All Shipping articles – Page 232

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    WWPC members collaborate to ship paper equipment worldwide

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Mercator Transport - French representative of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) - has completed the movement of several heavy and out-of-gauge components for the paper manufacturing industry.

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    Cosco Shipping confirms acquisition plans

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - COSCO Shipping Company (COSCOL) has confirmed that it plans to acquire full equity of Guangzhou Ocean Shipping from COSCO Group.

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    GAC Logistics named official logistics partner of Gulf 12 Hour Race

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Dubai headquartered GAC Logistics has for the second time been appointed official logistics partner for the Gulf 12 Hour Race.

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    Exhibition celebrates shipping of mighty structures

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Anyone visiting Melbourne, Australia this month might want to drop in to a new exhibition taking place at the city's Mission to Seafarers at 717 Flinders.

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    World's largest heavy lift ship christened

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Dockwise Vanguard - an ultra-large semi-submersible heavy lift ship constructed for Dutch shipping company, Dockwise was christened at the end of last week.

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    Martin Bencher opens Gothenburg office

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - The Martin Bencher Group, a shipping and forwarding service provider, has today opened a new office in Gothenburg.

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    Jumbo transports 1,125 tonne shiploader crane

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Jumbo Shipping, the Netherlands-headquartered provider of heavy marine transport, successfully completed the transport of a 1,125 tonne shiploader crane between Sines, Portugal and Nouadhibou, Mauritania.

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    Albacor ships Metro gear from the USA to Russia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Houston-based Albacor Shipping USA and Albacor Shipping Russia - both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) forwarder network - have together successfully delivered tunnel boring machinery between the Albany, New York port of Coe

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Staff in HLPFI's London office awoke this morning to the first sub-temperatures of Winter and a malfunctioning office heating system. Typing in an overcoat and mittens is no fun, but the author of this week's Friday Flyer delivers a neat sna

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    Hansa Heavy Lift appoints Berndt R Olesen to drive Australian growth

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Hansa Heavy Lift

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    Steam power generators moved into Pakistan

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    November 28 - Aaras Project & Logistic Pakistan, one of Pakistan's leading shipping agents and member of the Worldwide Project Consortium, has completed the movement steam power generators and auxiliary equipment weighing 582.8 tonnes.

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    Georgia Ports Authority invest in RCC paving project

    2012-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved an infrastructure development project that will aid the handling of high and heavy cargo at the gateway.

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    Boskalis ups stake in Dockwise to 29 percent

    2012-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Royal Boskalis Westminster - the Dutch-based provider of dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services - has continued to acquire shares in heavy-lift shipping services provider, Dockwise. Royal Boskalis Westminster's shareholding

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    Massive cargoes for King Fahd Industrial Port

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

     October 1 - King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia has handled two huge adapters carried from Korea onboard Hanjin Pioneer and belonging to the Marafiq company.The general director of King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu, Captain Abdullah Al-Zami, stated that these pieces are among the largest pieces received ...

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    Boskalis goes for Dockwise in EUR682 million deal

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, the Netherlands-headquartered provider of global marine services, has outlined its intention to purchase marine contactor and heavy-lift shipping services provider, Dockwise, for a total of EUR682 million (USD884.

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    Breaking news: Boskalis acquires 22 percent stake in Dockwise

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Following on from this morning's developments, Royal Boskalis Westminster has today acquired 8.5 million shares in Bermuda-based Dockwise - representing just under 22 percent of the shares in the shipping services provider.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - It's Friday afternoon in a windswept London and so it must be time for this week's edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, delivering a neat snapshot of news from the last week for your to enjoy with your afternoon tea and slice of cake - lemon dri

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    Combi Lift sets up Singapore office

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Denmark headquartered heavy lift and project cargo shipping line Combi Lift has opened a new office in Singapore.

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    HANSA handles Chile lift

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Heavy lift and project cargo shipping line HANSA HEAVY LIFT has transported two ship loading systems from Bremen to Punta Lackwater in Chile.

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    London International Shipping Week 2013

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - The UK capital London is to host its own International Shipping Week in 2013, when maritime industry leaders from across the globe will gather during the week of September 9 to 13, 2013, for meetings and events, concluding in a day-long gove