All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 272

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    Lufthansa profits rise

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Lufthansa Cargo achieved an operating profit of EUR100 million (USD106 million) in 2014, which represents a significant increase for the airline when compared with 2013's EUR79 million (USD84 million).

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    XCMG opens new factory

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - XCMG's heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Xuzhou National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has started production.

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    HLI on the double

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - HLI Rail & Rigging has transported two 284,994-lb (129-tonne) transformers from the USA-Mexico border to their destination in Newark, New Jersey.

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    Caspian potential is significant, says GAC

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The Caspian region offers a wealth of opportunities for energy players and their service providers, despite its operational complexities, says GAC Group's regional marine manager for Africa, Russia and Central Asia, Stewart Macdonald.

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    Reconfigured Crowley barge sets sail

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Crowley Liner Services' new flat-deck barge, 455-4, has begun its maiden voyage to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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    Ritchie in record Montreal auction

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Ritchie Bros. sold more than CAD44 million (USD34 million) of heavy equipment and trucks at an unreserved public auction held in Montreal from March 18-19.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 20th 2015

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Volga sends satellites into sky

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered the Russian telecommunications satellites Express AM7 and Express AM8 to the Baikonus Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan.

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    Ultrabulk looks to multipurpose sector

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Ultrabulk has begun a multipurpose service between Europe and Africa, following the employment of a team of professionals from Copenship MPP, which recently filed for bankruptcy.

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    HBB storms onto shipping scene

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - A new heavy lift agency - HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk - has been set up in Hamburg by ex-Hansa Heavy Lift executive Andr

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    Sany Germany climbs international ladder

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Sany Germany - a division of Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Sany Group - has rebranded as Sany Europe.

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    Egytrans opens heavy cargo yard

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Egytrans has launched a specialised heavy cargo storage yard at Adabiya port on the Gulf of Suez.

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    Jumbo joins forces with Arkon

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Through a recently formed alliance with Arkon Shipping & Projects, Jumbo has added three multipurpose heavy lift vessels - Eris J, Ran J and Senda J - to its fleet.

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    Rickmers-Linie appoints Ben Line

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Rickmers-Linie Singapore has moved to a new premises and now resides with its new general agent, Ben Line Agencies, which takes over most of the sales, customer service and husbandry activities from Rickmers.

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    Lock gates head to Antwerp

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Four huge gates destined for the Deurganck dock lock in the port of Antwerp will begin their journey from China to Belgium at the beginning of April.

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    Talbert upgrades trailer series

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Talbert Manufacturing has updated its travelling axle (TA) series by increasing its hauling capacity by 5 tonnes.

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    Letter lift for Liebherr

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Crane contractor Van Marwijk Kraanverhuur has used a Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane to hoist a large letter 'M' on to the top of a 132 m high residential building in the Netherlands.

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    Ghana gets transformed by McDan

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - McDan Shipping has received two 85-tonne electrical transformers at the Ghanaian port of Tema, before transporting them by road to Winneba.

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    Multimodal gears up for record show

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Multimodal 2015 is set to be the biggest in the show's eight-year history, with over 90 new exhibitors joining a total of up to 300 logistics companies at this year's exhibition and conference from April 28-30 at the Birmingham NEC.

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    Siemens rotor flies with Volga-Dnepr

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Volga-Dnepr Group's Engineering & Logistics Centre (ELC) has coordinated the delivery of a 50-tonne Siemens rotor from Germany to Mumbai, India.