All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 486

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    Freight Wings completes record-breaking project

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Freight Wings PVT Ltd (FWPL) has successfully loaded out a 3,200 tonne jacket at Larsen & Toubro's (L&T) Kattupalli facility, South India.

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    Signet Maritime commissions heavy deck barge

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Mississippi-headquartered Signet Maritime Corporation has completed the construction of a new heavy deck barge at its Shipbuilding & Repair division. The barge, designed by Farrell and Norton Naval Architects, has been named 'SIGNET 141'.

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    US port contract talks extended an additional week

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - More good news from the USA where, having agreed to a 30-day extension of their current contract negotiations, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to a further extension of the dea

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    Lift & Shift hauls five modules across India

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Mumbai-based heavy lift project cargo forwarder Lift & Shift India PVT has successfully executed the transport and load out of five over-dimensional cargoes between Hariza and Kakinada for the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) gas p

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    Management restructure at Lachmann

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - Maria Isabel von Lachmann is leaving her position as ceo of Brazil-headquartered Lachmann Companies to become chairman of the board of directors.

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    Gebr

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - Austria-headquartered logistics services provider Gebr

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    Lufthansa Cargo Group reorganising charter division

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - During the first quarter of 2013, the charter business within the Lufthansa Cargo Group will be reorganised, with the standalone Lufthansa Cargo Charter operation being incorporated into Lufthansa Cargo.

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    BNSF Logistics acquires EP-Team

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - BNSF Logistics has acquired Texas-based global logistics project cargo provider EP-Team Inc.

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    Happy New Year

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - To all visitors to the HLPFI website, readers of the magazine, advertisers, supporters and contributors.

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    Mill is no grind for HEAVY Logistics

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - HEAVY Logistics, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Belgium, recently organised a multimodal transport using 10 Goldhofer SPMT axle lines and a hired barge, to move a grinding mill from Tournai to Antwerp, Belgium.

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    US port strike averted for now

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - We end the year with some good news from the USA where the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to a 30-day extension of the current labour contract and negotiations between them, thu

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    BNSF Logistics acquires Albacor Shipping

    2012-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - BNSF Logistics has acquired Albacor Shipping, the Toronto, Canada-based international global project and general cargo provider with locations across North America, Europe and Russia.

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    Panalpina expects goodwill impairment

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Due to the loss of a major customer in Norway, Switzerland-headquartered forwarder Panalpina has reviewed the goodwill position relating to its acquisition of Norwegian company Grieg Logistics in 2011.

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    Virgin delivers Xmas cheer to cruise ship

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Virgin Atlantic Cargo has transported a seven metre Christmas tree and 15 smaller consignments for Hapag Lloyd Cruises, owner of the cruise ship MS Europa.

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    Combi Lift strengthens Australian team

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Denmark-headquartered specialist project cargo shipping line Combi Lift has appointed Eike Hemp as operations manager within its Australia team.

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    Breakbulk drops sharply at Antwerp

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Belgium's Port of Antwerp has released its provisional performance figures for 2012. Conventional breakbulk at the port dropped by 14.9 percent year-on-year to 10,804,408 tonnes, due to what it says is a decline in the amount of steel handle

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    Crowley announces management changes

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Jacksonville-headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced more organisational changes within its shipping and logistics team.

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    Coscol confirms shipping pool expansion ambitions

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has confirmed that it is seeking to expand the pool of specialist semi-submersible vessels created earlier this year by adding ships from mainland Chinese or non-Chinese shipping companies.

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    NICOLAS launches 350 tonne side girder deck

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - French vehicle manufacturer NICOLAS has launched a new 350 tonne side girder deck, with Norwegian transport company Statnett Transport taking delivery of the first deck off the production line.

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    UAL's new ship sets sail

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Universal Africa Lines' (UAL) latest fleet addition, UAL Houston, recently left the Scottish port of Aberdeen on her first commercial voyage.