All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 151

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    Hapag-Lloyd unveils new website

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Hapag-Lloyd has presented its new website, which it claims has an even more customer-friendly format.

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    Galborg name to disappear

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - With effect from July 1, 2016, Galborg Pte Ltd will be renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping Pte Ltd, while Galborg USA, LLC will renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping LLC.

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    Demolish or consolidate, says Drewry

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - In a webinar yesterday, Drewry analyst Susan Oatway suggested that the current overcapacity in the multipurpose shipping market can only be improved in the short term if operators of bulk carriers start scrapping some of their older ships.

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    Nicolas helps bridge the gap

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Dragages Hongkong has used its Nicolas MHD G2 SPE modules to transport pre-cast bridge elements for the construction of a 9.4 km long viaduct section as part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge project.

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    Damen begins barge build

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Damen has commenced construction of two identical Crane Barge 6324 transhipment vessels, designed for ship-to-ship, ship-to-barge and ship-to-quay operations.

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    Ecuador port deal agreed

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - DP World has been awarded a 50-year concession for the development of a greenfield multipurpose port project in Posorja, Ecuador, 65 km from Guayaquil.

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    Höegh Trapper named

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - The fourth vessel in Höegh Autoliners' series of New Horizon class pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) has been named Höegh Trapper during a naming ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China.

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    Juul takes helm at dship

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Martin Juul has been appointed to replace Finn Rasmussen as president of dship Carriers (Americas).

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    WWPC director wins recognition

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Wolfgang Karau, owner and managing director of Finnish project forwarder Procargo and director of operations at the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has been awarded the Diamond Cross from the Federation of Finnish Enterprises in recognition

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    Crawler completes Carolina kiln lift

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Richmond, Virginia based W.O. Grubb Crane Rental has used a 300-tonne capacity Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane to replace an industrial lime kiln at a plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

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    Andover delivers to Mar-Train

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Northern Ireland based abnormal load specialist Mar-Train Heavy Haulage has taken delivery of a five-axle extending step frame trailer from Andover Trailers.

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    Straightpoint adds NY distributor

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Straightpoint has appointed New York, USA based Electromatic Equipment Co as a distributor of its force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment.

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    AAL optimistic about Japan

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - At AAL Japan's one-year anniversary celebrations in Tokyo, almost 200 industry stakeholders came together to share cautious optimism about Japan's economic outlook and the future for the country's project cargo exports.

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    Lubbers to take on Wagenborg division

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Dutch specialised transport services provider Lubbers Logistics Group intends to acquire the special road transport division of Wagenborg Nedlift, with effect from July 1.

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    RiverOak continues Manston fight

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - RiverOak Investments has appointed a team of legal, aviation, planning, environmental impact and public affairs specialists to support its application for a development consent order (DCO) in relation to the UK's Manston Airport.

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    First Yamal cargo for Red Box and Guangzhou Salvage

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Guangzhou Salvage's 50,000 dwt semi-submersible ship, Hua Yang Long has departed from China with its first cargo for the Yamal LNG project in Russia.

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    FLS-KAA delivers to Basra

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - FLS-KAA has coordinated the door-to-door shipment of 1,300 cu m of project cargo from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to a site in Basra, Iraq.

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    Lifting first for Balmer

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Balmer Spedition und LKW-Service has purchased its first mobile crane - a five-axle Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2.

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    Rickmers-Linie appoints Oceanway

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Rickmers-Linie has named Oceanway in Buenos Aires as its sales agent for Argentina.

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    Australian import requirements amended

    2016-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Australia's Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has informed that, from June 16 onwards, an import permit will no longer be required for used machinery, used equipment and used parts.