All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 572

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    Chapman Freeborn's special sledge delivers cost savings

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - The latest of several large movements in recent weeks saw global aircraft charter specialist, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, coordinate the air transportation of a giant piece of oil and gas equipment from Malaysia to Congo to support offshore

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    WWPC duo complete complex tunnel borer move

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Albacor Shipping and LS - Cargo International, both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have handled the shipment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Germany to the USA.

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    PCN recruits South Korean member

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its first member in South Korea.

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    PCN's famous five US members

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has filled its US membership quota with the signing of its fifth US member, says Martin Pain, PCN network manager.

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    Maximus new aircraft conversions on schedule

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The conversion of a new Airbus A300-600 regional freighter, purchased by Maximus Air Cargo at the start of this year, and part of a of AED350 million (USD92.2million) expansion programme, is on schedule for its mid-summer entry into the company'

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    100 percent for Fairstar duo

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Fairstar Heavy Transport reports that it achieved 100 percent utilisation of its two-ship fleet - Fjord and Fjell - in the second quarter of 2012.

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    GSL's NVOCC license

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Shanghai-based Global Star Logistics (China) Co., Ltd. has been accredited with a full NVOCC license from China's Ministry of Transport.

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    Heavy lift ground movements at the port of Rypefjord

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - An oil and gas development in the cold of the Barents Sea due to come on-stream in two years, is providing project cargo and heavy lift off-shore opportunities for HLPFI readers.

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    Heavy goes three ways

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Belgium's Heavy International Services NV has established three new companies in order to split its business operations.

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    TIACA backs WTO's call for trade facilitation

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - A call by the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to include trade facilitation in a new package of multilateral trade negotiations has won the backing of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) which says the move wou

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    Threesome for PCN in Spain

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - Marmedsa Proyectos (part of the Marmedsa Group of Companies) is the third and final representative of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Spain.

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    TTS Handling Systems win Saudi contract

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - TTS Handling Systems has agreed a contract with the Zamil Offshore Services company in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for the design, associated engineering and supply of a transfer system for the latter's newly planned shipyard in Dammam Port, writes Ja

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    UK software picked by Chinese shipyard

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - A major Chinese shipbuilder supplying ships to the global offshore industry has acquired a management system that optimises project control, logistics, materials management, production, resources and planning specifically designed for shipyards.

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    Around the world in three heavy lift seminars

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - A trio of heavy lift seminars for project cargo professionals who are interested in honing their oversized and out-of-gauge cargo handling skills is to be held in the UK, US and Indonesia in September.

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    Globalink's Air Freight Division takes off

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - Globalink Logistics Group was approached by the Civil Aviation Authorities in Kazakhstan to handle the movement of airport equipment from USA and France to Astana, Kazakhstan.

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    Integrated Logistics expands on the double

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Terex Cranes delivered two RT 100 Rough Terrain cranes to Integrated Logistics of Kuwait for maintenance tasks in the petro-chemical and gas refinery sectors, writes Jamie May.

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    Independent freight forwarders meet in Africa for second conference

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Nairobi, Kenya was the location late last month of a gathering of independent freight forwarders from around the world as they participated in the second African Regional Freight Forwarders Conference.

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    Festival season sounds the right note for ACS

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - UK-based air cargo broker Air Charter Service has reported a particularly high demand for air freight charters this year to move bands' and artistes' equipment from show to show - whether it is for festivals or concert tours.

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    GAC Russia celebrates 10th anniversary with commitment to project and marine

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - GAC has marked ten years in Russia with an announcement of plans to develop enhanced marine services to support offshore energy projects in Russian waters.

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    Prangl helps stadium reach the finishing line

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Austria's most environmentally-friendly football stadium with 8,000 seats and five VIP boxes, due for completion next year, has been helped along by Brunn Gebirge, Austria-based mobile cranes and work platform provider Prangl.