All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 637

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    Rickmers-Linie launches new breakbulk service

    2010-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Hamburg-based Rickmers-Linie has launched a new service linking North Asia with South America and the US East Coast.

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    GAC Group to support oil operations following investment boost

    2010-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - GAC has enjoyed a strategic investment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, that allows the forwarder to acquire new ships to support offshore oil operations in a number of emerging markets.

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    Beluga ships twins to Africa

    2010-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Two car ferries, each capable of carrying 1,500 passengers and up to 65 cars, are being shipped on a two-week voyage from Germany to Kenya on a vessel from the Beluga fleet.

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    TII Group looks back at Bauma 2010

    2010-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Cargo handling equipment manufacturer TII Group has presented its Bauma 2010 after-show report.

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    Out with the old, in with the new

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - ALE recently helped with the replacement of an old with a new stator at the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant project in Mexico.

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    Logwin opens in Kenya

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Cross-border transportation to neighbouring East African countries, including the delivery of aid supplies, plus project management will be services offered by Logwin's new subsidiary in Kenya.

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    STX Pan Ocean wins semi-sub contract

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - STX Pan Ocean has won a shipbuilding contract worth at least USD40 million to build a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel.

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    Chain up with the future at the steel and project cargo forum

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Anyone who wants to find out more about the Port of Antwerp's strengths in the field of steel and project cargo should consider attending the Steel and Project Cargo Forum which takes place in London on Friday, 25th June from 9.30 am at the Insti

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    Global expansion for Braemar Marine

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Braemar Marine Inc, the marine claims and risk assessment specialist, has expanded its operations in both London and Singapore via a series of key appointments.

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    Magdenli on track for transit boom

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Ankara-based full service freight forwarder Magdenli is benefiting from a wave of Turkish public transport infrastructure investment.

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    GAC helps Sri Lanka upgrade its rail network

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - GAC Sri Lanka is supporting a year-long refurbishment of a 45 km stretch of rail line between Galle and Matara in Sri Lanka.

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    Fairstar signs for two

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has contracted Guangzhou Shipyards International to build two 50,000 DWT open stern, semi-submersible vessels at a fixed cost of just under USD102 million per ship.

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    DSV launches Entertainment Logistics division

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - DSV Entertainment Logistics is a new division of the DSV Group that will provide transport and logistics solutions across the entertainment industries with a particular focus on the music industry.

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    GAC sponsorship scores as Crystal Palace saved from liquidation

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Dubai-based forwarder GAC's sponsorship of English football club Crystal Palace was secure this week when the club was saved from liquidation at the 11th hour by a fans' takeover which took a full three months to negotiate.

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    Management changes at Peters and May as Jones takes charge

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Angus Bruce Jones has been appointed managing director of international yacht logistics solutions provider Peters & May Ltd and assumes responsibility for the company's global, non-US operations. He replaces Gerald Price.

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    Virginia targets heavy lift and breakbulk cargoes after box move

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - The Virginia Port Authority is making a concerted effort to attract more heavy lift project cargoes, breakbulk and ro-ro cargoes.

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    Aveva makes acquisitions

    2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Cambridge-based engineering industry software provider Aveva Group has acquired Logimatic's MARS business from Logimatic Holdings.

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    Independent firm to manage eight Saudi ports

    2010-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Reports in the international media indicate that Saudi Arabia is planning to create an independent firm that will manage the kingdom's eight ports under a gradual privatisation process.

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    GPLN names new Indian member

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - In India, Teamglobal Logistics Pvt Ltd has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), the non-exclusive professional projects logistics network of independent companies.

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    Online site for lifting equipment launched

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Launched today, www.craneexchange.com is a new and innovative online source and marketplace for lifting equipment.