Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 141

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    Advance International is quality reaccredited for another three years

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International Transport (AIT) has been successfully re-certificated to global quality standard ISO 9001:2008, following an audit by Bureau Veritas which is valid until 2013.

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    Specialized Rail Transport announces new web site launch

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Houston-based railroad project cargo and heavy lift handler has re-vamped its website to engineer a better visitor experience and offer a live news feed from HLPFI.

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    Beluga-Intermarine: rumours fly following report of takeover

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Tongues are wagging in the heavy lift shipping sector, following reports in the German national media that Beluga is set to make a spectacular, million-dollar bid for US rival, Intermarine.

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    New kid on the project and heavy lift network block

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - A new global professional organisation for companies handling full scale project cargo and heavy lift shipments has been launched.

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    Felbermayr opens in Brno

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Austrian heavy lift company, Felbermayr has opened a second facility in the Czech Republic at Brno.

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    Topaz delivers deck structure

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine has completed the delivery of a deck structure for a Mobile Offshore Production Unit and storage (MOPUstor).

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    New player in heavy lift shipping launched

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - A new Danish-based jointly-owned shipping company will be interested in cultivating heavy lift and project forwarding cargo utilising small to medium-sized ships worldwide activity, says an executive of the new line.

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    Nordana adds Manzanillo and Panama

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Effective September 23rd, ro-ro and project shipping line, Nordana will offer service with multipurpose ro-ro vessels from its regular ports in the Mediterranean to Manzanillo in Mexico on its Mediterranean-Americas service.

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    New dedicated terminal for offshore wind farms, general cargo project cargoes in Vlissingen

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - BOW Terminal (Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal), is a new terminal that has been developed in Vlissingen seaport, part of Zeeland Seaports, to support the construction of wind farms at sea.

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    New Board for SMIT

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    September 10 - A new Board of Directors has been established for SMIT, in connection with with the recent SMIT-Boskalis merger, consisting of four members and replacing the Management Board as well as the Stratcom.

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    Acquisition and partnership in Puerto Rico for Crowley and Islandwide

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Project and heavy lift cargo operations are likely to be part of the value-added services provided to customers in Puerto Rico, following Crowley Maritime Corporation's logistics group acquisition of Islandwide Air and Ocean and agreement wi

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    Nabros Transport goes on the road

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Gujarat-based project forwarder Nabros Transport has successfully completed the movement of a 41m wide, 6.5m high 420 tonne Syngas Cooler to Essar Bulk Terminal at Hazira in Gujarat, India.

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    Collett joins equipment network

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - UK heavy lift specialist, Collett & Sons has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts in the service categories Heavy haulage, Crane operator, Barge owners, Stevedores and Port Operators.

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    Panama Canal and Port of Antwerp ink partnership agreement

    2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - An agreement that could generate more heavy lift traffic to the West coast of South America from one of Europe's most important heavy lift and project ports via the Panama canal has been signed.

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    Mammoet Maritime acquires multi-purpose pontoon

    2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Netherlands-based heavy lift operator Mammoet Maritime has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a seagoing Schelde multi-purpose pontoon.

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    A 'busy and intense' heavy lift weekend for Allseas

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - Specialist UK-based project and out of gauge freight forwarder Allseas Global Logistics handled a brace of heavy lift project cargoes from the UK to destinations in the Middle East and Asia over just one recent weekend.

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    WWL supports Port of Zeebrugge at 2010 World Expo

    2010-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is to support the Port of Zeebrugge at its open day in the Belgium-EU Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai later this month.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes major project contract in Saudi

    2010-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has completed a significant project in Saudi Arabia which saw the company move equipment and parts totalling 32,000 tonnes over difficult road networks destined for the construction site of the new Al Safwa cem

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    Heavy lift in double-digit growth at GPA's Port of Brunswick

    2010-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - While container traffic at the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Port of Savannah exceeded a quarter million teu in July 2010, marking the best month ever in GPA's history and continuing eight consecutive months of double-digit growth, heavy lif

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    Patton is appointed at GCM

    2010-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - Houston-based Gulf Coast Mats (GCM) has appointed Jason Patton to the position of business development.