All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 487

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    Syon handles cement plant machinery

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Syon Logistics, which recently joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Dubai, has played a key role in delivering out-of-gauge cargo to the biggest cement factory in the region.

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    Air Charter Service shows its charitable side

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Air Charter Service (ACS) has revealed that its staff have raised over GBP30,000 (USD48,483) for charitable causes in 2012.

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    5K overcomes obstacles to deliver Arctic Circle load

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Philadelphia-headquartered 5K Logistics has completed a heavy lift project in the Arctic Circle, Baffin Islands for the Iqaluit power station.

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    MacGregor sees strong demand

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - MacGregor - subsidiary of equipment manufacturer Cargotec - in the last quarter secured a number of new winch orders. The equipment will serve the strong demand for maintenance, hook-up and commissioning services for existing oil platforms o

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    State buys back Cargolux stake

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - In a statement issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, it has confirmed that it has re-acquired its 35 percent shareholding in freighter airline, Cargolux.

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    GAC Logistics strengthens West Africa network

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - Dubai-headquartered GAC Logistics has signed a Global Network Agency (GNA) agreement for ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin with Oil and Marine Agencies (OMA) Ltd.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Well, the Mayan day of apocalypse has arrived and so far, it appears to be passing over peacefully, meaning HLPFI staff will waste no time in getting out the tea and cake (nothing stronger) to mark the fact that the world is still here.

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    Volga-Dnepr establishes new MRO facility at Leipzig

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Russian-based Volga-Dnepr Group has started operating a brand new hanger out of Leipzig/Halle International airport.

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    DNV and GL join forces

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - An agreement has been signed to merge Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd SE (GL). The new entity will be called DNV GL Group.

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    H.Essers CEO resigns

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - H.Essers' ceo, Ivo Marechal has resigned and will leave the Belgian transport and logistics group in the first quarter of 2013.

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    WCA members ship oversized cargoes

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The WCA Family of Logistic Networks Ltd has seen two of its members ship heavy and oversized cargoes recently.

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    Broker delivers steely performance

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Chapman Freeborn recently transported 95 tonnes of seamless steel tubes and couplings from Osaka, Japan to Houston, USA for a client in the oil and gas industry.

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    Boskalis Dockwise takeover update

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Royal Boskalis Westminster has made a further voluntary all-cash offer of EUR18.5 per share for the issued and outstanding shares in Dutch shipping line, Dockwise.

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    Yachts on the move

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Istanbul-headquartered Project Cargo & Yacht Transport recently handled the loading and unloading of yachts at ports in Turkey.

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    Port strike looks imminent in USA

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Following the breakdown of talks between the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union over the issue of container royalties, consignments being sent via oceanfreight to US east and gulf coast p

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    Project Partners welcomes Sonigo to forwarder network

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Sonigo International Shipping of Israel has joined the Project Partners network - a division of Air & Ocean Partners. Sonigo will replace network member J Sassower Ltd with immediate effect.

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    InterRail targets Caucasus region

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - InterRail Holding - the Switzerland-headquartered provider of rail-based freight services in the Euro-Asian corridor - is set to acquire 50 percent of the shares in Azerbaijan-based railway services provider, AzerRail Baku.

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    HLPFI editor gets special award from industry group

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - The Seahorse Club has named HLPFI editor Ian Martin Jones as the recipient of its John Richman Lifetime Achievement Award.

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    Hans van der Hart to step aside at Zeeland

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - As of October 1 2013, Hans van der Hart will resign as ceo of Zeeland Seaports NV.

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    Damen acquires Arno Dunkerque

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards this week acquired French ship repair yard, Arno Dunkerque.