All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 609

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    Cement mix for Leo Global Logistics

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Leo Global Logistics, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member in Thailand, has successfully delivered nine consignments for a concrete batching facility, plus concrete mixer trucks and a cement silo with accessories from Laem Chabang

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    Teras and BBC JV established ... BBC Houston to fly US flag

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Teras Cargo Transport (America), LLC, a full-service marine transport and logistics service provider and BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, which delivers tailor-made shipping solutions for both heavy lift and project cargoes, have ent

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    Wind farm barge gets Liebherr crane

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - In a world first, Liebherr says that it has fitted a LTR 11200 telescopic crawler crane to the deck of a self-propelled jack-up barge for DBB Jack-up Services, a Danish offshore services provider.

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    Handle with care: Allseas handles glass factory relocation

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Glass is a commodity that certainly needs to be handled with care and Allseas Global Logistics showed its willingness to adhere to that rule during the recent relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham to Brazil.

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    Strong growth for Hamburg; whilst Rotterdam offers rebates

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Port of Hamburg reports strong growth of eight percent in seaborne cargo handling with 89.4 million tonnes handled in the first nine month of this year.

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    Markel International opens in Hong Kong and plans regional expansion

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Markel International, the specialist insurer, is creating a service company in Hong Kong that will begin operating on 1 January 2011, from an office at Lee Gardens, and will provide underwriting services to the Hong Kong insurance market.

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    Denmark's Little Mermaid returns home

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The statue of Denmark's famous fairy tale figure "The Little Mermaid" is now back home after her first ever journey abroad - to the Expo in Shanghai.

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    Savannah deepening project marks major milestone

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) has reached a major milestone with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releasing its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the public and agencies for review and comment.

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    Lift and Shift India claims Indian heavylift record

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A record-breaking movement of India's longest column transported by sea and land on Indian soil has taken place, claims Indian heavylift company, Lift & Shift India.

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    ASB Logistics joins GPLN

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A multi-million dollar Chinese freight forwarder is the latest company to join the fast-expanding project forwarder group Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN) and comes with the recommendations of two GPLN members for project cargo shipp

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    Finnish heavylift handler group expands by acquisition

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Havator Group has acquired 100 percent of heavylift handler and crane operator BinSell i Uppsala to strengthen its operations in the Stockholm area.

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    Wind up in Wilmington

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - The first of four vessels carrying General Electric wind turbine blades arrived at the Port of Wilmington last week onboard Intermarine's Industrial Freedom.

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter names managers

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - After filling the post of general manager the Americas a few weeks ago, Lufthansa Cargo Charter has now also been appointed general managers for Asia Pacific as well as for the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent.

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    Helirig claims aerial heavylift first in UK

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - UK helicopter service company Helirig managed to shave almost a month off the installation time of ventilation equipment on London's newest shopping destination in a first for the aerial heavylift industry in the UK.

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    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Project and heavylift forwarder Spedition K

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    Prangl moves to power new heating plant

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Austrian heavylift and project equipment provider Prangl has worked for six months on one of Austria's most important power plant projects this year.

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    TBS given six week repayment holiday by lenders

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - TBS International has been given breathing space by its various lenders who will not be exercising their rights and remedies arising from TBS's failure to make principal payments when due. There will be no action against TBS from November 15

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    New evidence gathering handbook from The Nautical Institute

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - The UK's Nautical Institute has launched an important new influential loss prevention publication to help seafarers gather evidence in the event of accidents and incidents.

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    New dawn for Shipping.dk

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Shipping line Shipping.dk has introduced a new tweendecker into service and is seeking traffic for the new ship.

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    Software to help safe securing of heavylift cargo

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Dutch-based freight industry software house Global Cargo Care has introduced Visual Cargo Care, a new state-of-the-art software package for calculating acceleration forces, lashing and securing for loading of heavylift and project cargo.