All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 573

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    Jumbo set to build in Croatia

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has announced a contract from Jumbo Shipping to build a heavy lift ship for one of the world's leading shipping companies involved in transportation of heavy or overdimensional cargoes.

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    Hansa boss reveals line's future to HLPFI

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Hansa Heavy Lift has introduced a six step programme from sales through to delivering cargo which it is confident will win over customers, the line's interim CEO Roger Iliffe has told HLPFI.

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    Etihad Rail visits Antwerp for lessons in how to run a railroad

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - With the start of construction of the UAE railway Etihad Rail drawing near, senior executives from the railway visited Antwerp, Belgium where they met and shared ideas with key players in the world of transport.

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    Port of Everett celebrates 1,000th Boeing barge

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - The Port of Everett has celebrated the thousandth barge carrying aerospace parts for the Boeing Company's 747, 767 and 777 airplane models.

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    Ex-tra.rental's extra trailer

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Ex-tra.rental has added a 4-axle triple extendible straight frame platform trailer to its rental fleet bringing the total number of units to 34, the largest rental fleet in the Benelux for special trailers, in both size and variation, says the D

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    Hochtief has new partner for construction and operation of special-purpose

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Further to our report of June 10, Hochtief has a new partner for the construction and operation of offshore special-purpose jack-up vessels.

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    Perth says aye, aye Cap'n to DB Schenker

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - DB Schenker has been appointed exclusive international transport and logistics services provider for the world sailing championships in Perth, Australia later this year.

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    Heavy lift action for Germany

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Trailer manufacturer Scheuerle, a member to the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has provided significant transport equipment to deliver vital equipment for Alpha Ventus, Germany's first offshore wind park.

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    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The compact new Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane operated by Berlin crane specialists M

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    Largest boat to date for Peters & May's Australian operation

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Marine logistics company, Peters & May, has shipped a Monte Fino from the Kha Shing yard in Taiwan to Newcastle, Australia.

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    Gosselin announces name changes for group companies

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Antwerp Rapid Transit Team nv (A.R.T. N.V.) and Focus Transport Services N.V. (Focus N.V.) which have been part of the Antwerp, Belgian-based Gosselin Group for some time, have been renamed Gosselin Forwarding Services nv and Gosselin Transport S

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    Van Seumeren family withdraws from Mammoet

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Mammoet has confirmed that minority shareholder, the van Seumeren family, has decided to fully withdraw from the company.

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    Paradip's largest cargo to date

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Continuing its march forward in handling of projects and heavy lift cargo, Direct Logistics India moved a heavy lift shipment weighing 262 tonnes for the Indian Oil Corporation as a part of the company's refinery project near Paradip, India, writ

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    Buss brings new terminal to life

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The Hamburg-based port and logistics services provider, Buss, has taken over a new multipurpose terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, from Groningen Seaports, writes Jamie May.

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    Saudi Arabia plans trans-desert railways

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Rail projects planned for Saudi Arabia could bring significant business for project forwarders and shipping lines.

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    Terex acquires enough shares to takeover Demag Cranes

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Further to our news item of June 22, the Terex Corporation has announced that the minimum acceptance level of 51 percent for the voluntary public tender offer by Terex Industrial Holding AG to all shareholders of Demag Cranes AG at EUR45.50 (USD6

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    Collett & Sons bolsters wind turbine capabilities

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Collett & Sons Ltd. has bought the wind turbine transport division of MDF Transport based in Great Yarmouth, UK.

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    MLB Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung Spain joins GPLN

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - MLB Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung is the latest member of The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), reports Jamie May.

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    Wagenborg Nedlift wins Safety Award

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Wagenborg Nedlift received the Safety Award at the annual ESTA meeting in Amsterdam, writes Jamie May.

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    China set to tap shale gas

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Senior managers from the world's leading oil companies are set to descend on China this summer, as the country holds its first licensing round for the production of shale gas, which could be good news for project logistics companies focussing on