Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 156

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    AOP Project Partners faces the music in Bremen

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - JH Logistik GmbH has become the most recent company to join the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Goldhofer names Swiss area sales manager

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Robert Venier has joined Memmingen-based Goldhofer as a field sales executive with responsibility for growing business in Switzerland.

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    Heavy lift seminars in 2009 and 2010

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - After the success of many previous heavy lift seminars related to safety in heavy lifting, Richard L Krabbendam, an expert in the field, has announced that many more seminars are yet to be held over the next few months in 2009 and 2010, write

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    Busy time in Asia for Mammoet jack ups and mega load-outs

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - While 2009 has provided some of the hardest business conditions for a generation, Mammoet reports that it has enjoyed a bullish period of activity for its jack ups and mega load outs.

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    Collett invests

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Collett Transport has recently taken delivery of a new, bespoke 110-tonne lift capacity straddle carrier at its MISTRAL Point, Heavy Lift Terminal at Goole in the UK.

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    A less rosy future for project cargoes?

    2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Having escaped the headline-grabbing drop in traffic levels suffered by the container shipping lines over the last two years, the prospects for the multipurpose, heavy lift cargo shipping is looking a little less rosy, writes James Graham.

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    20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference & Exhibition

    2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - All eyes are now focused on New Orleans where many of the world's heavy lift and project forwarding community is gathered for the 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition.

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    Projects group strengthens supply chain networks

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) is getting a positive response from supply chain service providers to an initiative to expand membership categories.

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    Russia grounds cargo planes after accident

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - The Press Association has reported that the Russian air force has grounded all its Ilyushin Il-76 heavy lift cargo planes for checks, after an accident in which an engine broke off the wing of an aircraft just before take-off.

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    SeaMetric cancels contracts for heavy lift vessels

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - SeaMetric International AS has cancelled the contracts for the construction of two heavy transport vessels in China.

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    Share issue for Tiong Woon

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Up to 34 million ordinary shares are to be issued by Tiong Woon Corporation (TWC) raise funds for the acquisition of more heavy lifting equipment.

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    Canadian truckers buy heavy lift haulage specialist

    2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - Challenger Motor Freight, of Cambridge, Ontario and has acquired most of the assets of Sandrock Specialized Carriers, a special commodities carrier focusing on transporting heavy equipment and over-dimensional freight, established ten years ag

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    Conference focuses on heavy lift airships

    2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Heavy lift cargo airships are the focus of the fifth annual Airships to the Arctic conference, to be held this week in Calgary.

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    Rickmers-Linie and Eastern Car Liner expand Trans Pacific cooperation

    2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Rickmers-Linie and Eastern Car Liner will expand their cooperation in the Trans Pacific trade.

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    Crane order proves right for Ainscough

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Ainscough Crane Hire has reported consistent demand for its recently increased fleet of heavy lift crawler cranes, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Project forwarders help secure Vegas water supplies

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Albacor Shipping of USA and LS-International Cargo from Germany, both exclusive members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have organised the shipment of 3,500 cu m of project cargo, including heavy lifts of up to 112 tonnes from G

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    Success for Tiong Woon

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Tiong Woon Corporation subsidiary, Tiong Woon Oil & Gas Services Pte Ltd, has successfully completed its portions for the construction of a 146.3 metre derrick pipelay barge for the owner and operator, NorCE Offshore Pte Ltd (NorCE), at its

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    DHL hits 40

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Today marks DHL's 40th birthday.

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy