All Shipping articles – Page 257

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    PL Shipping & Logistics is now M+R Logistics (India)

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - With the takeover of its Indian agent PL Shipping & Logistics Pvt. Ltd. in September 2010, Swiss based M+R Spedag Group created a strong position in the Indian logistics market.

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    Sri Lankan peace dividend pays off with creation of Projects FPS

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - The ending of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic war in May 2009 has created an atmosphere so welcoming to infrastructure investments that FPS Sri Lanka, which has gained an unrivalled profile and reputation as a first-class member of the Famous Pacific

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    Tarros sets up joint venture for project cargoes

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - In Italy, Master Project & Logistics has been established as a 50:50 joint venture between Tarros SpA, Paolo Pellegrini and Gianni Lena, two shipping operators with more than 20 years of experience in the transportation of conventional and proje

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    PCN names third member in Mexico

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - PCN has welcomed its third and final member in Mexico.

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    PCN reveals new member in Qatar

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Bin Yousef Cargo Express W.L.L. has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as a member in Qatar.

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    First ship of the season for Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the opening of its 41st international shipping season with the arrival of Wagenborg Shipping's Avonborg, carring 75 of the longest wind turbine blades in existence in North America on their journey from E

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    Crowley offers faster, direct sailings from south Florida

    2011-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Crowley Maritime Corp has enhanced its liner container shipping services by adding a direct, fixed-day sailing from Port Everglades to St. Maarten in the Caribbean, cutting the time it takes to ship to St. Maarten from South Florida by one full

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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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    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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    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.

  • News

    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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    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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    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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    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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    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.

  • News

    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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    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.