Shipping news – Page 263

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    Ahlers scores hat-trick of successful project moves

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Belgian heavy lift material handling company Ahlers is celebrating a trio of successful projects that have helped a power plant construction, European cargo bound for a Chinese nuclear plant and a steel plant in Indonesia.

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    Samson picks up award for outstanding service

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Samson, a manufacturer of high-performance cordage, has been given the Professional Mariner's Samuel Plimsoll Award for outstanding service by an organisation for 2011.

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    Maritime research centre falls victim

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - Today's news that the Elsflether Zentrum f

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    Beluga gets visit from the police

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - An official spokesman for Beluga has confirmed that the German public prosecutor's office and police visited the company's Bremen HQ this week looking for evidence of possible fraud, but declined to comment on whether any evidence was either di

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    Going Dutch is no problem for ALS

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - ALS (Freight Management Nederland) BV's sea freight team based in Moerdijk, Netherlands arranged the loading of two transformers with a combined weight of 330 tonnes along with 950 cu m of ancillary equipment for movement between Croatia and th

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    Hyundai ramps up in project forwarding

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is ramping up its exposure in the project forwarding business on the back of vast deals being concluded between South Korean construction firms in the Middle East. Sam Chambers reports from Seoul.

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen launches next generation ro-ro ship

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Wilh. Wilhelmsen group has launched its 150th anniversary vessel, T

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    New multipurpose service from Antwerp to Suriname and Guyana

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Next week will see Martinique-based shipping company, Soreidom start a new shipping service from Antwerp and Ipswich to Suriname, Guyana, French Guyana and Point Lisas (SSI).

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    More Beluga Group companies file for insolvency

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Beluga Fleet Management Beteiligungs GmbH, Beluga Fleet Management GmbH & Co KG, Beluga Marine Service GmbH & Co KG, Beluga Offshore Crewing GmbH, Beluga Sea Academy GmbH file have all filed for insolvency today, according to a company statemen

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    Peters & May launches online bookings

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Marine transportation provider Peters & May has launched a web-based boat shipping booking system.

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    Stolberg fights back

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - For the first time since his 'leave of absence' was announced Beluga founder, Niels Stolberg, went onto the offensive late last week.

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    BDP names new senior managers, Crowley names Larkin as VP

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - BDP International has promoted John Bolte to the newly created position of chief strategy and development officer, and Michael Andaloro has been promoted to global chief operating officer. Both will report to president and ceo Richard J Bolte J

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    Second Beluga Group company files for insolvency

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Following the announcement that its chartering division had filed for insolvency, the Beluga Group has confirmed that its shipping division, Beluga Shipping, which also includes ship management and ship owning, has followed suit.

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    Dinnadge joins CSS Group as vice president

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Dubai-based CSS Group (Consolidated Shipping Services Group) has appointed Kenneth A. Dinnadge, vice president business development. He will be responsible for the CSS Group's business development aspirations in the MENA and Sub-continent regio

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    Pacific Logistics Group & Shipping joins Project Partners

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Project Partners has announced that Pacific Logistics Group, based in Istanbul is its latest member.

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens Galveston facility

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has opened a heavy equipment processing facility at the Port of Galveston.

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    Beluga Chartering GmbH files for insolvency

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The management board of Beluga Chartering GmbH ("Chartering") has announced that they were advised to petition for the opening of insolvency proceedings and have done so at the local court in Bremen, Germany, earlier today (March 16th).

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    New sales strategist onboard at Beluga

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Beluga Shipping's ongoing restructuring continues apace and the heavy lift shipping specialist has announced the appointment of a new global chief sales officer, Joerg Roehl.

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    SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land puts Lone into service

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land has put the newbuilding 'Lone' into service.

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    Crowley adds service between Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico and St. Thomas

    2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Effective March 17, Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group will launch a new ro-ro liner cargo service between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Thomas, USVI.