All News articles – Page 543

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    Crane constructs crane in Mannheim

    2017-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Trier, Germany-based Steil Kranarbeiten has utilised its Terex Superlift 3800 to load a crane girder at the Port of Speyer, and assemble two dockside cranes at the Port of Mannheim, on behalf of Kranwerke Mannheim.

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    Antonov seeks US partners for AN-77 project

    2017-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - According to a post on its Facebook page, Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is seeking US partners for the joint development of a new model of AN-77 transport aircraft.

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    GRT prototype flies to Singapore

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported a prototype of an autonomous vehicle developed by 2getthere, named Group Rapid Transit (GRT), on board a Boeing 747 freighter scheduled service, on behalf of Geodis.

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    Duo reel-in heavy load

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Hong Kong-based Wangfoong Transportation has worked with Singapore-based Carriage Global to transport a 92-ton (83.5-tonne) reel, measuring 4 m x 3.4 m x 3.4 m, from Singapore to DaChan Bay, at the Port of Shenzhen, China, via Hong Kong.

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    PCN members keeping busy

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Westlink Logistics, an Australian member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), has transported two patrol boats from Nuku'alofa, Tonga and Suva, Fiji to Cairns in northern Queensland for refurbishment.

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    Not just a pipe dream for Blue Water

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Wasco Coatings Europe has awarded Blue Water Shipping a contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 pipes for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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    Arklow Cliff launched

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Arklow Shipping's latest newbuild mulitpurpose vessel, Arklow Cliff, has been launched at Ferus Smit's Westerbroek yard in the Netherlands.

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    ALP Keeper named

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - ALP Maritime Services has named its latest newbuild anchor handling salvage tug (AHST) ALP Keeper, at a ceremony in Japan.

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    Alistair moves in the DRC

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Alistair Group has transported a Caterpillar excavator from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Namoya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for ongoing mining operations.

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    Mammoet moves to the Max

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Max Group has contracted Mammoet to lift and install the heavy components at the Kushiara power plant in Bangladesh.

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    Hovago strengthens management

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Mobile crane rental company, Hovago Cranes has appointed Marcel Riemslag as general manager, and Robert Hermans as international sales manager.

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    Liebherr on hand in Tula

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Mexican crane contractor ESEASA, has lifted and installed six tanks at the Miguel Hidalgo oil refinery in Tula, on behalf of construction contractor ICA Fluor.

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    Trucks hold the key to reducing oil demand

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Improving the efficiency of freight transport by road is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the latest report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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    Dancing with lions and dragons

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Providers of project logistics services will be interested to read that over the past two decades, China has become Africa's most important economic partner according to a report from McKinsey & Company.

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    PCN adds to eLearning

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added a load-outs module to its eLearning Platform, covering ro-ro operations, how to ballast a barge during the operation and keep it stable while taking advantage of a changing tide.

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    Zhukov in at Saint-Petersburg

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Vladislav Vladimirovich Zhukov has been named managing director of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg (SPSP), part of Universal Cargo Logistics (UCL) Holding, effective July 1, 2017.

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    Terex on the Horizon

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Scotland, UK-based Horizon Reinforcing & Crane Hire has added a Terex AC 40/2L all terrain crane to its fleet.

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    Some success in court for Necotrans

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Yesterday's decision by a Paris commercial court to place Necotrans' 11 French subsidiaries under judicial control could help the logistics group find the strategic partner that it has been looking for, as well as assist with the sale of assets.

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    Canaveral's OOG handling sky-rockets

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster has returned to Port Canaveral, USA on board the drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, after its successful launch and landing on June 23.

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    Tinsley named at BIMCO

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - BIMCO has appointed Philip Tinsley as head of maritime security.