All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 555

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    Yacht Express crosses Atlantic with over USD250 million in luxury yachts

    2011-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Due to its sheer size, the 686 ft (209 m) Yacht Express demands an audience, but when the flagship of Dockwise Yacht Transport's (DYT) fleet of semi-submersible ships pulled into Ft. Lauderdale with a record breaking cargo of yachts valued co

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    Skelton Sherborne reports increased machinery shipments

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - In its latest shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes into Australia in September increased by 16 percent to 3,663 units.

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    Fairstar wins Nabors Drilling contract

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been contracted by Nabors Drilling to transport its DB 301 from Port Gentil, Gabon to Pascagoula, Mississippi on the Fairstar semi-submersible vessel Fjell.

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    Breakbulk keynote speaker calls for creative solutions

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Giga projects are the new landscape of the heavy lift marketplace, and logistics is "even more critical than ever before to EPC success", according to John Mika, senior vice president of procurement, CH2M HILL, reports HLPFI editor, Emma Murr

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    Branch Manager - Dubai, UAE

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Transera International Logistics is a strong project freight forwarder managing complex logistics for global projects. Our experienced project teams manage the skillful planning and delivery of over-dimensional, heavy-lift cargo by land, sea and air. The Branch Manager role is responsible to lead the UAE operations team and to manage all ...

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    Wanted: Editorial assistant / researcher for HLPFI

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The magazine is seeking an editorial assistant / researcher to be based in our company offices in Kent, UK.You will need subbing and writing experience, but more importantly, you will need to demonstrate strong potential, and have interest / knowledge of international trade and development, as well ...

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    Saudi Arabian shipment for Altius

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - The project division of Spanish freight forwarder Altius has recently handled the movement of a significant consignment of industrial equipment, including coke drums, from Japan to Saudi Arabia.

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    ALE establishes new offices in Iraq and Australia

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - After almost two decades in the Middle East, heavy lift material handling provider ALE has opened a new office in Basra, Iraq, its first in the country, just months after it expanded its Australian presence.

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    Advertise your employment vacancy with HLPFI

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    In response to reader demand, we are introducing a classified recruitment section into HLPFI and on this website.Why not advertise your employment vacancy with Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International?The magazine has an international circulation of 15,000, and a pass-on readership of around 90,000.The number of visitors to the website ...

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    Cargoitalia Ondemand targets ACMI and charter market

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Cargoitalia has established a new division to cater for its growing ACMI and charter business.

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    Cargoitalia Ondemand targets ACMI and charter market

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Cargoitalia has established a new division to cater for its growing ACMI and charter business.

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    Busy end to 2011 for Medden

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Turkish project cargo forwarder Medden is looking forward to a busy autumn and winter 2011, say managers at the Izmir-based company, as orders for its project freight services grow in the second half of the year.

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    Volga-Dnepr handles rotor for KOG Transport

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has provided KOG Transport, the international project freight forwarder, with a comprehensive logistics service for the delivery of a 35 tonne rotor to a thermal electric power plant in Accra, Ghana.

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    Logwin names new country director for Switzerland

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Logwin's newly appointed country director, Jan Warnecke has assumed responsibilities for air and sea freight activities.

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    Terex releases cranes with a Chinese touch

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Two cranes built specifically for China's largest crane market segment have been launched by global manufacturer Terex.

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter names second partner in Canada

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency GmbH has contracted general sales agent (GSA) AerodyneCargo Services Inc in Calgary as its second GSA in Canada, following its appointment of Airline Network Service as a GSA partner for the Montreal area just a

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    Flying a kite with BBC SkySails

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 -German multi-purpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering is to co-operate with SkySails, the alternative propulsion system developer based in Hamburg, to further promote the latter's kite-based system.

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    Project Partners adds Orbit Transport & Trading

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Orbit Transport & Trading Services Ltd has joined the Project Partners network for Jordan and Iraq.

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    It's a gas for Leo Global Logistics

    2011-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Leo Global Logistics, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Thailand

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    Breakbulk event opens today in New Orleans

    2011-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - The Port of New Orleans is hosting one of the shipping industry's largest exhibitions and conferences with Breakbulk Americas