All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 628

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    Air cargo demand rises by more than a quarter

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Air cargo demand jumped by more than a quarter in June compared with a year ago according to a monthly report from IATA, the International Air Transport Association.

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    Flinter Shipping adds Libya service

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - From the second week of August, Flinter Shipping will offer a monthly conventional liner service between Antwerp and Libya.

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    10th Boeing 747F joins AirBridgeCargo's fleet

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo airline of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-400 freighter in four months, increasing its total fleet to 10 B747Fs.

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    Congestion in Damman

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - The Saudi Arabian port of Dammam is seeing such severe congestion that shipping lines are considering bypassing the port, according to local media reports.

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    Jumbo Offshore scores a transition piece century

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Jumbo Offshore's heavy lift vessel, Jumbo Javelin has installed its 100th transition piece (TP) for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (GGOWF), off the UK's south-east coast.

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    Brace for Bisso

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Houston-based energy and maritime support services company Bisso Marine has been involved in two recent heavy lifts involving more than 750 tonnes of shipping using one of its derrick barges.

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    Logistics summit builds business bridges across Africa

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Recognising the potentiality for business growth and partnerships in Africa is the key theme of the annual African Logistics Summit from March 10-12, next year, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service on the move in Dubai

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - After 28 years on Dubai Creek, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has moved to new office premises in Dubai, closer to Jebel Ali Port and the newly opened Dubai World Central, which is set to be the world's largest integrated sea and air logistics hub.

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    Wind Solution makes inaugural call at Harwich

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - The accommodation ship, Wind Solution has docked at Harwich International Port on its maiden call.

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    Baltic port investment for DB Schenker

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - DB Schenker Rail Polska is investing approximately EUR22.5 million (USD29.1 million) in expanding its facilities at the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Baltic Sea ports.

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    G'day as Aussie mining plant shipped to DRC

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - An Australian gold processing plant purchased by Canadian mining company Banro for dismantling and reassembly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun arriving on site in the DRC.

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    Brazil to host 2011 project cargo network meeting

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group, is to hold its annual conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second largest city, in June next year.

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    Hovercraft fly with Peters & May

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Peters & May has secured a major new contract with Southampton, UK-based Griffon Hoverwork.

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    Fairstar says new standards feature in tenders

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Tender documents require ever more information about a company's standards of safety and environmental sensitivity during heavy lift transport projects, says Fairstar Heavy Transport.

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    Escalators take a ride with Logwin

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - International logistics company, Logwin handling the carriage of escalators and elevators to South Africa for ThyssenKrupp Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) which is constructing the Gautrain rapid transit railway - one of the most significant infrastru

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    Dockwise sells Enterprise

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Dockwise has sold the so-called type-IV vessel, Enterprise to optimise the composition of the company's fleet with an increasing focus on premium cargoes.

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    Fairmount sets record under Heerema contract

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Under contract to Heerema Marine Contractors, Fairmount Alpine and Fairmount Sherpa towed the SSCV Balder from Trinidad to West Africa at a record breaking speed.

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    CMA CGM transports boarding bridges for Malaga Airport

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - CMA CGM has shipped six airport boarding bridges aboard CMA CGM Chopin from Chiwan in China to Valencia in Spain on its Mediterranean Express (MEX) service linking Asia to the Mediterranean.

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    Fairstar sees revenue fall ... but strengthens financial position

    2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) has seen decline in top line revenue as well as earnings for the first six months of 2010.

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    Beluga adds financial partner

    2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Beluga Shipping has taken onboard a strong partner, the American investment company Oaktree Capital Management LP (OCM) which will invest and provide financing for the project and heavy lift shipping company's strategic growth.