All News articles – Page 566

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    Wijnne Barends orders six

    2017-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Wijnne Barends has placed an order with the Indian shipyard, Chowgule & Company, for the construction of six identical, energy-efficient vessels.

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    ALE transports engines to Madagascar

    2017-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - ALE has completed the transportation of 11 engines from Port Louis, Mauritius to Madagascar.

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    Vossmann tackles vortex

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Vossmann Logistik has used a Faymonville Combimax trailer to transport a 105-tonne vortex used in the cleaning of gas to the inland Port of Meppen, Germany.

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    Volga-Dnepr flies launch vehicle

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered the third stage of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle to Europe's Spaceport in Cayenne.

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    New media for pilot car escort vehicle training launched

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - In the USA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations has developed a number of publications in collaboration with the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) and the Commercial Vehicle Saf

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    Rhenus takes stake in Arkon

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - The Rhenus Group has taken a 40 percent shareholding in Arkon Shipping, which manages a fleet of more than 120 seagoing vessels.

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    All change at the top at Daimler

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Following February's resignation of Dr Wolfgang Bernhard at the world's largest heavy truck manufacturer, Daimler Truck and Bus has appointed his successor and announced a new ceo for its North American operation.

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    Italy sees signs of heavy haul strategy

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Road transport of out-of-gauge (OOG) cargoes on the nation's road network has become a major issue in Italy as a result of restrictions imposed after the accident that occurred in Lecco last year when a bridge collapsed over a busy road while a

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    TII Group launches SmartAxle

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The TII Group has launched the SmartAxle add-on bogie for the Scheuerle-Nicolas EuroCompact, a freely positionable single-axle bogie unit which expands the range of EuroCompact vehicle combinations.

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    Beluga powers through ice

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Beluga Projects Logistic has transported seven power transformers, with a maximum unit weight up to 120 tons (108.8 tonnes), from Tyumen, Russia to three different oilfield power supply stations for RN-Uvatneftegaz.

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    BigRoll Beaufort completes the series

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The fourth and final MC Class vessel, BigRoll Beaufort, has been delivered by Cosco Dalian Shipyard to BigRoll Shipping in Leiden, the Netherlands.

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    Bengal's barges complete transport

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Bengal Electric has completed the transportation of heavy, over-dimensional and general cargo for the Sirajganj Unit 2 Power Plant Project, Bangladesh.

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    Shipping not a picnic, says accountant

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    Megalift takes Liebherr trio

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Megalift has taken delivery of three Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes.

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    PensionDanmark's maritime investment

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - PensionDanmark, one of Denmark's largest pension funds, is investing in a new maritime investment fund which will buy, lease and sell ships.

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    Crowley steps on the gas with ship launch

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - ­ Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine have launched Crowley's new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world's first combination ro-ro ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, USA

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    Kenworth T880 gets factory fitted AWD option

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - US truck manufacturer, Kenworth has announced that its heavy duty truck, the T880, is now available with a driven front steering axle, writes HLPFI correspondent, Peter Shakespeare.

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    2017 shipping season starts on Great Lakes

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - The Port of Hamilton, Canada, has marked the beginning of the 2017 commercial shipping season by welcoming the Calusa Coast tug vessel and its specialised tank barge, the first vessel of the season.

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    Tight squeeze for Ulferts & Wittrock

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - At the port of Bremen, Germany, Ulferts & Wittrock has assembled a Liebherr LPS 280 portal slewing crane for handling scrap metal, utilising a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane for the heaviest loads.