All Shipping articles – Page 252
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Pirates adopting new tactics says Neptune Maritime
August 22 - Following a report filed on Sunday August 7th by the IMB Live Piracy Reporting Centre, which saw suspected Somali pirates at attempt to hijack a vessel off the coast of Eritrea in large numbers, Neptune Maritime Security raised concerns over t
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Breakbulk tonnage up at South Carolina ports
August 18 - Shipping volumes through South Carolina's ports (Port of Charleston and Port of Georgetown) increased significantly in financial year 2011 (ended June 30).
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Insurers debate curse of piracy
August 16 - When they meet next month in Paris, international marine underwriters will discuss all lines of marine insurance business.
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Safmarine appoints Ben Line
August 16 - Safmarine has appointed Ben Line Agencies in Asia to represent its Multi Purpose Vessel Services (MPV) business in this region.
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Luxembourg-based companies support UNICEF famine relief efforts
August 11 - In recognition of the need for quick and efficient help for the famine and drought victims in the Horn of Africa, a group of Luxembourg-based companies including ArcelorMittal Foundation, Cargolux, CFL, Enovos, LuxairCARGO, Paul Wurth and SES
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Macro trends scupper TBS results
August 9 - Shipping line TBS International has faced uncertain business conditions in 2011 created by three major macroeconomic factors which negatively affected TBS' financial results for Q2 and H1 2011, reveals Joseph E. Royce, chairman, chief executive
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Hansa Heavy Lift sets sail for Hamburg
August 5 - The recently launched shipping line, Hansa Heavy Lift has revealed plans to move from Bremen to Hamburg at the beginning of 2012, stating that "the many good reasons substantiating this decision to move outweigh those arguments for remaining in
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Success for first PPG conference in USA
August 4 - More than 90 freight movers and ship owners from 34 countries converged in Corpus Christi for the five-day Project Professionals Group (PPG) conference, which began last week.
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Alabama to host first training event on critical lifting and load handling
August 4 - The Alabama State Port Authority is to host its first training event from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Jumbo appoints Tecnoil as Brazilian agent
August 4 - Dutch heavy lift shipping and offshore installation company Jumbo has appointed Tecnoil Comercio e Representacoes Ltda as its agent in Brazil.
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Famous Pacific Shipping goes for gold in Olympic train trials
August 3 - Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, has donned its best sporting kit to start deliveries of railroad equipment from China to Brazil to support fans of the world's greatest sporting festiva
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PCN recruits Noble Shipping as Pakistan member
August 2 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its second member in Pakistan.
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Teximarco signs on two key managers
August 1 - Nigerian project cargo forwarder Teximarco International has made two significant staff appointments.
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Freight industry brings illiteracy to book
August 1 - Global freight forwarder DHL and shipping line Safmarine have teamed up to boost literacy in Senegal. The two will create the first community library in Kolda, Senegal.
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Alliance in the city of brotherly love
August 1 - The US arm of Dubai-based logistics company GAC has formed a strategic alliance with a 30-year old shipping agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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GAC strengthens marketing presence in Europe
July 28 - GAC is expanding its regional Shipping Marketing team with the appointment of Niko Steindamm, as marketing manager, shipping, based in Bremen, Germany.
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ALS powers locomotive delivery to Mozambique
July 27 - An effort to equip an African railway with new locomotives from Europe has been helped by ALS (Belgie).
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Jumbo Shipping delivers 51 monopiles
July 27 - Over the course of seven voyages, Jumbo Shipping has transported 51 monopiles from EEW's manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, to Barrow-in-Furness in the UK. The monopiles' final destination was DONG Energy's Walney Offshore Windfarm 2.
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PCN awarded ISO certification
July 26 - UK-based Project Cargo Network (PCN) has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems certification, one of the first project cargo networks to be granted this accreditation.