All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 581
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Bids invited for Hull port expansion
May 20 - Associated British Ports is searching for contractors to expand its docks at Hull in the UK to allow construction of offshore wind turbines.
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UK liner agency enters into administration
May 20 - Long-established UK liner shipping agency Johnson Stevens Agencies has entered into administration with the administrators, accountancy firm PKF, already agreeing deals shipping industry entrepreneur, Andrew Thorne to acquire certain assets from
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Bigge adds to its fast growing rental fleet
May 19 - In response to continuing activity, California based Bigge Crane and Rigging is adding to its crane rental fleet.
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Flinter Aland named and launched
May 18 - Flinter Aland has been christened and launched at Shipyard Ferus Smit in Westerbroek.
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Harwich welcome largest jack-up ship
May 17 - Harwich International Port in the UK has welcomed the maiden call of MPI Adventure in readiness for its participation in operations at the London Array offshore wind farm project.
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Crowley given CRP status by US State Department
May 17 - The US State Department has designated Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime's Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point (CRP) facility. This permits Crowley to act as a subcontractor, providing complete logistics services to the
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Ethiopian Shipping Lines' vessels get MacGregor cranes
May 17 - Cargotec has confirmed a new order for 21 MacGregor variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes to be installed on seven 28,000 dwt multipurpose cargo ships being built at Huanghai Shipbuilding in China for Ethiopian Shipping Lines, with the c
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IGS handles Mumbai-bound consignment of construction equipment
May 17 - Qatari freight forwarder Intergroup Shipping (IGS), working with Mumbai-based Keel Logistics, has won an order to ship secondhand construction equipment and accessories from Doha to Mumbai for a Qatar-based Chinese company.
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines approved to handle cargo at Russian airports
May 17 - The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has awarded a certificate to Volga-Dnepr Airlines to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airports.
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Steil strengthens fleet with Nooteboom acquisitions
May 17 - Trier, Germany-based crane operator Steil Kranarbeiten has acquired mobile ancillary crane equipment from Dutch manufacturer Nooteboom.
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Don't miss out on HEAVY Asia Pacific 2011 early-bird offer
May 17 - There are just three days left to take advantage of the early-bird registration discount of USD300 for the Heavy Asia Pacific 2011 event (July 26 - 27 in Singapore). The special discount closes on May 20.
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Blue Water Shipping takes on a series project transports
May 16 - As part of an agreement with Dutch company SBM Offshore for all logistics in connection with the FPSO Cidade de Paraty project in Brazil, Blue Water Shipping in Aberdeen recently arranged part of a series of project transports.
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Air Charter Service welcomes new director in Big Apple
June 15 - Richard Thompson has moved to Air Charter Service's New York office as its new cargo sales director, replacing Stuart Smith who has transferred to the company's Paris operation becoming cargo sales director there.
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Freight Wings handles significant loadout
May 13 - Heavy lift transportation and erection company, Freight Wings has completed a project involving critical logistics and engineering after handling a significant loadout of over-dimensional cargo at the Kattupalli yard of Larsen & Toubro Ltd near E
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Liebherr proves its worth at industrial gas facility
May 13 - A Liebherr LR 1600/2 lattice boom crane operated by Breuer&Wasel GmbH achieved a major success at an industrial gas installation in Duisburg.
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Martin Bencher now open in Sao Paulo
May 13 - The Martin Bencher Group has opened a new office in Sao Paulo, managed by Mikkel Kristensen, former manager of Martin Bencher Germany.
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Pedestal crane handed over just 15 months after deal inked
May 13 - Huisman, the Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has handed over a new 600-tonne pedestal crane after successful competition of load testing to clients Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd and MPI Offshore, just 15 months a
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TBS warns that financial difficulties leave questionmarks over long term viability
May 12 - Ferdinand V. Lepere, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of TBS International has said that any failure to meet any of the financial covenants, or any inability to obtain a waiver of such future covenant violations in plac
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Fairmount delivers FPSO
May 12 - A specialised team lead by Fairmount Marine has completed successfully the tow, mooring and positioning hook-up of the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Pazflor offshore Angola.
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DB Schenker debuts Eco Solutions for greener transport
May 12 - DB Schenker has exhibited its new portfolio of services at the Transport Logistic 2011 trade fair in Munich. This includes its Eco Solutions, the forwarder's range of climate-friendly transportation and logistics services.