Shipping news – Page 268

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    PD Ports director sets sights on new horizons

    2010-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Martyn Pellew, PD Ports' group development director, has stepped down after eight years from his full time role with the UK company.

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    Reel deal for Tuscor Lloyds

    2010-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Tuscor Lloyds, the UK-based heavy lift specialist freight forwarder and shipping agent, recently undertook the movement of a large cable reel on behalf of a large shipping agent in Scotland.

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    Delighted daughter Svenja sees 'world's largest heavy lift vessel' put to work

    2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - The first of two new vessels commissioned by Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) will today embark on its maiden voyage.

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    Drive Our Economy task force cautions against costly obstruction in permitting process

    2010-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Further to our previous reports, in the USA, as the Idaho Transportation Department meets this week to discuss applications to ship equipment loads along a U.S. 12 route through the state, members of Drive Our Economy task force warn that con

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    AOP Project Partners welcomes LEO Global Logistics

    2010-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Thailand's LEO Global Logistics is the latest member for fast-growing project forwarding network, AOP Project Partners.

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    GAC expands UK network

    2010-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Sheffield has given a rousing welcome to the latest addition to the GAC Logistics UK network, which has opened its doors for business in the city.

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    Amarcon confirms RollDock order

    2010-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Amarcon has confirmed that RollDock has ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for its newbuild multipurpose heavy lift vessel, RollDock Sea which is due to be delivered soon. This vessel is a sister ship of RollDock Sun - pictured below - which has been in

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    Trade associations team up to fight against overweight containers

    2010-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to establish an international legal requirement that all loaded containers be weighed at the marine port

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    Gottfried Schenker joins the Logistik Hall of Fame after 110 years

    2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Almost 110 years after his death, Gottfried Schenker , the founder of the Schenker forwarding company, has been posthumously inducted into the Logistik Hall of Fame in Vienna.

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    US plans more sanctions against IRISL

    2010-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against eight more Iranian shipping companies and four executives.

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    Scan Brasil to be auctioned

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Advertisements placed in the specialist shipping media indicate that Scanscot Shipping's Scan Brasil which is currently under arrest in Durban Harbour will be sold by means of a judicial public auction.

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    Alliance for United Nordic and Keystone Logistic

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Effective January 1, 2011, Denmark's United Nordic Shipping and Singapore's Keystone Logistic Services will enter into an alliance to be called UNS (Asia) covering commercial and operational activities in the Asia, India and Oceanic regions.

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    Blue Water Shipping wins FPSO logistics work

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Blue Water Shipping as been selected as the project freight forwarder to provide all logistics activities in connection with SBM Offshore's turnkey Cidade de Paraty Floating Storage, Production and Off-loading (FPSO) project.

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    Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently

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    DHL plans to boost revenues and earnings through 2015

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Deutsche Post DHL intends to significantly increase its earnings in the next five years and become the industry's trendsetter in profitability as well.

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    Beluga reshapes its semi-liner services

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Beluga Shipping has reshaped its semi-liner services to offer a "more customer-friendly approach" says the line, less than a year after the service commenced.

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    Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.

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    New Indian line aims for growth

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Established earlier this year, Mumbai-based shipping line, Kansa Maritime says that it intends to expand its current fleet of four ships to take advantage of opportunities in the project cargo sector.

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    Teras and BBC JV established ... BBC Houston to fly US flag

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Teras Cargo Transport (America), LLC, a full-service marine transport and logistics service provider and BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, which delivers tailor-made shipping solutions for both heavy lift and project cargoes, have ent

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    Lift and Shift India claims Indian heavylift record

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A record-breaking movement of India's longest column transported by sea and land on Indian soil has taken place, claims Indian heavylift company, Lift & Shift India.