Heavy haulage and trailers – Page 147

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    Heavy lift goes on line at St John

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Saint John Port Authority in Canada has launched a website to provide "one stop shopping for those looking to ship breakbulk and project cargo," says the authority.

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    Hovercraft museum comes of age with red plaque

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - One of the United Kingdom's most historical and notable transport locations has been recognised by the award of a striking commemorative plaque to a museum in the south of England which now occupies the site.

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    Emmert International and Mammoet USA pick up hauling awards

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has awarded two heavy lift companies its Hauling Job of the Year Awards.

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    SC&RA Rigging Job of the Year Awards

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has announced the winners of its 2010 Rigging Job of the Year Awards.

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    Trying times for shipping, but not terminal

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - These might be trying times for heavy lift shipping lines, but they are not necessarily terminal. That's the view of Fred Bedford, a member of the board of Jumbo Shipping, speaking at the Breakbulk Europe event. Ian Matheson reports from Antwerp.

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    Antwerp scores tank hat-trick

    2010-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Brabo, the Port of Antwerp's heavy lift floating crane, was put to use handling three gas bullet tanks weighing 382 tonnes each on behalf of freight forwarder, MaxTrans.

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    Hamburg in modest Q1 cargo recovery

    2010-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Figures released by the Port of Hamburg show that heavy lift cargo, as well as most conventional, non-grab cargo is increasingly being sidelined at the northern German gateway.

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    Chinese order for Converteam

    2010-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd, (COOEC), the largest offshore engineering company in China for integrated services and a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), has awarded Converteam a contract valued in excess of GBP6

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    Seaports of Niedersachsen flies the flag in Bremen and Antwerp

    2010-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Seaports of Niedersachsen, which represents the nine Lower Saxony seaports, has taken its message to two key industry shows to fly the flag for the northern German seaports.

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    It's bonny in Scotland for Aberdeen

    2010-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Aberdeen Harbour enjoyed a healthy 2009, with a bullish second half that exceeded forecasts.

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    Vanguard crane rises to the occasion

    2010-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - South African heavy lift and relocation specialist, Vanguard, has used its latest major capital investment - a GTK 1100 crane - to install a wind turbine as part of the first phase of the first commercial wind farm at Port Elizabeth.

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    PPG flies high with Air Cargo Group in China

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network the Project Professionals Group has appointed international air freight wholesaler Air Cargo Group in China as a Project Support Member.

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    Something's cooking in Kitchen's

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Kitchen's Crane & Equipment has immediate availability on a Royal Tractor Rig'N'Lift 40/60 forklift.

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    Lower profit for Tiong Woon in third quarter

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (TWC) has announced a net profit after tax and non-controlling interest of SGD9.6 million (USD 7.1) for the third quarter of its financial year ended 31 March 2010 - an increase of 35 percent over the SGD7.1 mil

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    Dollars to flow to Savannah Harbour improvements

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Funding has been approved by the Georgia General Assembly for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), as well as significant infrastructure improvements, that will enhance access to the Port of Savannah and increase Georgia's role in global

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    New heavy cargo exhibition announced

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - US trade magazine, the American Journal of Transportation is partnering with the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) group to launch a new heavy cargo and equipment exhibition in Macao scheduled for March 16-17, 2

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    A slightly abnormal load of a different kind for ALS

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    May 6 - A small but perfectly formed heavy lift movement with a difference, requiring the most delicate and gentlest of handling, saw the safe installation of Bethany Grace Peacock at an undisclosed location in the North of England.

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    Nickel quarrying in Pacific drives Antwerp heavy lift project traffic

    2010-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - The first of nine shipments of some "spectacular" project cargo, out-of-gauge cranes and rolling stock, have moved over the port of Antwerp destined for a major quarrying operation in the South Pacific.

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    SB Series launched by Shuttlelift

    2010-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Wisconsin-based crane manufacturer Shuttlelift has launched a series of cranes, the SB Series, for on-site material handling.

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    TPL introduces anti-corrosion product to Benelux

    2010-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Belgian freight forwarder Transport & Project Logistics (TPL), involved in transport for turnkey projects in the field of oil and gas, power generation, mining and construction industries, has expanded its range of services to the heavy lift marke