All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 579

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    WWL appoints India MD

    2011-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has appointed Gur Prasad Kohli as managing director for India.

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    Air Charter Service on the move in Paris as Smith moves in

    2011-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Air Charter Service's Paris operation has moved to much larger offices and welcomed Stuart Smith from the company's New York office, to head up the expanding cargo department.

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    Global corporations turn to independent agents claims WCA

    2011-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - There is growing evidence that the world's largest industrial manufacturers and distributors are turning to independent freight forwarders, especially those that are members of worldwide networks, to help fulfill their global logistics requiremen

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    PCN grows in new territories

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - The Project Cargo Network has broken ground in two new territories and expanded in an existing territory as it grows its global reach.

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    Four project movements display industry's variety

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A quarter of heavy lift and project cargo operations undertaken by members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) demonstrate the wide variety of operations in this industry.

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    DSV buys Finland's Wasa Logistics

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Finland's Ab Wasa Logistics Ltd Oy, which specialises in project forwarding and is one of the nation's market leaders within this sector, has confirmed that it has been acquired by the Finnish subsidiary of Danish transport and logistics company

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    GAC is open for business in Trinidad & Tobago

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - GAC Energy & Marine Services LLC (GEMS) is expanding its shipping and logistics services to Trinidad & Tobago, with its newest office open for business in San Fernando.

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    CEE members bag a brace of projects

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) members are busy with a pair of high and heavy projects on different continents.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift launches tomorrow

    2011-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - The newly formed, Bremen based maritime shipping company, Hansa Heavy Lift GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the international investment enterprise Oaktree Capital Management, which commences its business operations tomorrow, has revealed its f

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    TransRussia hailed as the must attend transport exhibition in Russia

    2011-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - The 16th edition TransRussia exhibition in which HLPFI participated as a media partner, has been hailed as a "must attend" event for international transport and logistics companies.

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    Combi Lift handles anchor handling tug supply vessels

    2011-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels are currently being discharged in Lagos, Nigeria from Combi Lift's multipurpose vessel, Combi Lift IV, having been safely transported from Singapore.

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    Hansa off to market

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Finally, the speculation is over with this week's confirmation that the principal shareholder of the Beluga Group Holding Company, Oaktree Capital Management, has established a new, and totally independent shipping company.

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    Cranes double up to handle heavy cargoes through Saint-Petersbur

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Two companies from the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding group have worked together to handle the shipment of over-dimensional equipment weighing more than 1,100 tonnes in total.

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen awarded for its green intiatives by GE Energy

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - At GE Energy's first Logistics Supplier Conference in Prague, attended by 120 suppliers from Europe, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) was presented with an award for its excellence in quality and environmental health and safety.

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    PSP, Pindar and GAC form logistics and transportation alliance

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - PSP, Pindar and GAC have joined forces to provide a logistics and transportation service for yacht racing teams and individuals across the world.

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    Reaching for the sky as turbine towers soar

    2011-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Have modern cranes reached their limits in terms of renewable energy infrastructure and wind turbine tower installation Loading capacity decreases significantly with increased height and longer jibs and at some point every approach reaches its li

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    Fairstar satisfied with Forte's progress

    2011-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Just a month after HLPFI reported the keel laying of Fairstar Heavy Transport's 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Forte (April 21) at the Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) facility in Qidong, China, senior Fairstar executives are more t

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    Roll up, roll up as RollDock doubles up

    2011-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - The semi-submersible RollDock Sea has been delivered by her builders to Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock, doubling the Ijssel-based company's current fleet.

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    Once more unto the breach for Embassy Freight

    2011-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - What's in a name? That which we call the Big Apple is the destination of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), thanks to UK freight forwarder Embassy Freight Services (Midlands).

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    German ports group goes online to showcase offshore logistics

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Germany's Seaports of Niedersachsen has launched a new website to demonstrate the capabilities of the various ports within the group in regards to offshore logistics.