Heavy haulage and trailers – Page 159
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Everett seeks federal stimulus funds for development
August 20 - Reports in the international media suggest the Port of Everett in Washington state is seeking a major injection of federal stimulus funds to kick-start a terminal development that will boost the existing wharf to handle more heavy lift cargoes
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Project cargo forwarding network expands membership categories
August 20 - Transport equipment owners, operators and other service providers have been invited to join the Project Professionals Group following the overdimensional freight forwarding network's decision to introduce new membership categories.
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Air Charter International eyes prospects of emerging markets
August 18 - Commenting on Boeing's recent World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), Air Charter International has expressed its confidence that it is well-placed to capitalise on the projected tripling of world air cargo traffic over the next 20 years.
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Huisman launches customised range of wind turbine installation cranes
August 17 - Huisman, the Dutch-based manufacturer of lifting, drilling and subsea equipment, has expanded its heavy lifting product range with a range of wind turbine installation cranes which can be customised. The company has designed the tailor-made cr
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New equipment delivered to new Vietnam gateway
August 17 - Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has taken delivery of four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and two quay cranes, the first of three major deliveries expected from Shanghai-based crane manufacture Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, for
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Rickmers-Linie establishes UK liner agency
August 11 - Hamburg-headquartered Rickmers-Linie GmbH & Cie KG, specialist in the transport of breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes, and Escombe Lambert Holdings Ltd have established a new liner agency company in the UK, Rickmers-Linie Agency Ltd.
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Positive results for CEE network
August 11 - Service providers all over the world have positively welcomed the June 2009 start-up of Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE).
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Northeast Passage opened by heavy lift shipping
August 10 - While the famed North West passage across the top of North America is often discussed as a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, less well known is the potential 12,800 km Northeast Passage across the top of Russia.
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Russian forwarder sees wind power potential
August 10 - Russia could breathe new life into the country's project forwarding sector by investing in wind power technology, according to one local operator.
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Mammoet to introduce superheavy cranes in 2011
August 7 - Heavy lift and transport specialist Mammoet will introduce two New Generation cranes, developed in-house, for the very heaviest lifts.
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WWPC names Romanian member
August 6 - Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL has been appointed as the exclusive member in Romania of the project forwarder network - Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC).
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Results show times are tough
August 6 - A raft of Q2 and H1 2009 results published in the last few days has demonstrated a very clear trend in the industry that has reflected the wider global picture: while all companies are down, US-based companies are more down than the rest.
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Two new members for cargo equipment owners network
August 6 - The recently founded network for cargo equipment owners, Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd, has named Barcelona-based Multitrade Spain SRL as its new member in Spain and Bremen-based F. W. Neukirch (GmbH & Co.) KG - Internationale Spedition as its ne
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Beluga carries world's largest buoy
August 5 - It took the combined skills of shipping line, client and manufacturer to move a buoy some 27 metres high and weighing more than 1100 tons from Indonesia to an offshore location in the Gulf of Mexico.
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SAL expands in Australasia
August 3 - Heavy lift carrier Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has opened a new office in Fremantle, western Australia, in an expansion of its Australasian operations.
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Co-hosted conferences for high and heavy operators
July 31 - Two key co-hosted freight industry conferences with great relevance to high and heavy project operations are to be held at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona at the end of October.
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Ainscough promotion for Kesterton
July 31 - UK crane hire company, Ainscough Crane Hire intends to combine its national sales effort under the leadership of George Kesterton, previously sales director with responsibility for the Northern Region.
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Platform installed on Jumbo Javelin to deliver TPs
July 30 - One of Jumbo Offshore's heavy lift and installation ships, Jumbo Javelin, is preparing to deliver installation services for offshore wind farms, thanks to the installation of a specialised ship-based, self-stabilising platform.
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SkyHook heavy lift vehicle on track
July 29 - The Boeing Company and SkyHook International has confirmed that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning the aircraft's overall performance and layout have been established.
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Jumping on the bandwagon
July 28 - There is an old saying that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.