All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 132
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Ningbo Zhoushan gets ro-ro ready
August 23 - The new ro-ro and bulk cargo terminal at the Meishan area of China's Ningbo Zhoushan port has been officially opened to foreign vessels.
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Refurb for Tulsa heavy lift crane
August 23 - A total refurbishment and transplant of advanced materials handling technology into the 200-tonne capacity crane at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa will help this inland US port continue to serve its existing users cost-efficiently while introducing
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Long load for Combi Lift
August 23 - Combi Lift's multipurpose vessel Palabora has loaded an oversize vacuum column and cooker fractionator in Masan, South Korea for delivery to the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al Ahmadi refineries in southern Kuwait.
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China eyes logistics industry development
August 23 - China's Ministry of Transport has issued a guideline to promote “the intensified, intelligent and standardised development of the logistics industry” and make efforts to reduce costs and enhance efficiency in the sector.
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Straightpoint assists Speedy move
August 23 - Speedy Services has used load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment from Straightpoint to weigh and calculate the centre of gravity of a 298-tonne flare stack bound for a BP oil rig in the North Sea.
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Agility appoints management duo
August 23 - Agility has named Richard Strollo as managing director, Malaysia, and Frank Guerra as chief executive officer for Australasia, giving him responsibility for operations in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
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Multi Marine and Conti7 strengthen alliance
August 23 - Belgium's Conti7 shipping group and Italy's Multi Marine Services (MMS) have strengthened their short sea services partnership through a new joint operation, Conti Carwil Line, combining the respective services of Conti Med Line and Carwil Lin
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Terex makes monumental move
August 22 - Working alongside two other cranes, Germany's Steil Kranarbeiten has used a Terex AC 200 crane and a AC 350 crane to lift and install the 35 m long, 60-tonne observation deck for the Saarpolygon monument.
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JAXPORT gets heavy lift of its own
August 22 - In the USA, JAXPORT's ongoing investment could be seen as three container cranes arrived at the port's Blount Island Marine Terminal aboard the ZPMC semi-submersible ship, Zhen Hua 14, which departed from Shanghai, China in early June. They wi
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Milwaukee steps up for Emmert
August 22 - Emmert International has arranged for the transportation of a 295 tonnes (650,000 lbs) press from Canada on a McKeil Marine deck barge across the Great Lakes through the Port of Milwaukee to a Scot Forge plant in Illinois.
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MSG Krandienst takes Demag cranes
August 22 - Kehl-based MSG Krandienst has acquired a Demag® AC 700-9 all-terrain crane.
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Changes at the top for Fednav
August 22 - Effective September 10, Paul Pathy will assume responsibility as the sole chief executive officer of Fednav Limited and of Fednav International Ltd (FIL).
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Nigeria Navy beats off pirates
August 19 - Carisbrooke Shipping's Vectis Osprey, which is under the commercial management of the Zeaborn Group, has been rescued by the Nigeria Navy from attempted piracy, having been offshore of Bonny Island, Nigeria.
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PPG milestone
August 19 - Project forwarder network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG), is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary on August 27.
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General cargoes up in Lower Saxony seaports
August 18 - In the first half of 2016, the nine Lower Saxony seaports in Germany handled 23.8 million tonnes of cargo, slightly down on the same period of 2015 (25.7 million tonnes).
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Profits tumble at Boskalis
August 19 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) realised a net profit of EUR147.5 million in the first half of 2016, less than half of the EUR 306.5 million it achieved in the corresponding period of 2015, with the spot market in its Offshore Energy dep
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Pan Ocean back in the black
August 19 - South Korean shipping company, Pan Ocean has reversed the loss it recorded in the first half of 2015, turning in a profit for the same period of this year.
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Inchcape opens in Amsterdam
August 19 - Maritime and logistics service provider, Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened an office in Amsterdam - the company's second office in the Netherlands.
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More mergers and acquisitions says Drewry
August 19 - Poor first half results in container shipping in the first half make it more likely that more merger activity can be expected, says London's Drewry Maritime Research.
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Manser in at Hunt & Palmer
August 18 - Steve Manser, a 40 year veteran of the air cargo industry, has joined UK air charter broker, Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters Ltd.