All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 616
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SDV expands into Polish market
October 13 - SDV International Logistics Poland has been launched to target the Polish freight market. Warsaw-headquartered SDV Poland will start with two operational offices, one at Warsaw airport specialising in airfreight, the other in Gdynia for ocean
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New study on green business trends from DHL
October 13 - A new study by Deutsche Post DHL identifies key developments in sustainable logistics, including the fact that Asian consumers are ready to pay more for green products.
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BDP Projects secures three ISO certifications
October 13 - Logistics provider BDP Project Logistics has been awarded three new ISO certifications.
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Records set all round by SNS cargo consignment
October 13 - A recent shipment of vital equipment for a Turkmenistani gas plant has set new records for freight shipments on the Black Sea and Volga River and out of a Turkish port, claims SNS International Transport.
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New ships for Sea Swift
October 12 - Sea Swift has taken delivery of a new tug-and-barge team - Cronus and Arion - launched in a gala ceremony in the company's home town of Cairns, Australia.
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Fairstar on the double
October 12 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a transportation contract by Van Oord Ship Management following last week's contract win from Fugro Seacore.
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HOCHTIEF and Beluga Shipping construct jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms
October 12 - A joint venture between HOCHTIEF Construction and Beluga Shipping has commissioned the construction of a special jack-up vessel for the more rapid assembly of offshore wind turbines.
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Tandem lift for Beluga Stavanger
October 12 - Kurt, a working civil engineering platform belonging to Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser (TAGU) 50 m long and 22 m wide, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes proved a challenging cargo for the two cranes of the multipurpose heavy lift project vessel Belug
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Actuaries say true cost of maritime piracy is still uncertain
October 12 - Despite attacks by Somali pirates on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden making headlines across the world, the true cost of these attacks to the maritime insurance industry are still uncertain, according to a new report published by t
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Upturn in the automotive market sees ACS re-introduce managed fleet
October 12 - Air Charter Service has recently re-introduced its managed fleet, initially taking on one European registered Antonov 26 with the air charter specialist reporting that after only a week of operation the aircraft has already hit its target for
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Big lift at The Storage Place
October 11 - Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power has used The Storage Place to store a full scale test rig which had completed its initial trials at the NaREC (the National Renewable Energy Centre) in Blyth, UK and need to move to a temporary storage area.
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Demag Cranes rejects Konecranes approach
October 11 - Following recent press speculation and Demag Cranes AG's (Demag Cranes) announcement concerning a potential transaction, Konecranes Plc (Konecranes) has confirmed that it approached Demag Cranes on 8 September 2010 to discuss a potential comb
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Air Partner wins four year contract
October 11 - Air Partner has won a prestigious contract to be the sole provider of all passenger and freight air charter services for the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID) for the next four years.
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DSV expands to South Africa
October 11 - DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S (DSV) has established a South African subsidiary , which has concluded an agreement on the acquisition of the business activities of Transmedit Forwarding (Proprietary) Ltd, which currently is agent for DSV in South
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FleetWeather opens in Singapore
October 10 - FleetWeather Ocean Services has opened an office in Singapore and will be exhibiting at this week's Breakbulk Americas Conference & Exhibition in Houston, TX.
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Two years of planning pays off for SRT
October 8 - Houston-based Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) has completed a rail-borne heavy lift shipment that broke records and took two years in planning.
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Sarens Group has hectic summer
October 8 - Heavy lift crane contractor Sarens Group has enjoyed a hectic six months to October, says CEO Wim Sarens.
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Project cargo doubles at Rotterdam in first half
October 8 - The first six months of 2010 saw project cargo tonnage at Rotterdam port double over the same period in 2009, say port managers, as the port witnessed some strategic improvements in heavy lift shipping at the port.
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Heavy International Services adds modular transporter
October 8 - Antwerp-based heavy lift company Heavy International Services has acquired a new 300 tonne-capacity modular self-propelled vehicle.