Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 135

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    Legs eleven for WWPC

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - At the 11th annual membership conference of the Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC), held recently in Mumbai, the current Board of Advisors were re-elected for another year of service.

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    TBS managers inject new capital in refinancing deal with lenders

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Just weeks after HLPFI reported that various lenders had agreed to extend the forbearance period for heavy lift shipping line TBS International until January 31, 2011, and granted the line a six week repayment holiday, TBS has entered into am

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    Banker jumps ship to join Rickmers Group

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Banker Frank B

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    GPLN says technical seminar a huge success

    2011-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) recently completed its first technical training course after Breakbulk Asia in Singapore, conducted by Gert J. Vos, a twenty plus year industry expert and was attended by 53 delegates from several c

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    First of BigLift's 'Happy D-class' ships enters service

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - BigLift's newbuilding Happy Delta has left the shipyard in China for her first employment in the Far East.

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    Tuscor Lloyds steels itself with castings shipment

    2011-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - On behalf of a well-known freight forwarder, Tuscor Lloyds was given the task of moving two 70 tonne steel castings for an engineering company for a large power generation project in Mexico

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    Siem Kapital now full owner of Partner Shipping AS

    2011-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Earlier this month, Cayman Islands-based Siem Kapital has acquired full ownership of Norway-based Partner Shipping.

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    Molson says 'tanks' for the delivery

    2011-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Canadian brewer Molson Coors has taken delivery of six massive German-made brewing tanks at its site near Toronto airport, delivered after a 108 km overland movement from the port of Hamilton undertaking by Cambridge, Ontario-based Challenger

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    COSCO adds new giant to offshore fleet

    2011-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Encouraged by several years of successful, well supported service in the offshore Industry, COSCO Shipping Company is continuing to expand its semi-submersible heavy lift fleet.

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    Huge land-based crane completes major lifts

    2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - UK-based heavy lift and transport specialist ALE has completed a series of lifts as part of the Thai Growth Project in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

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    Big lift helps Sembcorp towards greener future

    2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Sembcorp engineers and specialist heavy lifting contractors worked together to ensure the latest piece of green technology was safely lifted into place at Wilton Power Station.

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    Record attendance foreseen for WWPC Mumbai conference

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - The Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC) is expecting a record attendance for its forthcoming 11th annual membership conference which will take place from January 27-29 in Mumbai, India.

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    Heavy lift cargoes play their part at Rostock port

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - Wind power generating equipment and mobile harbour cranes were significant heavy lift and project cargo traffic through the north German Baltic port of Rostock in 2010, says a port spokesperson.

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    Last, but not least

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - The HLPFI team may be number one when it comes to reporting the latest news on the heavy lift and project forwarding sector, but it seems our talents don't extend to the athletics track.

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    Leo Global ships support for Shazand refinery expansion

    2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

    January 24 - Thai forwarder Leo Global Logistics has undertaken the movement of consignment of 66 items consisting of a soot blower, ducting support, drum platform, silencer support,wind box support and others refinery equipment from Laem Chabang port in

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    DB Schenker Logistics moves biggest yacht for 'boot 2011'

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Experts from DB Schenker Logistics specialising in trade fair and special transports have conveyed the biggest yacht to be displayed at "boot 2011" along the Rhine to hall 6 of D

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    Logwin expands African network

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Luxembourg-based global logistics service provider Logwin has strengthened its presence in Africa by opening its second Kenyan location in Mombasa and expanding its warehousing capacity in South Africa at its locations in Johannesburg and Cap

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    Nordana makes Savannah a fixed port of call

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Danish shipping line Nordana has added Savannah, Georgia to its Mediterranean/Americas service, effective immediately. As a result, the Mediterranean/Americas service will no longer be calling on a regular basis into Jacksonville, Florida whi

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    Unions and employers in Antwerp sign agreement

    2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - A move to modernise the relationship between labour and employers at the port of Antwerp and a cargo dues freeze for 2011, will have direct and positive benefits to heavy lift and project cargo operations at the Belgian breakbulk and heavylif

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    GPLN seminar attracts high number of participants

    2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Demand for registrations for the training course being held by the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) immediately after the Breakbulk Conference in Singapore has been very high, says Gary Dale Cearley, GPLN executive director.