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Legendary chief designer of the An-124 ‘Ruslan’ and An-225 ‘Mriya’ transport aircraft, Victor Tolmache, has justcelebrated his 80th birthday. But rather than taking a well-earned retirement, the aviation stalwart is still hard at work as technical director of Volga-Dnepr Group. He can look back on an aviation career spanning over 50 years, which began in 1959 and participated in the development, creation and modification of almost every Antonov aircraft, as ...
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Maritime Group has acquired Aegeus Transport the holding company for fellow container haulier Roadways Container Logistics, for an undisclosed sum. The purchase includes the entire company, employees and assets of Roadways, the fourth largest container transport company in the UK.
The deal includes 374 employees, 241 vehicles, all of Roadways sites ...
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Swedish shipping line Thor Shipping & Transport has established its first UK base ABP Hull, at the terminal formerly operated by TransAtlantic, which withdrew from the UK market earlier this year.
Thor operates three vessels, the Odin, the Alrek and the Frej , handling 300,000 tonnes of steel and other cargoes ...
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Eithad and Alitalia have finalised their plans for the Abu Dhabi-based airline to take a €560 million in the Italian carrier, subject to regulatory approval, with core Alitalia shareholders committing an additional €300 million. A further €598 million in financial restructuring of short and medium term debt will be provided ...
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Specialist yacht forwarder GAC Pindar has secured a three-year extension to its contract with the global Extreme Sailing Seriesto manage the shipping of the Series’ Extreme 40 boats, equipment and support materials. During the 2013 Series, GAC Pindar transported valuable racing cargo by road, sea and air, covering over 23,000 ...
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WISTA-UK - the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association - celebrated four decades of “remarkable progress“ at its 40th anniversary gala dinner at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation on 30 July.
Leading personalities from the maritime world congratulated WISTA-UK on its achievements, and the elevated status of the UK ...
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Russia placed an immediate ban on a wide range of food imports from EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway on 7 August, including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy products and said that it was in talks with Belarus and Kazakhstan to prevent western foodstuffs reaching Russia from there. ...
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The Port of Rotterdam says it is taking further measures to eliminate congestion at the ECT Delta Terminal and the Euromax Terminal which have delayed inland waterway and feeder vessels for some time. Following meetings with ECT, the LINC inland shipping association Uniport Terminal and the Kramer Group/RCT, it has ...
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Associated British Ports’ five South Wales Ports contribute almost £1 billion directly into the Welsh economy and supports 15,000 jobs in the region, according to a report by independent consultants Arup. As far as the wider UK economy is concerned, the five ports -Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff, Barry and Newport ...
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DB Schenker has acquired the remaining 49% shares in its Vienamese joint venture with Gemadept Logistics. Schenker Gemadept Logistics was formed in July 2007 to provide logistics and supply chain services through an agreement between Schenker Vietnam and Gemadept LogisticsDBS said the new set-up will allow further roll out of ...
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