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    Congress strengthens support for Jones Act

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The United States Congress has enacted the strongest statement of support for the Jones Act and the American domestic maritime industry since the Merchant Maritime Act of 1936.

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    UPDATE: Pan Ocean confirms sale

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Further to the news posted yesterday, Pan Ocean has confirmed that a Harim Group-led consortium has been selected as its preferred bidder.

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    Collett in speedy car relocation

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Collett Transport has relocated what is claimed to be the world's fastest car, Thrust SSC, and its predecessor, Thrust 2, whilst a redevelopment project is taking place at Coventry Transport Museum in the UK.

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    Innovations on the double at Antwerp

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The Port of Antwerp's Connectivity Platform - an online tool launched last year to provide information about the various possibilities for transport to and from the port - has been expanded and upgraded.

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    ALE claims Caspian record

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - ALE claims to have transported the heaviest load ever moved in the Caspian region - a 280-tonne gas turbine - from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.

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    Winstar barges ahead

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Singapore based tug and barge owner Winstar Logistic has deployed a 250 ft (76.2 m) barge for the transport of two large slug catchers, weighing 470 tonnes and 310 tonnes respectively.

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    Gefco adds 'High & Heavy' business

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Gefco has won additional business for its 'High & Heavy' product, landing a contract with France's Vinci Construction Grands Projets (VCGP), part of construction and public works giant, Vinci, to handle all transport and Customs clearance se

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    Boskalis and Kotug merge towing activities

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) and Kotug International have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their European harbour towage operations.

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    The Wednesday Wire - December 17th 2014

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Your midweek round-up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Milwaukee sees record year for steel

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Workers at the Port of Milwaukee are busy unloading the final shipment of steel for 2014, culminating in one of the gateway's busiest seasons for steel in recent decades.

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    NBR in mega monopile move

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Steelwind Nordenham has safely transported a 1,000 tonne monopile foundation using four NBR C250 heavy-duty trailers, developed by Switzerland headquartered NBR Offshore Logistics.

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    Universal Transport doubles up

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Germany headquartered Universal Transport recently executed a brace of project shipments: the delivery of an out-of-gauge turbine from Muelheim an der Ruhr to Taiwan; and the domestic transport of a 48.9 m column.

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    Final gate crosses Panama Canal

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - The final gate for the new locks of the Panama Canal expansion project has been transported through the canal for installation on its Pacific side.

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    Poultry processor to buy Pan Ocean?

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, a consortium led by poultry processor Harim has submitted a bid for carrier Pan Ocean, which has been priced at around USD968 million.

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    Fantastic four for BigRoll

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard has been contracted by BigRoll Shipping to build two more MC class module carriers, bringing the total number of vessels under construction to four.

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    Enerpac appoints Silveri

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Enerpac, a division of Actuant Corp, has appointed Rob Silveri as its new Australia and New Zealand integrated solutions manager.

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    New African expert at ISS

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has appointed Peter Nielsen as vice president, Africa.

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    PowerBoom debut for LR 11000

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Liebherr's PowerBoom has been used for the first time on its 1,000-tonne capacity LR 11000 crawler crane during the installation of a 220-tonne machine room on a wind turbine tower in northern Germany.

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    TTS on the move

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Transport Technics & Services International (TTS) has relocated its Dubai headquarters and can now be found at Dubai Silicon Oasis, SIT Tower, 21st floor, Office no. 2112, Dubai, UAE.

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    Liebherr opens in Peru

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Liebherr has celebrated the inauguration of its new office in Lima City, Peru, which will provide services to customers of its mobile crane and mining divisions.