Shipping news – Page 266

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    Record attendance foreseen for WWPC Mumbai conference

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - The Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC) is expecting a record attendance for its forthcoming 11th annual membership conference which will take place from January 27-29 in Mumbai, India.

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    DB Schenker Logistics moves biggest yacht for 'boot 2011'

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Experts from DB Schenker Logistics specialising in trade fair and special transports have conveyed the biggest yacht to be displayed at "boot 2011" along the Rhine to hall 6 of D

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    Logwin expands African network

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Luxembourg-based global logistics service provider Logwin has strengthened its presence in Africa by opening its second Kenyan location in Mombasa and expanding its warehousing capacity in South Africa at its locations in Johannesburg and Cap

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    Fesco moves forestry excavators

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Russian multimodal transport holding company and ro-ro operator Fesco has delivered Deere-Hitachi forestry excavators from the Port of Everett, Washington state to John-Deere Construction and Forestry in Russia.

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    Nordana makes Savannah a fixed port of call

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Danish shipping line Nordana has added Savannah, Georgia to its Mediterranean/Americas service, effective immediately. As a result, the Mediterranean/Americas service will no longer be calling on a regular basis into Jacksonville, Florida whi

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    Multimodal 2011 share the success

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Multimodal 2011, the UK & Ireland's largest transport and logistics event, is now open for visitor registration.

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    GAC Nigeria ethical practices gain TRACE certification

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - GAC Clearing & Forwarding (Nigeria) has been recognised for its commitment to strict ethical business practice by major international anti-bribery association, TRACE.

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    Lloyd's seminar to keep you the right side of the new UK Bribery Act

    2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - A seminar to be held by Lloyd's Maritime Academy is designed to equip those working in the international maritime industry, including heavy lift shipping and forwarding, with a full understanding of the UK Bribery Act 2010, which comes into f

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    Hole appointed as new Wilhelmsen Ships Service business director

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole as business director responsible for its maritime logistics services portfolio.

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    Albacor becomes exclusive for WWPC in USA

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) now has an exclusive member for all four of its franchise areas in the USA.

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    New CEO for Clipper Projects

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Effective April 1, Kristian V. M

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints new business director for Maritime

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole (pictured below) to the position of business director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio.

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    FESCO restructures its container business

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Fesco Transportation Group has reorganised the management system of its container business, forming a single logistics integrator responsible for the management of the group's business directions and companies that provide various types of co

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    Indial Shipping joins GPLN

    2011-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has announced the addition of Indial Shipping Pvt Ltd from Mumbai as its latest member.

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    World's largest heavy lift vessel to visit India

    2011-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - MV Svenja, which is claimed to be the world's largest heavy lift vessel with a lifting capacity of 2,000 tonnes and speed of 20 knots, will arrive in India later this week on its maiden voyage.

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    Intermarine forecasts tough 12 months

    2011-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - Andre Grikitis, president and chief executive of Intermarine, says that in 2010 we can expect a very complex and demanding marketplace where only the well-experienced and well-financed will be able to ultimately satisfy the requirements of sh

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    Alastair Farley appointed to Braemar Shipping board

    2011-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - Braemar Shipping Services (the Group) has appointed Alastair Farley as a non-executive director with immediate effect, says the UK-based international provider of shipbroking, consultancy, technical and logistics services.

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    Transworld Logistics joins GPLN

    2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

    January 11 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has announced the addition of Transworld Logistics from Dubai as its latest member.

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    Safmarine targetted in web scam

    2011-01-10T00:00:00Z

    January 10 - Safmarine reports that it has been the target of a fraud involving a fake company calling itself Safmarine Shipping Lines SA.

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    Project Professionals Group starts 2011 strongly

    2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

    January 7 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) project forwarding network has started the New Year strongly with the appointment of two new project support members (PSM) and one project forwarder, says PPG general manger Kevin Stephens.