Heavy haulage & trailers news – Page 61

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    Eight-up for UK lifting group

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Effective August 1, MPI Offshore's 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sq m) facility at the South Tees Business Park in Middlesbrough will become the eighth location for one of the UK's leading suppliers of heavy lifting and handling equipment, writes Isabel Fr

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    Eight-up for UK lifting group

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Effective August 1, MPI Offshore's 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sq m) facility at the South Tees Business Park in Middlesbrough will become the eighth location for one of the UK's leading suppliers of heavy lifting and handling equipment, writes Isabel Fr

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    New Target for Trireme

    2015-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Trireme Maritime will now officially trade under a new company name: Target Maritime Transport.

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    Jumbo participates in naval exercise

    2015-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - As part of a naval exercise, the multipurpose vessel Jumbo Jubilee has transported two 600-tonne minehunters from Brest, France to Abu Dhabi in the UAE before returning both vessels to their naval base in France, writes Isabel Freedman.

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    Combi Lift joins hands with TAGU

    2015-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - TAGU Tiefbau and Combi Lift have formed a new joint venture company for the combined execution of wind energy, offshore installation and maintenance projects.

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    Modulift raises the bar in new JV

    2015-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Modulift and IMES (Inspection Monitoring Engineering Solutions) have formed a joint venture to offer an integrated service of 'below the hook' operations.

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    Global Shipping cranks up the volume

    2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Global Shipping Services has successfully delivered a 155-tonne crankcase to a chemical refinery in Plaquemine, Louisiana, ahead of schedule, despite obstacles en route, writes Isabel Freedman.

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    Faymonville delights at Demo Days

    2015-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - At Faymonville's 2015 Demo Days, attendees were presented with new technical items from the product range, as well as introduced to topics from the heavy haulage industry in technical workshops.

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    Kenyan locomotion for BBC

    2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Ganges has shipped 17 locomotives from Houston, Texas to the Kenyan port of Mombasa for Rift Valley Railways (RVR).

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    HHA goes into administration

    2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Heavy Haulage Australia (HHA) has been placed into voluntary administration.

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    Al Jaber uses Terex crane

    2015-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Al Jaber Heavy Lift and Transport used its 3,200 tonne capacity Terex CC 8800-1 TWIN crane to help complete a petrochemical development in Qatar.

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    Sarens Group and Sinotrans in joint venture

    2015-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - The Sarens Group and Sinotrans Heavy-lift Logistics have created a joint-venture company to provide Chinese customers with solutions for their heavy lifting and engineered transportation needs.

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    Mammoet completes second Methanex plant move

    2015-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Mammoet has completed the final phase of the Methanex Geismar 2 plant relocation from Punta Arenas, Chile to Geismar, Louisiana, USA.

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    WWL ALS overcomes height issues

    2015-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - WWL ALS has handled the shipment of a separator tank from Sheffield in the UK to Schiedam in the Netherlands.

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    Hansa Meyer shifts modes

    2015-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Bremen-based, Hansa Meyer Global, has for the first time discharged a heavy lift consignment from a ship directly onto a special freight wagon and carried it by rail to its final destination.

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    Johnson Crane Hire delivers for Vestas

    2015-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - In South Africa, Johnson Crane Hire has completed the first two projects of a 12-month contract signed with Vestas in September 2014 to find and institute the most appropriate lifting solutions for the wind turbine manufacturer's involvement in

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    CakeBoxx targets heavy equipment market

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Specialist shipping container manufacturer, CakeBoxx Technologies has launched a new version of its TrusDek doorless container with a recessed floor, designed for the needs of the heavy equipment and industrial plant sector.

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    Paranave invests in equipment

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - In Paraguay, the sister company of Paramar, which recently joined the Project Partners network, has added its first super heavy-duty modular trailer and claims it is one of the first in the country, as well as one of few available in the region.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift launches megayacht

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - HHL Valparaiso's two 700-tonne onboard cranes have been used in tandem to lift a new 900 tonne luxury yacht built by Sunrise Yachts from the dock to the sea for its world premiere in Antalya, Turkey.

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    Montrose has North Sea in its sights

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Montrose Port Authority's new chief executive, Nik Scott-Gray said he would target further heavy lift work in his new role at the east coast Scottish port.