All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 566

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    PCN adds Europrim Group / Agabaritic Transport in Romania

    2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - The Project Cargo Network has named its second member in Romania as Agabaritic Transport, the specialised project division of the Europrim Group of companies.

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    New member for Project Partners network

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Catoni & Co from Varna, Bulgaria, is the latest recruit for the Project Partners network of forwarding companies specialising in the movement of heavy and over-dimensional items.

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    Neeb & Schuch receive Liebherr mobile crane

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - The German based joint venture crane rental and transport company Neeb & Schuch has taken delivery of a new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 mobile crane.

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    Keynote speaker announced for Breakbulk Africa

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Breakbulk Africa will take place from November 2-3, 2011 in Bremen, Germany and will feature a keynote speech from Klaus-Dieter Ruske, global transportation & logistics leader, Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

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    BACA adds humanitarian category to its annual excellence awards

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - The Baltic Air Cargo Association (BACA) has added a Humanitarian Award to its annual Excellence Awards to recognise the important role played by the air charter industry in the field of humanitarian aid.

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    Modulift's giant rig resolves wind turbine moves

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Modulift has designed and manufactured the giant lifting rig used for the fast and efficient lifting and assembly of Repower's 5MW wind turbines at Harland and Wolff's yard in Northern Ireland.

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    SASI opens the door for Russian freighters

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) and Russia's major state-owned aircraft manufacturing giant United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Russian-built freighter aircraft around

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines launch thrice-weekly service

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest scheduled all-cargo carrier, has launched a three-times a week Boeing 747-400 freighter service to Zhengzhou as it positions itself to support China's 12th five-year development plan.

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    Steder Group ships complete dredger across the Atlantic

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Steder Group, the Dutch member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has executed the complete mobilisation of dredging equipment from the Netherlands for a project in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

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    New Boeing 747-8 Freighter certified for entry into service

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Boeing has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its new 747-8 Freighter, passing two of the final landmarks on the aircraft's journey into service.

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    Jumbo delivers critical items for Habshan 5

    2011-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Jumbo Shipping recently completed three shipments for the Habshan 5 Process Plant Project near Abu Dhabi. These shipments executed by Jumbo Javelin and Jumbo Jubilee included some of the heaviest and largest items ever transported by Jumbo.

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    Hanjin Pioneer moves RMQCs to Jakarta

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - Hanjin Transportation of South Korea, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has transported three heavy rail-mounted quay (RMQC) cranes from Taiwan to Jakarta by utilising its self-propelled barge Hanjin Pioneer.

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    WWPC reveals conference venue

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - The Sheraton WTC hotel in the centre of Sao Paulo, Brazil will be the venue for the 12th annual Membership Conference of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC).

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    Scan-Trans Worldwide increases cargo capacity with ex-Beluga ships

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - Danish shipping company Scan-Trans Worldwide is taking over commercial management of six ships from the former Beluga Shipping.

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    Breakbulk boosts Rotterdam

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - According to Hans Smits, chief executive officer of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, "the Port of Rotterdam's positive development is connected strongly to world trade, especially that related to China and Germany. I expect that throughput in

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    Pirates adopting new tactics says Neptune Maritime

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - Following a report filed on Sunday August 7th by the IMB Live Piracy Reporting Centre, which saw suspected Somali pirates at attempt to hijack a vessel off the coast of Eritrea in large numbers, Neptune Maritime Security raised concerns over t

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    Ship's engine flies with Intermarine

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - USA-based Intermarine has delivered a ship engine for a German owner from the manufacturer in Asia to the owner's vessel in the Dominican Republic.

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    Dockwise sees strongest ever quarter for contract wins

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Breda, Netherlands-based heavy marine transport provider Dockwise has had its strongest ever quarter for contract wins, while at the same time seeing a new backlog record in the three month and half year periods ended June 30, 2011 says the co

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    Transped to launch ro-ro operations to complement box services

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Transped Ltd, based at the Port of Blyth, UK is to start a ro-ro service to complement its existing North Sea container services.

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    Peters & May joins forces with Aurora Global Logistics in Australia

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Yacht logistics specialists, Peters & May has appointed Aurora Global Logistics as its new network representative in Australia.