Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 166

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    AFP cements success with project shipment to Tanzania

    2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February -10- Durban-based project cargo forwarder Access Freight Projects (AFP) has been involved in the delivery of a cement plant ex Mumbai to Tanga, Tanzania on behalf of a Kenyan mining and cement manufacturer.

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    Bullish results for Volga-Dnepr Group

    2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February -10-Volga-Dnepr Group has announced a bullish result for 2008 after seeing a 46 0ncrease in sales over 2007 from its charter and scheduled air cargo services. Revenue for the year rose to USD 1.4 billion.

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    Barcelona Metro expansion supported by heavy lift movement

    2009-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February -9- A vital tunnel boring machine (TBM) and ancillary equipment totalling 6,000 cubic metres has been moved from Germany to Barcelona.

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    Heavy lift shippers join US Economic Recovery Advisory Board

    2009-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February -8- In the USA, the heads of two companies with significant project shipping requirements have joined President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

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    Eurosib-Logistics in production line move

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 06 - Eurosib-Logistics, the Russian member of the Project Professionals Group (PPG), has completed the shipment of a production line for car radiators from Japan and China to Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.

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    Combi Lift first with occupational health and safety

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 6 - Heavy lift shipping company, Combi Lift is claiming a first having become the first company in the heavy lift sector to be certified for compliance with OHSAS 18001:2007.

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    First major lift for ALE's AL.SK90 crane

    2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

    March 04 - ALE's AL.SK90 crane has completed its first major lift.

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    WWPC member delivers for world's largest paper making machine

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - LS International Cargo GmbH, is project managing the logistics involved in the delivery of 70,000 tonnes of machinery from Germany, China and Brazil to Hainan in China.

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    Coastal Bulk Shipping blames low-cost haulage

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - The availability of low-cost road haulage has been blamed for the recent entry into administration of UK coastal and shortsea bulk shipping operator, Coastal Bulk Shipping.

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    Jumbo Offshore wins Cascade and Chinook contract

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a combined transportation and installation contract by Technip USA in connection with the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    deugro Group adds to board as it starts 2009 in a bullish mood

    2009-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Strategic additions to the board of the deugro Group at the start of the year have been announced by the Kelsterbach-based heavy lift, project and specialist cargo forwarder.

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    Fairstar launches underwritten equity issue of up to NOK 75 million

    2009-01-27T00:00:00Z

    27/01/2009Heavy lift shipping company Fairstar has successfully arranged for an underwritten equity issue of up to NOK75 million to secure sufficient liquidity to redeem all outstanding bonds no later than October 2009.

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    One in 20 box ships to be mothballed by February

    2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - More than one in twenty containerships are likely to be laid up in February as a result of significant declines in box traffic, taking significant capacity from the market.

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    London Array future questioned by consortium member

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - One of the three parties in the consortium behind a GBP3 billion scheme to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary is reported to have questioned the viability of the project.

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    Flinterrachel is launched

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The Flinterrachel, the second of a pair of 5,500 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift ships has been launched.

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    GPLN signs on Westfracht

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - GPLN, the global project logistics network, recently welcomed the German service provider Westfracht Spezialverkehre International as the newest member.

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    Swire Shipping upgrades services

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Swire Shipping has enhanced its Eastabout round-the-world service linking North American ports with the Middle East and India.

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    Hudson heavy lift recovers US Airways A320

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - The recovery of the crashed US Airways A320 from New York's Hudson River involved one of the largest floating cranes in operation on the US East Coast.

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    BigLift Shipping fleet just gets bigger

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Amsterdam-based BigLift is set to bring five more heavy lift ships into service in 2010. The D-4 types will be 17,500 dwt and offer two 400 tonne cranes, offering 800 tonnes of lifting capacity in tandem, and one 12 tonne crane.

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    PPG adds Indian member

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - International project cargo network, Project Professionals Group, is continuing to ensure a smooth ride along the 'Silk Road' with a new member for eastern India.