All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 216

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    Airbus takes to sky in crawler lift

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Riga Mainz has used a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane to lift an 82-tonne Airbus A-300 over a fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport.

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    ACS: Asian demand surges

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Air Charter Service (ACS) says that its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing have reported considerable year-on-year growth rates.

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    Shipmymachinery.com is now Absolute

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Absolute Worldwide Logistics has acquired Shipmymachinery.com, the online web portal providing transportation lead generation services to the transportation industry throughout North America relating to capital equipment and machinery, as w

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    Gibraltar receives Quality load

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Quality Freight has coordinated the transport of 74 units of plant and equipment from the UK to Gibraltar for use in a runway and airstrip renovation project.

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    KOG founders hand over reins

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Following its acquisition by the Rhenus Group and subsequent corporate transition, KOG Worldwide founders Rolf Gubler and Jürgen Osmers will be replaced by Carsten Schröter and Tobias König, both of whom join KOG from Rhenus Project Logisti

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    Crane trio sails into Felixstowe

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes have been shipped from China to the Port of Felixstowe onboard ZPMC's semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 25.

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    CEA makes tracks in Thailand

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - CEA Project Logistics has begun the transport of equipment for the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Purple Line Project - a 23 km elevated heavy rail transit system being constructed in Bangkok, Thailand.

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    Tuscor builds on UK-Oman trade

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Tuscor Lloyds has transported 11 heavy machine pump components from the UK Port of Tyne to Sohar Port in Oman.

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    Philadelphia boss to retire

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - James McDermott Jr. will retire from his position as executive director of Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) on April 15, 2016.

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    Omega Morgan delivers Boeing autoclaves

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - August 2015 saw the first of three huge autoclaves delivered to the 777X Composite Wing Center at Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Everett, Washington, USA.

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    Albanian challenge continues for EMS

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - EMS Albanian Port Operator (EMS APO), which is part of the EMS-Fehn-Group, claims to be experiencing renewed attacks by competitors that it believes are backed by the Durres Port Authority.

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    WCTS to cover 'disruptive' changes

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Mammoet ceo Jan Kleijn will use his keynote address at the upcoming World Crane & Transport Summit (WCTS) to ask if the industry is fully prepared for potentially "disruptive" changes in technology and business environments.

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    Gefco buys out IJS

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Gefco has signed an agreement with the private equity fund Nimbus to acquire Dutch logistics company IJS Global.

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    Cosco ferries to Brazil

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - A ferry destined for use in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been loaded onboard Cosco Shipping's heavy lift vessel Da Liang at China's Huangpu New Port.

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    Sommer arrives at Gruber

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Carsten Sommer has been appointed managing director of Gruber Logistics' German subsidiary Intertransport Gruber.

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    BBC completes Arctic voyage

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Louisiana has shipped four continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) modules along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for the Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen, Russia.

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    ADM invests in Faymonville

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - ADM Team Heavy Weight has taken delivery of a CombiMAX combination from Faymonville, comprising two 3-axle bogies, plus a 2-axle and 4-axle bogie; as well as two lowbeds, an add-on extension support and two goosenecks.

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    Shipping confidence hits 2015 high

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey by international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Tocardo tidal plant takes shape

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Five tidal turbines, designed and produced by Tocardo Tidal Turbines and Huisman, have been installed in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier.

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    Kaleido makes offshore move

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Kaleido Logistics has coordinated the transport of an over-dimensional auxiliary structure for the offshore industry from the Spanish port of Vigo to Norway.