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  • Valleyfield secures funding
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    Valleyfield secures funding

    2018-08-14T12:30:00Z

    The port of Valleyfield in Canada has received a CAD3.5 million (USD2.67 million) grant from the Québec government to support its marine transportation infrastructure investments.

  • DeLuca steps up at Duluth
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    DeLuca steps up at Duluth

    2018-08-14T11:35:00Z

    The Duluth Seaway Port Authority (DPSA) in the USA has appointed Deb DeLuca as executive director, effective August 16.

  • EU invests in Danube
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    EU invests in Danube

    2018-08-13T17:05:00Z

    The European Union (EU) plans to invest EUR59 million (USD67.4 million) in modernising the locks on the Danube-Black Sea and Midia Navodari–Porte canals in Romania.

  • Universal acquires Southern Counties
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    Universal acquires Southern Counties

    2018-08-13T16:40:00Z

    Universal Logistics Holdings, a provider of customised transportation and logistics solutions, has acquired Southern Counties Express.

  • Miller Transfer adds to fleet
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    Miller Transfer adds to fleet

    2018-08-13T16:25:00Z

    North American specialised transport provider Miller Transfer has added five lowbed mini-deck trailers to its fleet.

  • Zeaborn combines ship management activities
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    Zeaborn combines ship management activities

    2018-08-13T11:20:00Z

    Bremen-based Zeaborn Group has combined the ship management activities of Rickmers Shipmanagement and E.R. Schiffahrt.

  • Brave refit at Damen Shiprepair
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    Brave refit at Damen Shiprepair

    2018-08-10T16:55:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed a major refit on Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern.

  • Ace arrival at Vancouver USA
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    Ace arrival at Vancouver USA

    2018-08-10T16:35:00Z

    The port of Vancouver USA has welcomed Mitsui OSK Line’s (MOL) ro-ro vessel Orca Ace on its maiden voyage.

  • Kotug Smit tows the line with Attenborough hull
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    Kotug Smit tows the line with Attenborough hull

    2018-08-10T16:15:00Z

    Kotug Smit Towage has towed the 10,000-tonne hull of RRS Sir David Attenborough polar research ship to the Cammell Laird basin in the UK.

  • Bristol Port recognised for nuclear power logistics role
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    Bristol Port recognised for nuclear power logistics role

    2018-08-10T15:40:00Z

    The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and power generation company EDF Energy, have recognised Bristol Port for its role in the logistics supply chain for EDF’s Hinckley Point C nuclear power plant.

  • CNCo opens Vancouver branch
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    CNCo opens Vancouver branch

    2018-08-10T14:45:00Z

    China Navigation Company (CNCo), part of the Swire Group, has expanded its presence in North America by establishing a branch office in Vancouver, Canada.

  • Volga-Dnepr inks BRI agreement
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    Volga-Dnepr inks BRI agreement

    2018-08-10T12:25:00Z

    Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a framework agreement with China’s Henan Airport Group and Zhongyuan Asset Management to strengthen their cooperation through the creation of a trans-Siberian air bridge.

  • Changes at the top for Brownsville
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    Changes at the top for Brownsville

    2018-08-09T12:50:00Z

    The port of Brownsville in the USA has appointed Lorena Hernandez as director of finance and Jose Herrera as special projects director.

  • Comerford steps up at Tyne
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    Comerford steps up at Tyne

    2018-08-09T12:35:00Z

    The UK's port of Tyne has appointed Mike Comerford to its board as a non-executive director.

  • Arkon establishes AAC
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    Arkon establishes AAC

    2018-08-08T14:45:00Z

    Arkon Shipping has founded Arkon Allied Container (AAC) in cooperation with shipping companies Jüngerhans, Wessels, HS Schiffahrt, Nordic and Jebsen as well as the chartering specialists Ole Gabs and Wolfgang Klodwig.

  • POSH benefits from improved market
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    POSH benefits from improved market

    2018-08-07T15:50:00Z

    Offshore marine services provider PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has recorded a 95 percent revenue increase year-on-year for the three months to the end of June 30, 2018.

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    Yilport moves for Taranto concession

    2018-08-07T15:00:00Z

    Yilport is considering acquiring the concession to operate the container terminal at the port of Taranto, Italy. 

  • WWPC members on the move
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    WWPC members on the move

    2018-08-07T13:35:00Z

    Bolk Transport is currently moving construction machinery from Europe to Tehran, the capital of Iran.

  • UAL adds Fortitude to roster
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    UAL adds Fortitude to roster

    2018-08-06T12:30:00Z

    The Netherlands-headquartered Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has added the multipurpose ship UAL Fortitude to its fleet of vessels serving the West African market.  

  • LCIA rules DP World contract ‘valid and binding’
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    LCIA rules DP World contract ‘valid and binding’

    2018-08-03T14:50:00Z

    According to a statement from the government of Dubai, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled that DP World’s port container terminal contract in Djibouti is “valid and binding”.