All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 183

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    A2SEA vessel capsizes

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - A2SEA's wind turbine installation vessel Sea Worker has capsized during the night off the coast of Denmark, after the tow line between the vessel and tug boat broke last week and caused it to run aground.

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    Steely six for Tuscor Lloyds

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - UK based forwarder Tuscor Lloyds has coordinated the shipment of six steel wire reels to Singapore from the UK and Germany.

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    MIQ strengthens Latin presence

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - MIQ Logistics has purchased assets in Miami, Florida based Alfa Logistics and Colombia's Kronos Logistics.

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    GBS success in Düsseldorf

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Michel Wirt, managing director of Global Boat Shipping (GBS), says that the Düsseldorf boat show was a success for the company, which is part of the EMS-Fehn-Group.

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    Dacotrans in Key merger

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Dacotrans Sweden has merged with GH Transport and Key Logistics to form a medium-sized freight forwarding and logistics outfit.

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    Crane sales slide at Manitowoc

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Manitowoc's cranes business has posted an 18.1 percent year-on-year decline in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2015.

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    IUMI flags insurance concerns

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said that insured losses resulting from last year's explosion at Tianjin Port are likely to amount to USD5-6 billion.

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    RUD reveals resistant chains

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturer RUD has presented its ICE chain, which offers resistance to extreme temperatures ranging from - 60°c to 300°c.

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    Gebrüder Weiss slaloms to Caucasus

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Gebrüder Weiss has delivered 1,000 tonnes of ski lift components to Georgia's winter capital Bakuriani.

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    Brazil tightens packing requirements

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from February 1, Brazil is enforcing mandatory compliance of wood packing material based on the ISPM (International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures) 15 Standard, informs DSV.

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    Lake Charles prepares for boom

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The Port of Lake Charles has handled 220 components of a large Mammoet crane, which was shipped into the US gateway from Brazil on board BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Fuji.

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    Asian forwarding duo joins forces

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Japanese project forwarder Yabuki Kaiun has worked together with The Freight Thailand to handle the shipment of a dynamometer and an environmental chamber from Yokohama to Honda's research and development centre in Bangkok.

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    Grieg Star adds Swedish calls

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from this month, Grieg Star is adding a number of Swedish port calls to its Atlantic service to and from the US East Coast, US Gulf and Altamira, Mexico.

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    Foss to open Oregon hub

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Foss Maritime is set to open a consolidated customer service centre in Oregon during April 2016.

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    Dako moves engine trio

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Dako Worldwide has coordinated the shipment of three diesel engines from Italy to Panama.

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    Collett winds up Muirhall project

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Collett Transport has delivered three 145 m high wind turbines from the UK Port of Grangemouth to the Muirhall onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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    Energy industry supply chains must change, says DHL

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - A whitepaper from DHL suggests that a lot of companies operating in the energy industry have yet to adapt their supply chains to the exceptionally harsh market conditions the sector faced in 2015, and will continue to do so in 2016.

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    Longview names interim ceo

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The Port of Longview's board of commissioners has voted in favour of appointing current chief operating officer, Norm Krehbiel, as the port's interim ceo.

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    CargoLogicAir takes off

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The new British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir (CLA), has been awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

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    Atlas Breakbulk Alliance bags Pegg

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Atlas Logistics Network (ALN) has formed a separate organisation dedicated to the breakbulk and project cargo industry - the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance - which will be headed up by well known industry personality, Albert Pegg.