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SpaceX's Dragon arrives at ISS with inflatable space habitat

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, carrying an experimental inflatable space habitat that might be crucial for future deep space explorations.

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New markets needed to boost Hong Kong's maritime industry

​Hong Kong's total port cargo throughput slumped 13.8 percent in 2015, the biggest year-on-year drop in the past 10 years.

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First train from China to Iran stimulates Silk Road revival

First cargo train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday, indicating a milestone in reviving the "Silk Road," which has opened a new chapter of win-win cooperation between China and Iran.

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Orbital ATK resumes U.S. cargo missions to ISS months after rocket explosions

A private U.S. cargo spaceship was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday afternoon, months after two U.S. commercial shipments were destroyed in launch explosions.

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Japan launches cargo craft for ISS resupply mission

​Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft that will deliver much-needed supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) following recent failures to send U.S. and Russian cargo craft to the ISS.

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Air cargo business on fast growth track in Mideast

​Middle East carriers enjoyed strong cargo transport growth in December 2014, expanding 11.3 percent month on month and 11.0 percent for last year as a whole, International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported Wednesday.

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10 Chinese missing in fishing boat collision off S. Korea

​A Chinese fishing boat collided with an unidentified cargo ship Thursday night in seas near South Korea 's southern resort island of Jeju, leaving 10 Chinese fishermen missing, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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9 Chinese crew missing after cargoes collision off Kanagawa, Japan

Nine Chinese crew members on board a Panama-registered cargo went missing after the ship collided with a South Korean cargo and capsized in waters near Miura port in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan early Tuesday morning, said the Chinese Embassy.

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Two die after fishing boats collide with cargo ship off Wakayama, western Japan

Two trawlers capsized after collision with a cargo ship which also hit their fishing nets off the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama on Friday morning

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Air New Zealand fined for international cargo price fixing

New Zealand's national carrier on Thursday was ordered to pay a penalty of 7.5 million NZ dollars (5.96 million U.S. dollars) for its role in an international price- fixing cartel that jacked up air cargo prices into the country.

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Air cargo registers significant growth at HK airport

Cargo volume and air traffic movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) rose 21.2 percent and 4.4 percent year on year, to 334,000 tonnes and 30,290 in January, official figures released Sunday indicated.