 that its joint venture with Antonov Airlines - Ruslan International - was being dissolved at the end of the year, Antonov has released a statement regarding its continued UK business.

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    TII inks record SPMT order

    2016-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Sarens has acquired EUR63 million (USD66.7 million) worth of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) from trailer manufacturer Kamag for use in Tengizchevroil's (TCO) Future Growth - Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP).

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    Volga-Dnepr and Antonov confirm end of JV

    2016-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines have confirmed that their AN-124-100 freighter joint venture, Ruslan International, is to end on December 31, 2016.

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    Beluga presses ahead

    2016-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - Beluga Projects Logistic was subcontracted by Prokatmontazh to assist with the installation of presses, manufactured by Danieli, for Kamensk Uralsky Metallurgical Works in Russia.

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    ABC poised for record 2016

    2016-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) says that 2016 is already a record-breaking year for the company, following a 30 percent year-on-year growth in tonnage during October to 57,608 tonnes.

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    Crushing move for Volga-Dnepr

    2016-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown an 88-tonne jaw crusher for the gold mining industry across Russia from St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport to Sokol Airport in Magadan on board one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

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    Baltic ports up capacity

    2016-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Liebherr Maritime Cranes has delivered three LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes to ports on the Baltic Sea - one to the Swedish Port of Helsingborg and two to the Port of St Petersburg in Russia.

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    Factory travels with M&M

    2016-11-07T00:00:00Z

    November 7 - Militzer & Münch has coordinated the delivery of an entire factory that will produce float glass (plate glass made by allowing it to solidify on a layer of molten metal) from various locations in North America, Europe and Asia to a site in Ky

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    ABC begins Oslo flights

    2016-11-07T00:00:00Z

    November 7 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is commencing twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter operations from Oslo to cater for Norway's oil and gas and seafood industries.

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    GW expands Memmingen site

    2016-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - Gebrüder Weiss has invested EUR4 million (USD4.4 million) into expanding its facility in Memmingen, Germany by over 5,000 sq m.

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    Ruscon adds Novorossiysk warehouse

    2016-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Russian multimodal operator Ruscon has opened a new warehouse in Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.