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    ESTA to publish SPMT guide

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - The European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) is to publish its long-awaited best practice guide for the use of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) at its meeting in Munich in April.

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    New low in shipping confidence

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens.

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    Year of growth for Cargolux

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Cargolux Group reported a net profit after tax of USD49 million for 2015, up from USD3 million in 2014, while increasing freight tonne kilometres flown by 8.7 percent.

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    Airlander readies for take-off

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has completed the final assembly of its airship, Airlander 10.

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    Aeros granted structure patent

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Aeroscraft Corporation (Aeros) has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the outer structure of its Aeroscraft cargo airship.

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    ABC flies high in February

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded a 15 percent year-on-year growth in airfreight volumes in February, transporting over 37,000 tonnes across its global route network.

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    AAL adds Stewart call

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - AAL has added a call at Stewart World Port in British Columbia, Canada to its Pacific service.

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    Volga-Dnepr aids Sakhalin-2

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines' AN-124 and IL-76 freighters were called into action to ensure the repair of a compressor at Russia's Sakhalin-2 natural gas liquefaction plant.

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    Hapag-Lloyd results on track

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Hapag-Lloyd achieved a net profit of EUR114 million (USD127 million) in the 2015 financial year, compared with EUR -604 million (USD -674 million) in 2014.

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    Riga Mainz gets a lift

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Riga Mainz has taken delivery of a 500-tonne capacity LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane.

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    Rhenus in German takeover

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Rhenus Group has expanded its capacity in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia through the acquisition of Allgemeine Land und Seespedition (ALS).

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    Finnish transformation for Silvasti

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Silvasti Heavy has transported a 138-tonne transformer from the Kalajoki substation to an expanded substation next to the Vajukoski hydropower plant in Sodankylä, Finland.

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    EXG kicks into gear

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the shipment of a 75-tonne gearbox to Mumbai port for shipment to Jebel Ali, UAE.

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    Grove duo delivered

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Austrian crane rental and specialised transportation company Telekrane Engl has taken delivery of a new Grove GMK3060 all-terrain crane.

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    Rotterdam names breakbulk manager

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Danny Levenswaard has been appointed manager of the Port of Rotterdam Authority's breakbulk department, with effect from April 11, 2016.

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    OPCA heads to Abu Dhabi

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Overseas Project Cargo Association (OPCA) will hold its third annual general meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi, UAE from October 26-28, 2016.

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    2016: 'pivotal year' for offshore wind

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Following a record year for the offshore wind industry, Douglas Westwood (DW) forecasts that there will be fewer capacity additions in 2016, but suggests that the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected t

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    XLP members on the move

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - XLProjects (XLP) network representative in Israel, Jacky Line, has completed the transport of ammunition for the Dutch defence ministry to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

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    Hansa Meyer sets up in USA

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Hansa Meyer Global has established its own company in the USA - Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging - which has already undertaken a number of specialised transportation projects.

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    ISS goes fourth in Mexico

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico - its fourth in the country.