All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 676

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    Jones Act amended withdrawn - for now

    2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - In the USA, a proposal that may have led to significant changes in the manner in which the offshore industry operates on the Outer Continental Shelf has been withdrawn by the US Customs and Border Protection Agency.

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    Trans Caribbean Line starts service from Rotterdam

    2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Today sees that start of Trans Caribbean Line Ltd (TCL)'s new service from Northwest Europe to the Caribbean.

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    Dynami supports AON meeting in Kuala Lumpur

    2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - French-based Dynami Aviation will take part in AerOceaNetwork's (AON) global annual conference in Kuala Lumpur next week.

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    Stone crushers move for South African mining operation

    2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Project Management Logistics (Pty) Ltd, the South African member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has handled the shipment of three mobile stone crushers from South Dakota, USA to Durban, South Africa.

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    Tuscor Lloyds in worldwide network expansion

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - International logistics and freight forwarding company, Tuscor Lloyds (UK), is expanding its Manchester-based global operations, following the opening of a number of offices worldwide.

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    TICONTRACT appointment for UK market

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - German e-commerce platform for freight tenders, TICONTRACT, has appointed industry veteran Scott Stevenson as business development manager for the UK market.

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    Grimaldi boosts West African services

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - Italian line Grimaldi has added a fifth ship for the carriage of wheeled cargo on its Southern Express service between northern Europe and West Africa. Grimaldi Lines ConRo ship Grande Benin made its inaugural call at Hamburg on its maiden

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    Wind power project on top of the world

    2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Finnish project forwarder Silvasti Logistics, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts global network, is managing a contract to arrange for safe and timely delivery of four 100 GWh windmills from Poland and Finland to a mountain top in Nort

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    BBC Chartering Genoa set to sail

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Further to the news item posted on March 27, from September 21st 2009, Mediterranean Project Chartering (MPC) will be 1000wned by BBC Chartering and Logistic under the new name, BBC Chartering Genoa Srl.

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    Access Freight hits the road for copper mine project

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - In South Africa, Access Freight Projects is working on another project for the Brazilian company, U&M Mining and Construction, moving massive earth-moving machinery.

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    Mighty Servant 1 escorted

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - The Dockwise semi-submersible, heavy-marine transport vessel, Mighty Servant 1, has been safely escorted by EUNAVFOR warships through the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Aden.

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    Ovens strengthens Toll's EME team

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Toll Global Forwarding, the forwarding and logistics arm of major Australian company Toll Holdings, has further strengthened its Europe and Middle East senior management team with the appointment of Volkwart Ovens to the newly-created post

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    Flying down to Rio for safer heavy lift operations

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - An opportunity to learn more about the safe and secure handling of heavy lift consignments has now become available with the launch of a one-day Heavy Transport & Lifting mini-seminar to be held in November in Rio de Janeiro.

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    Cargotec expands global support for MacGregor products

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Cargo handling equipment provider Cargotec has opened up new service stations in Zeebrugge, Esbjerg, Liverpool, Cadiz, Ferrol, Kaohsiung and Balboa.

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    M&M completes Central Asian coverage following Tajikistan opening

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Swiss project forwarder M&M Militzer & M

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    Antwerp to host heavy lift freight forwarding network

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The over-dimensional specialists network, the Project Professionals Group, will host its annual conference from June 30 to July 3, 2010 in the Port of Antwerp.

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    Maximus aims to maximise

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - In support of the old adage that the best time to increase marketing is during a recession, Maximus Air Cargo has appointed of Zed Communications to handle its local and international public relations activities.

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    GPLN joins SC&RA

    2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Bangkok-based The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has joined the Virginia-based Specialized Carriers and Riggers Association (SC&RA).

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    Wismar port debuts heavy duty crane

    2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - On the Baltic Sea, the German port of Wismar has debuted a Liebherr mobile harbour crane with a lift capacity of 104 tonnes.

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    Campayo moves trains in Spain

    2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Campayo SA, the newly-appointed member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) - the global network for Cargo Equipment Owners, stevedores and export packers, serving the heavy and outsized cargo industry, has handled the shipment of multiple