All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 140

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    New chief in at PRPA

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) has appointed Jeff Theobald as its new ceo.

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    Breakbulk grows at SCPA

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) recorded a 33 percent year-on-year increase in breakbulk tonnage handled at the Port of Charleston during its 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30.

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    Big blade makes maiden journey

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - A wind turbine blade manufactured by LM Wind Power - claimed to be the world's longest at 88.4 m - has been transported from Lunderskov to Aalborg in Denmark.

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    WWL keeps railcars rolling

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been awarded a contract to ship a series of railcars from Spain to Chile for the expansion of the Santiago metro network.

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    Panalpina responds to oil and gas slump

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Due to the continuing slowdown in the oil and gas business, Panalpina recognised a restructuring cost of CHF26 million (USD26.3 million) in the second quarter of 2016, leaving it with an adjusted consolidated profit of CHF47.9 million (USD48.4 m

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    SLC puts Faymonville to the test

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Angolan transport and logistics company SLC has used ten axle lines of Faymonville's G-SL series of ModulMAX trailer to deliver several gas turbines and generators throughout the country.

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    Breakbulk struggles at NWSA

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) handled 93,975 tonnes of breakbulk cargo in June - a 36 percent decrease compared with the same period of 2015.

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    Jumbo loads barge quartet

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has loaded four Damen barges - weighing 1,100 tonnes each - at the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Russia's Port of Sabetta.

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    Silvasti in Baltic tank tow

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Finnish heavy transport company Silvasti has assisted with the delivery of a 136-tonne pressure vessel from Estonia to Finland.

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    WWL welcomes Themis

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added its fourth neo-Panamax class newbuild vessel, Themis, to its fleet.

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    Strong half for Schiphol

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Freight volumes at Schiphol Cargo - the cargo department of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands - reached 796,801 tonnes in the first six months of 2016, representing a 1.6 percent year-on-year increase.

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    Fehn Pollux readies for rotor

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Scientists from the Emden-Leer University in Germany have visited Fehn Ship Management's general cargo vessel Fehn Pollux in preparation for the installation of a Flettner rotor.

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    CS Leasing strengthens management

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Container leasing company CARU Specialized Leasing (CS Leasing) has appointed Makoto Nose to head up operations in Asia, and named Linda Knight as marketing director based in Sydney, Australia.

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    Straightpoint provides for boat hoist

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Four wireless load shackles and a multi-load cell monitoring and logging system from Straightpoint have been installed on a 25-tonne capacity mobile boat hoist at the Brise-Lames marina in Port Anglet, southwest France.

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    Antwerp inks Iranian collaboration

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - The Antwerp Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration with Shahid Rajaee Port Authority, which controls the Port of Bandar Abbas in Iran.

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    Qatar adds American flights

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter services to New York (JFK), USA and Halifax, Canada.

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    RTL opens in Vladivostok

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Russian logistics specialist RTL has opened a new office in Vladivostok.

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    EXG delivers to Malawi

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the shipment of 14 earthmoving machines from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Malawi.

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    Commission to investigate Transnet

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - South Africa's Competition Commission has launched an investigation against state-owned port operator Transnet for excessive pricing and exclusionary practices, in contravention with section 8 of the Competition Act.

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    NYK pleads guilty to cartel charge

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct in the Federal Court.