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NewsWW Solutions and Keen team up in Tacoma
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WW Solutions) is to consolidate its facility at the US west coast port of Tacoma with that of Keen Transport, the trucking company that it acquired in December 2017.
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NewsLiebherr to join ECOL
Liebherr is to become an approved training centre for abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry association ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL), due to go live in early 2019.
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NewsLGH takes Straightpoint load cells
US lifting equipment rental specialist Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) is overhauling its load cell fleet with an order for Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus units of up to 220,000-lb (99.8-tonne) capacity.
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NewsChipolbrok completes epic voyage
Chipolbrok has completed a two-and-half month voyage from Asia to Europe, transporting a variety of oversized cargoes.
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NewsProject Cargo Summit set to return in 2019
Having made its debut this year, the Project Cargo Summit is set to return to Rotterdam next year, as the organisers announce dates for 2019.
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NewsConceptum secures straddle carrier shipment
Conceptum Logistics has handled the delivery of straddle carriers, measuring 11 m x 4.9 m x 11 m, from Poland to Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
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NewsShock monitoring in transformer transportation
Damage to transformers during transit can go unnoticed until after installation. However, impact monitoring during the move can highlight problems and save considerable time and expense, according to impact monitoring equipment manufacturer SpotSee.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr will struggle without us, say charter brokers
Leading air charter firms have reacted coolly to Volga-Dnepr’s statement that it plans to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers, predicting that the move could backfire.
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NewsThe beer tanks are on us, says Indiana-Burns
The port of Indiana-Burns recently took delivery of 12 brewery tanks destined for a Michigan beer producer, on board Fednav’s bulk carrier Federal Mackinac.
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Sulphur cap set to raise shipping costs
Maersk Line is to introduce a new bunker adjustment factor (BAF) surcharge ahead of the global sulphur cap on marine emissions which enters into force on January 1, 2020.
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NewsMediaco’s new all-terrain crane a first for France
French crane services provider Mediaco has taken delivery of a Demag AC 55-3 all-terrain crane – the first of its kind in France – from manufacturer Terex.
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NewsAir Charter Service open for Swiss freight
Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Geneva office has opened a cargo department, in addition to its existing private jet and group travel divisions.
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NewsAAL completes Australian ship-to-ship operation
AAL has completed a three-month offshore pipe haul and ship-to-ship operation for the Greater Enfield subsea oil project on behalf of TechnipFMC.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr cuts out brokers
Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers and has decided to target direct sales instead.
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NewsGAC restructures management in UK
GAC UK has restructured its senior management to strengthen its core services and commercial focus.
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NewsInsourcing: a threat to project forwarders?
At the inaugural Project Cargo Summit, held at Rotterdam’s Onderzeebootloods this week, questions were raised about the future role of freight forwarders in the project cargo supply chain, as shippers start to bring their transport activities in-house.
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NewsLafargue joins OMA in Senegal
OMA Logistics Senegal has appointed Didier Lafargue as oil and gas logistics manager.
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NewsMeriaura expands fleet with Airisto
Meriaura has signed a long-term contract with Aalto Shipping Company for the time charter of the dry cargo vessel Airisto, which has a ice-class 1A rating.
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NewsFaymonville gets ready for IAA Hannover
Faymonville is set to showcase its range of semi-trailers at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event, taking place in Hannover from September 20 - 27.
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NewsSinotrans-Sarens adds capacity in China
Sarens is relocating one of the largest cranes in its fleet - the 1,600-tonne capacity Terex CC8800-1 crawler crane - to China as part of its Sinotrans-Sarens joint venture (SSJV).