Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 115

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    Broekman and Rotterdam invest in project cargoes

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - At this week's Breakbulk Europe event, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Broekman Group announced their intention to renovate and redesign the eastern section of the RDM site in the Waalhaven.

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    Cargolux takes fourth Boeing 747-8 freighter

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Cargolux has taken delivery of another Boeing 747-8 Freighter, and the fourth aircraft out of a total order of 13 has entered into service.

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    BigLift transports five mobile cranes to Nigeria

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - BigLift Shipping has used its heavy lift ship, Happy Dragon, to transport five mobile cranes for leading crane manufacturers Liebherr and Gottwald from Germany and Belgium to Nigeria.

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    Jumbo transports Gorgon caissons

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Jumbo Jubilee has transported and discharged 14 of the 25 Material Offloading Facility (MOF) caissons for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Australia.

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    Crowley Maritime disposes of heavy lift tug

    2012-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Seattle, Washington-based Crowley Maritime has sold its 33.5 m, 40-year old twin-screw Seneca Class tug Sioux to Island Tug & Barge, also of Seattle. Sioux is to be renamed Island Venture by its new owner and is presently being painted in the new

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    Oil rig transportation bonanza for Fairmount Marine

    2012-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Three trans-ocean towage operations by marine contractor Fairmount Marine demonstrate the global reach of the Rotterdam-based heavy lift transportation operator's five modern long distance 250-tonne bollard pull super tugs.

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    Business as usual, says Fairstar

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Facing a hostile and unwelcome takeover by heavy lift giant Dockwise, business at Fairstar might seem anything but usual.

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    New crane expands lift capacity

    2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - The UK's AV Dawson has strengthened its lifting capacity by investing in a new EUR2 million (USD2.57 million) mobile harbour crane.

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    Singapore and back, thanks to SAL

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Two separate and significant heavy lift cargoes have been transported between Europe and Singapore to support the island state's industrial interest in the global oil and gas industry.

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    In with the new, worldwide for Hansa Heavy Lift

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Hamburg-based shipping line, Hansa Heavy Lift has been making news with new staff, new ships and new offices.

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    Smit Marine Projects goes with Amarcon again

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Smit Marine Projects has ordered Amarcon's OCTOPUS-Onboard software for the Taklift 7, having already installed the system on the Taklift 4 in 2010.

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    Keynote speakers for Breakbulk Europe announced

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Keynote speakers for this month's Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference and Exhibition have been announced.

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    Jumbo handles transition pieces

    2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Jumbo Shipping says its DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has installed the first transition pieces (TPs) for the 400 MW Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.

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    Clipper Gemini calls at Duluth on maiden voyage

    2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - This weekend, Clipper Projects' recently delivered newbuilding Clipper Gemini, is scheduled to sail into the Port of Duluth-Superior, USA.

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    Sarilar buys Terex crane

    2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Turkish heavy lift and transport company Sarilar has ordered a 1,600 tonne Terex CC 8800-1 crawler crane from Terex Cranes distributor Das Otomotiv.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift names chief commercial officer

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Hansa Heavy Lift has appointed Joerg Roehl as its chief commercial officer responsible for the areas of global sales, strategic business development and marketing.

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    TTS handles turbine and generator move

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - As part of a power generation project in Sokoto, Nigeria, Vulcan Elvaton of Nigeria, contracted European Freight Solutions, London to handle the shipment of a power generation set, from Masaood John Brown, in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

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    Rickmers-Linie to return to Yangon after sanctions lifted

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The ending of trade sanctions on Myanmar is allowing Rickmers-Linie to once again offer calls at the country.

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    Marshall aid for BDP International in Aberdeen

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - BDP International, a Philadelphia-based global logistics and transportation management firm, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK market with the appointment of David Marshall, who has joined the firm as Aberdeen branch manager

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    Fairstar postpones AGM as acrimony over Dockwise bid grows

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The developing business storm between Fairstar Heavy Transport and Dockwise has continued with the suspension of Fairstar's AGM amid accusations that Dockwise's moves do not conform with rules governing takeovers of publicly listed companies in