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    Liebherr responds to wind energy boom

    2017-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Liebherr has increased the lifting capacity of its 750-tonne capacity LR1750/2 and LG 1750 models, with an upgraded SX boom system.

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    Long Beach appoints to board

    2017-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - The Port of Long Beach has appointed Lou Anne Bynum as president and Tracy Egoscue as vice president of the board of harbor commissioners, while Lori Ann Guzmán has been named secretary of the board.

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    SRT ties-down Nola shipment

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - SRT Transportation Solutions has handled the shipment of a 306-ton (277.6-tonne) reactor vessel from the Port of New Orleans (Port Nola) to a facility within Louisiana.

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    SAL heaves in international patent

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - SAL Heavy Lift has been granted an international patent for its active passive heave compensation (APHC) system, which combines the advantages of active heave compensation (AHC) and passive heave compensation (PHC) technologies.

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    Jagulak lifts with Demag

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - France-based crane operator Jagulak Levage has taken delivery of a Demag AC 250-5 all terrain crane.

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    Container profitability on the horizon

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Container lines could see a 12-month cumulative profit of up to USD5 billion this year, as the "super-cycle" of carrier consolidation has changed the playing field and left shippers with less choice, says Drewry.

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    Ironshore insures BRI's project cargo

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Pembroke Managing Agency, part of the international insurance company Ironshore, has launched a project cargo consortium on Lloyd's China related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

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    Subsea 7 sees market improvement

    2017-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Subsea 7's renewables and heavy lifting business unit saw increased offshore activity in the second quarter of 2017, following its acquisition of Seaway Heavy Lifting.

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    Megalift moves for Jimah

    2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Megalift Malaysia has transported six condenser components and a generator stator for the Jimah East Power coal-fired power plant, Malaysia.

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    Harren & Partner strikes SAL deal

    2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Ten years after it first took a stake in the shipping company, and six years after it took complete control, Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisa ("K" Line) has sold SAL Heavy Lift to the Bremen, Germany-based shipping group Harren & Partner.

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    EMS establishes Croatian presence

    2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - EMS-Fehn-Group has expanded its presence in the Balkans with the formation of EMS Shipping & Logistics (EMS SLA) in Croatia.

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    Catamaran heads to Freetown

    2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - CEA Project Logistics has transported a catamaran ferry, weighing 17 tonnes and measuring 17 m in length, from Chonburi, Thailand to Freetown in Sierra Leone.

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    Manitowoc helps bridge the gap

    2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Kraemer North America is replacing an 84-year-old truss bridge, the 2,482 ft (757 m)-long Savanna-Sabula Bridge near Savanna, Illinois, using a barge-mounted Manitowoc MLC300 equipped with VPC-MAX, hired from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental (Dawes)

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    Samskip eyes up Nor Lines

    2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Samskip will acquire the activities of Nor Lines, part of the DSD Group, subject to the approval of Norway's competition authorities.

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    Compass is Paramount for Magni delivery

    2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Compass Forwarding has been selected by New Jersey, USA-based Paramount Equipment to manage the international shipments of Italian-made Magni Telescopic handlers.

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    City Union's final push to Kentucky

    2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - City Union Logistics, on behalf of its client Otto Junker, transported a pushing furnace from a factory in Changshu, China to the project site in Kentucky, USA.

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    First Sapphire shipment arrives at Newcastle

    2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - The Port of Newcastle has welcomed the first shipment of wind turbine components bound for the Sapphire Wind Farm, which it claims will be the largest wind turbines to be imported into Australia.

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    ANL goes direct to Townsville

    2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Global shipping line ANL will begin direct services from the Port of Townsville, Australia to Malaysia, Singapore and Jakarta, effective August 2017.

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    Fesco handles the heat in Vietnam

    2017-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Fesco Transportation Group has delivered 444 tons (402.8 tonnes) of equipment to the Long Phu-1 thermal power plant, which is under construction in Vietnam on behalf of Power Machines, a global power engineering company.

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    Mammoet opens Middle East offices

    2017-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Following an increase in projects across the Middle East, Mammoet has opened offices in the UAE and Oman in order to provide more localised support.