All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 658
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Niedersachsen seaports bid farewell to a tough year
February 1 - In 2009, Seaports of Niedersachsen handled 52,420 million tonnes of cargo and despite falling volumes in certain sectors, managing director Andreas Bullwinkel said that the group remains cautiously optimistic in regards to expectations for 20
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HLPFI awards launched
February 1 - HLPFI is celebrating excellence in the heavy lift and project forwarding industry with the launch of our first awards.
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Fairstar wins Aussie contracts
February 1 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a USD9.5 million contract with Thiess Pty Ltd to provide the transportation of a Jack-Up Barge from Rotterdam to Melbourne, Australia in August 2010 and then return the Jack-Up Barge to Rotterdam in early 2
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ALE handles splitter and deisobutanizer
February 1 - ALE Heavylift has successfully handled the transport of a 47 metre long splitter weighing 96 tonnes and a 62 metre long deisobutanizer weighing 156 tonnes for Sines Refinery, Petrogal's largest production plant in Portugal.
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Multimodal well booked in advance
February 1 - One of the UK's younger freight logistics events, Multimodal, expects to increase visitor numbers and exhibitors as the western world emerges from recession.
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GAC names new MDs in Thailand and Abu Dhabi
February 1 - The GAC Group has named industry veterans Mark Delaney and Ronnie Knowles as managing directors of its operations in Thailand and Abu Dhabi, respectively.
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Combi Lift christens second PK116 newbuilding
February 1 - The second of six so-called PK116 newbuildings due to enter service with Combi Lift over the next 18 months has been christened.
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Nigeria targets unlicenced forwarders
January 29 - Reports in the Africa press suggest that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) is starting to register all freight forwarders in the country and warned that those who are not registered will not be allowed to
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Freighters World Conference comes to London
January 29 - Following a successful event in Barcelona in 2009, the tenth annual Freighters World Conference will be held at the Lancaster London Hotel on from April 22-23, 2010.
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DHL sets up in Bangladesh
January 29 - DHL has established a new joint venture in Bangladesh in which it will invest USD10 million over the next few years.
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BRIC to drive industry growth
January 28 - At this week Breakbulk Asia Conference and Exhibition in Singapore, Goldman Sachs (Asia) regional transportation research executive director Thomas Kim said that China's expected growth rate of 11.4 percent for the year and a shift in trading
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Blue Water handles Vestas wind turbines from China to Denmark
January 28 - Blue Water Shipping has handled the export of wind turbine equipment from China to Denmark.
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Panalpina scoops UK forwarders award
January 28 - Panalpina World Transport won the Project Forwarding category of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards, the UK's most prestigious logistics and supply chain industry awards.
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UAL opens Angolan office
January 28 - Universal Africa Lines (UAL), which offers specialist shipping services in West Africa's 'oil and gas theatre', has added a new office in Luandam with Monique Gubler, formerly chief operating officer of a global logistics provider, appointed
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UK announces record acreage in latest offshore oil and gas licencing
January 28 - In the UK, a new round of offshore licensing aims to give a further boost to the country's offshore oil and gas industries and for the first time since 1998, also offers blocks in all areas of the UK seas for new licensing.
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UniSea Shipping moves heavy plant
January 27 - Pictured below is a photo of UniSea Shipping's Beautriumph discharging heavy plant machinery in the port of Cartagena, Colombia.
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Smit Internationale loses supervisory board member
January 27 - Monday's news that Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale nv (Smit) have signed a merger protocol for a full merger of the two companies seems to be behind the decision of Mr W Cordia to leave the Smit Internationale
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Karl Gross achieves AEO certification
January 26 - Germany based Karl Gross Internationale Spedition GmbH has been granted certification as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO).
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ABC names Network Cargo Systems GSSA for USA and Canada
January 26 - Network Cargo Systems International Inc, has been chosen as the general sales and service agent (GSSA) for AirBridgeCargo Airlines in the US and Canada.