All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 196

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    Terex lifts Christmas spirit

    2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Crane service provider Blüggel has used a Terex Challenger 3180 all terrain crane to lift and position a 14 m high Christmas tree in Winterberg, Germany.

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    Cargolux CWA deal takes step backwards

    2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Collective work agreement (CWA) talks between Cargolux management and the unions were cut short after LCGB backtracked on the principle agreement reached on December 1.

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    Steeling ahead at AV Dawson

    2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - AV Dawson is celebrating the first year of operation at its state-of-the-art automotive steel distribution centre in Middlesbrough, UK.

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    Advice on container weighing

    2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - The World Shipping Council (WSC), the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), and the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) jointly released a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address issues arising

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    ACS fires up in Iraq

    2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Air Charter Service (ACS) has transported three fire trucks from Turkey to Iraq on two IL-76 freighter aircraft.

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    Engineered Rigging takes a slide

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - US equipment manufacturer Engineered Rigging has unveiled its new Power Slide system at the Power-Gen conference in Las Vegas, which it says is ideal for moving heavy and oversize components in tight spaces.

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    EMS steps on the gas

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - EMS-Fehn-Group companies, EMS Chartering and EMS Log, have worked together to deliver the first of two shipments for a flue gas filter system from Germany to Dublin, Ireland.

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    Imperial makes Speedway buy

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Imperial Crane Services has acquired Speedway Crane, which it says will help accelerate its expansion into the Joliet region of Illinois, USA.

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    John Good reshuffles board

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Effective January 1, 2016, Alan Platt will replace John Rutherford as chairman of UK based John Good Shipping, while Seamus Jennings will become managing director of the company.

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    BBC goes to China

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - BBC Chartering has opened a new representative office in Beijing, China.

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    US approves highway bill and EXIM Bank

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - After lengthy debate, the US Senate approved a five-year USD305 billion highway bill and revived the charter of the US Export-Import Bank.

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    Collett adds Manoovr

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - UK based heavy haulier Collett Transport has invested in a new six-axle Nooteboom Manoovr semi low loader.

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    Swan takes on mega module

    2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - A 3,200-tonne accommodation module has been loaded on board Dockwise's heavy transport vessel Swan at Mammoet's heavy lift terminal in Schiedam, the Netherlands.

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    TII Group enters India

    2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Germany's TII Group has entered the Indian market after acquiring domestic trailer manufacturer Tratec and establishing an Indian subsidiary - TII India PvT. Ltd.

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    New regional director at Cargolux

    2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Jonathan Clark will join all-cargo airline Cargolux as its new regional director Africa, effective February 1, 2016.

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    AV Dawson picks Nettle

    2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - UK headquartered forwarder AV Dawson has appointed Charlie Nettle as its head of marketing and business development.

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    Adams joins ALE

    2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - ALE has appointed Darren Adams as the new director for its UK business.

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    Two more for Hansa Heavy Lift

    2015-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Hansa Heavy Lift is continuing its global expansion programme with new offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), together with the appointment of a new commercial agent in Colombia.

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    Hapag-Lloyd gets heavy

    2015-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Hapag-Lloyd has delivered a large propeller on board its containership Antwerpen Express from Shanghai to Hamburg, where it loaded another 166-tonne propeller on the same vessel for shipment to South Korea.

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    OMA braves coup

    2015-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - OMA Group has coordinated the delivery of oversize brewing tanks and related equipment from Abidjan port in Cote D'Ivoire to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkino Faso.