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    Projects fly in for PCN members

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members from around the globe have been busy moving complex and oversize cargoes for a multitude of recent projects.

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    ALE wraps up Trojan truck build

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - ALE has completed construction of the sixth and final Trojan truck.

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    DHL looks to the moon

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - DHL and Airbus Defence and Space have agreed to support space robotics technology developer Astrobotic to develop its lunar payload delivery service.

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    Schmidbauer invests in Terex

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Schmidbauer has acquired a Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane from Terex.

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    Port Manatee adjusts entry process

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - From June 13, the south gate entrance to Port Manatee in the USA will close for about 12 weeks while a construction project advances enhancements to security and traffic flow, with all traffic being routed through the port's north gate complex.

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    Central Oceans ships to Malta

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - UK based project forwarder Central Oceans has coordinated the shipment of a 250-tonne bunker barge from the Port of Antwerp to Valletta, Malta.

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    R&B wins big barge move

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - R&B Global Projects has been awarded a contract to transport four inland barges from the Indian Port of Mormugao to Libreville in Gabon.

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    Straightpoint names HES

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - Straightpoint has named Hoisting Equipment Specialists (HES) as its distributor in Australia.

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    Great Lakes ports kick-start shipping season

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - During the first nine weeks of the 2016 navigation season, a number of ships have delivered high-value project cargoes to ports in the Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway system.

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    ALE makes Zubair project progress

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - ALE has transported 16 out-of-gauge units for the Zubair oilfield project in Iraq.

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    New freighter service between Belgium and Angola

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - Network Airline Management has signed a long-term contract with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide a Boeing 747-400F factory-built freighter to operate a weekly freighter flight from Liege, Belgium to Luanda, Angola.

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    Damen begins barge build

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Damen has commenced construction of two identical Crane Barge 6324 transhipment vessels, designed for ship-to-ship, ship-to-barge and ship-to-quay operations.

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    Nicolas helps bridge the gap

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Dragages Hongkong has used its Nicolas MHD G2 SPE modules to transport pre-cast bridge elements for the construction of a 9.4 km long viaduct section as part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge project.

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    Hapag-Lloyd unveils new website

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Hapag-Lloyd has presented its new website, which it claims has an even more customer-friendly format.

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    Galborg name to disappear

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - With effect from July 1, 2016, Galborg Pte Ltd will be renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping Pte Ltd, while Galborg USA, LLC will renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping LLC.

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    Demolish or consolidate, says Drewry

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - In a webinar yesterday, Drewry analyst Susan Oatway suggested that the current overcapacity in the multipurpose shipping market can only be improved in the short term if operators of bulk carriers start scrapping some of their older ships.

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    Ecuador port deal agreed

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - DP World has been awarded a 50-year concession for the development of a greenfield multipurpose port project in Posorja, Ecuador, 65 km from Guayaquil.

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    AAL optimistic about Japan

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - At AAL Japan's one-year anniversary celebrations in Tokyo, almost 200 industry stakeholders came together to share cautious optimism about Japan's economic outlook and the future for the country's project cargo exports.

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    Straightpoint adds NY distributor

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Straightpoint has appointed New York, USA based Electromatic Equipment Co as a distributor of its force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment.

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    Crawler completes Carolina kiln lift

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Richmond, Virginia based W.O. Grubb Crane Rental has used a 300-tonne capacity Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane to replace an industrial lime kiln at a plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.