Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 148
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Work commences on stronger quays for heavy lift at Aberdeen
April 20 - Aberdeen Harbour Board has started on the first phase of its GBP30 million (USD46 million) Torry Quay redevelopment.
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Port of Hamburg takes heavy lift message to South America
April 20 - The German port of Hamburg took the message that heavy lift and project cargo activity is important to it to the Intermodal South America show in S
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Ainscough launches specialist 'Heavy Lift Project' division
April 16 - Ainscough Crane Hire has launched a new division that specialises in full-service lifting solutions for complex heavy lift contracts.
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Vanguard invests in mobile crane
April 16 - In South Africa, Vanguard, in a joint venture with Grindrod and private investors, has invested ZAR70 million (USD9.5 million) on a new mobile cranes.
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TRANSY moves heavy turbine runner
April 15 - Transport Systems TRANSY, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Russia and Ukraine, handled the difficult movement of an 80 tonne heavy turbine runner from the Ukraine port of Illychevsk to Tianjin in China.
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Actuant completes Integrated Solutions acquisitions
April 14 - Actuant Corporation has expanded its Enerpac Integrated Solutions capabilities with the acquisitions of Team Hydrotec and Hydrospex. The combined businesses generate approximately USD30 million in annual revenue.
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Panalpina charters plane for China heavy lift
April 12 - Panalpina chartered an Antonov AN 225 freighter to ensure the safe and smooth transportation of high-tech machinery from Hamburg, Germany to Shijiazhuang, China.
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BigLift for Coli Shipping in South East Asia
April 12 - Effective April 1, BigLift Shipping appointed Coli Shipping (Singapore) Pte Ltd as its representative in the South East Asia region, including the countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and M
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Volga-Dnepr Group takes the plaudits at Wings of Russia ceremony
April 12 - Two companies belonging to the heavy lift specialist Volga-Dnepr Group have won prestigious awards at the annual Wings of Russia National Award Ceremony held in Moscow.
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Standard Club advises on carrying yachts
April 8 - As part of its loss prevention programme the Standard P&I Club has published Standard Cargo: A Guide to the Carriage of Oversized Cargo - Yachts.
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Boskalis completes acquisition of SMIT
April 7 - With more than 95 percent of shareholders having accepted the offer made by dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster to acquire heavy lift shipping, tug and salvage company SMIT International, the merger of the two is now set to go ahead.
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Tiong Woon completes its heaviest heavy haulage and load-out operation
April 6 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (Tiong Woon) has completed its heaviest haulage and load-out operation to date.
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The world's largest offshore wind farm uses Technotex slings
April 5 - Technotex, a member of the Unitex group of companies, is supplying its Ultralift slings to the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm under construction 23km off the UK east coast.
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Cargotec focuses on safety in cranes at BAUMA 2010
April 5 - Cargotec, one of the world's leading providers of load handling equipment, is showing its range of products at Bauma 2010 to heavy lift and project cargo forwarder customers.
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Madrid networks in South America
April 5 - The Madrid Chamber of Commerce recently organised business networking opportunities for its members with counterparts in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and La Paz, Bolivia, Asuncion, Paraguay and Montevideo, Uruguay writes Oliver Ward.
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Sarans round-up of lifting shows range of activity
April 2 - In a round-up of activities to date, global heavy lift crane operator Sarans has revealed a number of operations using the company's range of cranes.
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CG/LA names top 100 infrastructure projects
April 1 - Washington-based CG/LA Infrastructure has released a listing of the top 100 global strategic infrastructure projects for 2010, totalling nearly USD550 billion.
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Washington shift could benefit heavy lift operators
April 1 - Heavy lift operators servicing the oil and gas industries may be able to benefit from a loosening of restrictions on US domestic offshore drilling for oil signalled by President Obama in a recently announced bill to tackle climate change.
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Indian shippers and forwarders plan think-tank
March 31 - A new heavy lift and project forwarding think-tank is being planned by shippers and forwarders in India, aimed at lobbying the government to improve infrastructure and harmonise regulations.
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Heavy lift capacity grows in south Pacific
March 30 - Local media reports are suggesting that heavy lift shipping capacity is set to increase in Fiji and the south Pacific following a major expansion of the shipping arm of the Australia-based Carpenters Group.