All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 561

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    Century for Project Cargo Network

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has reached a major milestone in its development with 100 companies now on its membership roster.

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    Bureau Veritas extends Russian partnerships

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - One of the leading conformity assessment and certification service companies, Bureau Veritas, is extending its partnerships in the Russian shipping and offshore sector, focusing on high Arctic offshore projects.

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    Confidence dips to all-time low as uncertainty fuels overtonnaging

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to their lowest level for three and a half years in the three months ended August 2011, according to the latest shipping confidence survey by accountant and shipping adviser Moore Step

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    PCN adds new member in Thailand

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has broken new ground in Thailand with the approval of Centran International Corporation (Thailand) Ltd as its first member in the region.

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    Liebherr crawler working hard on wind farm

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - The Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane operated by US crane rental company Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. has been hard at work on a wind farm in Ohio.

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter helps fight oil well fire

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency GmbH, together with its general sales agent (GSA) Platinum Air Cargo in Houston, has organised the emergency transport via a charter aircraft of six tonnes of specialised well fire fighting equipment from Hous

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    Barnhart VP gives rigging workshop a lift

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Shaun Sipe, VP of human capital at Barnhart Crane & Rigging, is to join the panel of speakers at the Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, which takes place from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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    Terex duo keeps broadcaster 'on air'

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Nine Network, one of the most watched television stations in Australia, turned to Metcalf Crane Services to install a 2.8 tonne satellite dish on top of its 61 m new high-tech, purpose-built studios in Melbourne to transmit from the new sit

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    Etihad Rail hosts seminars for key stakeholders and industry partners

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway - has hosted two seminars in Dubai designed to provide an opportunity for its team to share industry best practices and build relationships with potential customer

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    Damco set to scale greater heights

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Damco has transported a single piece compressor weighing 52 tonnes from Orissa via Kolkata airport in India to its final destination in Berlin, Germany.

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    Albacor Shipping (USA) opens in Los Angeles

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Albacor Shipping (USA) Inc, a US-member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has opened a Los Angeles office under the management of Wolfram Zeppenfeld and delivering a full range of freight forwarding services.

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    Blank checks into ACS Frankfurt

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - UK-based air freight broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed a new cargo sales director at its Frankfurt office while the company has organised a vital relief goods flight into North Korea in response to the devastating floods in tha

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    Fairstar's Forte achieves scheduled floatation milestone

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Fairstar Heavy Transport reports that its 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Forte was floated away from the flooded drydock facility in Qidong, China on schedule, earlier this week.

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    Parsifal hits new notes for heavy lift

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Named after an opera by Wagner, MV Parsifal, which claims to be the world's joint-largest ro-ro vessel, is the latest addition to the deep-sea ro-ro fleet operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.

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    Duo of significant project moves for Express Transport

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Mumbai-based project forwarder Express Transport (ETPL), a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has undertaken the shortsea coastal movement of a significant consignment from the west coast Indian port of Hazira in a 1,400 km

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    Harwich plays host to Chinese green energy delegation

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Managers at English east coast gateway Harwich International Port have played host to a high-level delegation from the Chinese offshore wind industry.

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    Crowley sets up dedicated project cargo management division

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - A Project Solutions group that "bundles company-wide capabilities and assets with world-class project management skills to provide complete turnkey marine solutions" has been launched by Jacksonville, Florida-based shipping group Crowley Ma

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    GAC Group makes a trio of significant management appointments

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - The GAC Group has announced two key management appointments in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for its group and local operations at the same time as the group has appointed a new group HSSE (Health Safety Security Environment) manager to drive

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    Transremo

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Brazilian project forwarder and OOG transport company Transremo

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    Marmedsa Proyectos oils the wheels of Castor gas storage project

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - From the beginning of the project in June 2010, Marmedsa Proyectos has been active in the ACS Cobra principal project Castor.