Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 155

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    Leighton, Saipem win Gorgon deal

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Leighton Contractors, in consortium with Saipem, have been selected as the preferred proponent to develop the Chevron Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures project.

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    Boskalis and Smit announce merger

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale nv (Smit) have reached agreement on a full merger of the two companies, whereby all the activities of Smit will be continued in the combined company (the Group).

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    Andersen Shipping and CF Sharp Malaysia forms ASC-Sharp Shipping

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Singapore-based Andersen Shipping Company Pte Ltd has entered into a joint venture to be branded ASC-Sharp Shipping (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, with CF Sharp Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

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    Bahwan Wagenborg sets sail in Oman

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Established just last month, Bahwan Wagenborg Heavylift & Oilfield Services LLC is a strategic alliance between the Suhail Bahwan Group, one of Oman's foremost business houses and Royal Wagenborg from The Netherlands, a strong multi-discipli

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    Multitrade Spain supports public transport investments

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Barcelona-based project cargo forwarder Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has been involved in a range of heavy lift movements associated with passenger infrastructure projects in North Africa and South

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    ALE Heavylift in two Iberian moves

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Two significant heavy lift movements have been undertaken by ALE Heavylift and a subsidiary.

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    Hat-trick for Magdenli

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    November 6 - Magdenli Transport and Trade Co, a specialist heavy haulage and crane operator based in Turkey and a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has arranged the movement of three different industrial projects.

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    Best in class project forwarders vie for UK Forwarders award

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Four project cargo forwarders are vying for the honour of taking away the Project Forwarding Award at the 2009 Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org.

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    Heavy Lift Group meets in Barcelona

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Members of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG) are gathering for their 45th Conference at the Grand Marina Hotel in Barcelona starting with a reception and dinner on 6th November, writes Oliver Ward.

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    Volga-Dnepr Airlines wins BACA award

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted 'Best Cargo Charter Airline of the Year 2009' by the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA).

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    Strategic alliance for PB Sea-Tow and Bok Seng Group

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The Singapore-based Bok Seng Group and Auckland-based PB Sea-Tow have created a strategic alliance to offer one-stop project and heavy lift cargo transportation solutions in South East Asia.

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    A fair wind for heavy lift after Sino-US trade agreement

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The outcome of the Hangzhou meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) has sent mixed messages to heavy lift and project cargo forwarders involved in the movement of wind farm components to China.

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    Agility Americas moves headquarters

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - Agility has moved its Americas regional headquarters to a new, improved facility located in Irving, California.

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    Last chance to book for Rio heavy lift mini-seminar

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - A last minute invitation to join a mini-seminar in Brazil this coming Friday (Nov 6) covering safety issues around heavy lift operations has been made by its organiser.

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    Heavy lift buoys Manitowoc

    2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Reports in the international business media suggest that the heavy lift segment of Manitowoc's crane business is holding up well, mainly helped by considerable spending on infrastructure and energy in markets such as the Middle East, Brazil,

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    Zagrebtrans handles transformer for South Africa

    2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - Croatian heavy lift transport specialist, Zagrebtrans has successfully handled the shipment of a 500 MVA transformer from Zagreb through Port Rijeka to South Africa.

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    Donjon Marine digs archaeology

    2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Well known for its heavy lift services, Donjon Marine has been awarded two separate contracts for salvage work on archaeological sites in Texas and New York.

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    UAL reaches halfway point of key cement contact

    2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - UAL-SA, the local subsidiary of global heavy lift line Universal Africa Lines (UAL), has reached the halfway point of a six-month contract to carry cement from Cape Town to Soyo, Angola where a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under

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    Borealis launched in China

    2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - The hull of the Nordic Heavy Lift line heavy lift/construction ship Borealis has been launched and is now afloat alongside at Nantong Yahua Shipyard in Nantong, China.

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    Breakbulk Asia roars into the Lion City

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Singapore will be the location for the 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Conference & Exhibition. This event will take place between January 26-27, 2010 and will be held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.