All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 147

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    Longview markets opportunity

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - The US port of Longview in Washington state has announced that an industrial waterfront property on the Columbia river on the US west coast is on the market.

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    Freja strengthens project team

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Following investment in its project forwarding business in the past year and as a response to the increasing amount of jobs, FREJA Group has employed Kari Samuelsen Moldeklev as area sales manager.

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    Turbine runner takes flight

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - A turbine runner and tooling weighing 115 tonnes and destined for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station has arrived safely at Sokol Airport in Magadan, Russia, onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100freighter.

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    Buckerfield in at Virgin

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Steve Buckerfield as vice president sales.

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    Franz Bracht in crane hat trick

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Erwitte, Germany-based, Franz Bracht Kran-Vermietung has taken delivery of three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes.

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    Bigger blades drive innovation

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Belgium-based High Wind says that its Boom Lock© system will play a key role in safe lifting and installation of the wind energy sector's longest offshore blades.

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    UAFL names Simba

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) has appointed Simba Africa Maritime (SAM) to be its agents in South Africa from August 1 this year, replacing Seaclad Maritime.

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    ZOMC sees semi-sub launched

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - Zhen Hua 33, a self-propelled semi-submersible transportation and float-over vessel that will be marketed by ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) has been launched at ZPMC's Nantong fabrication facility in China.

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    Terex crane for The Crane

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Thailand-based crane rental company, The Crane, a subsidiary of Chu Kai, is expanding its fleet with the addition of a new Terex® CC 6800 lattice boom crawler crane.

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    Bridging the gap to Brazil

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - A loading system developed for the transportation of long aerospace cargoes provided the perfect solution to help load a 35 m long telescopic bridge onto a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 freighter for its delivery to Rio de Janeiro.

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    Lingohr in at Agility

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Global logistics provider, Agility, has appointed Markus Lingohr to be managing director for Area Central Europe, giving him responsibility for its operations in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.

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    Swire launches Pacific Islands service

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Effective July 1, Swire Shipping is launching a new twice-monthly direct multipurpose liner service from Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

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    Geodis targets oil and gas resupply

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - International logistics provider Geodis is presently opening a new office in Aberdeen, UK, focusing on the oil and gas resupply business.

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    Siemens and Gamesa to merge

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Siemens has signed a binding agreement to merge its wind power business with Gamesa to create what it claims will become “a leading global wind power player”.

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    K+N in European reshuffle

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - With effect from October 1, Kuehne + Nagel is establishing two organisational units focusing on central and eastern Europe, and western Europe respectively.

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    Nicolas delivers in topside move

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Nigerian transport services provider Wellmann Group has used 128 axle lines of Nicolas MHD G2 self-propelled modules to move an oil platform topside at the Nigerdock production yard in Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, Lagos.

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    'Small rise' in shipping confidence

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - According to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens, overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose slightly in the three months to May 2016.

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    European transport infrastructure gets cash injection

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - The European Commission has unveiled a list of 195 transport projects that will receive EUR6.7 billion (USD7.5 billion) of funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

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    Hydra-Slide in big skid delivery

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Mountain Heavy Transport has acquired a HT500 hydraulically powered heavy track skidding unit and a smaller XLP150 unit from Canadian manufacturer Hydra-Slide.

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    Mixed picture for Manitowoc

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Manitowoc recorded sales of USD427.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 - a 5 percent increase compared with the same period in 2015.