All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 193

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    Mammoet gets big fleet boost

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Mammoet USA has invested in a 1,600-tonne capacity Terex CC 8800-1 crawler crane to tackle several upcoming projects on the Gulf Coast.

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    Cargolux begins pilot recruitment

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Following the adoption of a new collective work agreement (CWA), Cargolux Airlines has begun the hiring and training process for 100 new pilots in Luxembourg.

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    Bacon on top at Tacoma

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The Port of Tacoma commissioners have named Connie Bacon to lead the 2016 commission.

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    Big lift for Aryamasir

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Aryamasir International Transport has coordinated the transport of a 62-tonne crane from Akchalak, Uzbekistan to Dubai.

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    Volga-Dnepr in Antarctic airdrop

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first ever airdrop by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from one of its IL-76TD-90VD freighter aircraft onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic.

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    AAPA welcomes US port funds

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has noted that there are significant funds inked to enhance US port infrastructure in the US House-Senate conference agreement for the fiscal 2016 omnibus appropriations bill.

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    SAL: 'Toughen up' in 2016

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Hamburg headquartered shipping line, SAL Heavy Lift, said 2015 turned out to be a tough year. Despite completing a raft of technical projects, the tumbling oil price led to a steep downturn in the global offshore industry.

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    Westlink tracks mining move

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Westlink Logistics has completed the initial shipment of 120 rail wagons out of a total consignment of 562 wagons from China to Pilbara, Western Australia for a large mining company.

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    Record SPMT run for Mammoet

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - A recent transport project saw Mammoet move 16 heavy items over 247 km for the Egyptian Refinery Company - the longest route that the company has ever moved out of gauge cargoes by SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter).

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    Water damage still a problem

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - According to the UK P&I Club's risk assessor David Nichol, members continue to experience high value cargo damage relating to the ingress of water into the cargo holds of vessels.

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    Rhenus delivers supersized Christmas

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Rhenus helped to cheer up the good folk of Bangor, Northern Ireland by planting a giant Christmas bauble in the town square.

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    Swire links China to Pacific

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Effective January 1, 2016, Swire Shipping is enhancing its Bali Hai service from North Asia to the South Pacific.

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    Tradelossa on the boil

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Tradelossa has transported an 850-tonne boiler from the Mexican Port of Altamira to a waiting barge, ready for shipment to the USA.

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    Aqualis finance chief moves on

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Christian Opsahl has resigned as chief financial officer of energy consultancy firm Aqualis to pursue interests outside the company.

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    Doll lands Algerian deal

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - German trailer manufacturer Doll has secured a contract for the production of vehicles for Algerian state enterprise ENGOA (Entreprise Nationale des Grands Ouvrages d'Art).

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    Airlines overturn price-fixing fines

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The General Court of the European Union has upheld an appeal by 11 airlines against a EUR790 million (USD864 million) fine, originally imposed in 2010 for air cargo price-fixing between 1999 and 2006.

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    Six missing after tanker collision

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Denmark headquartered Thorco Shipping confirmed that its multipurpose vessel, Thorco Cloud, sank following a collision with a Stolt Tanker vessel.

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    UHL strengthens network

    2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Effective January 1, 2016, United Heavy Lift (UHL) has agreed a strategic and exclusive cooperation with Poland based EuroAfrica Shipping Lines (ESL).

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    JSL pipes up in Qatar

    2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Recently appointed member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Qatar, JSL Global, has coordinated the shipment of oil and gas pipes from China to Doha.

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    Peel Ports in at Great Yarmouth

    2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Peel Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC) from International Port Holdings for an undisclosed sum.