All News articles – Page 602

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    ALE in transatlantic transformation

    2016-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - ALE has transported a 249-tonne transformer from Stafford, UK to Gillam in Manitoba, Canada - a distance of almost 6,000 miles (9,656 km).

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    TransInvest strengthens Iranian foothold

    2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - PTB Perse International Forwarding - a subsidiary of Switzerland headquartered TransInvest Group - has won a tender for the concession to develop and operate the Aprin Terminal in Iran, 20 km from Tehran.

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    Ruslan delivers to Zimbabwe

    2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - Ruslan International has flown a 79-tonne shipment of switchgear equipment from Dubai, UAE to Harare in Zimbabwe for power provider Aggreko.

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    Cooper and Ports America form Houston JV

    2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - Ports America and Cooper/T. Smith have merged their respective breakbulk operations in the Port of Houston into a new joint venture, dubbed Cooper/Ports America (C/PA).

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    ABB and Fluor ink power partnership

    2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - ABB and Fluor have formed a global strategic partnership for the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects for electrical substations.

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    Damen makes Jumbo repairs

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam in the Netherlands has completed a three-week repair project on Jumbo's DP2 heavy lift crane vessel, Jumbo Javelin.

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    Staff shortages drive longer project life cycles

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - The length of capital expenditure (capex) project life cycles - from initial definition and funding authorisation, through to detailed engineering, procurement of materials, components, transport and logistics services, and construction - has

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    Grace period over for box weighing

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - This weekend saw the passing of a key date for anyone involved in international container shipping.

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    Target arrives at Jaxport

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Jaxport has welcomed Höegh Autoliners' pure care and truck carrier (PCTC), Höegh Target, to its Blount Island Marine Terminal.

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    ALE makes Brazilian crane debut

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - ALE's largest capacity crane, the AL.SK350, has performed its first lifts in Brazil as part of a project to install around 40 oversize modules onto the P-74 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

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    Enerpac adds UK agent

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Enerpac has named Pooler-LMT as its UK distributor of hydraulic gantries, self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) and hydraulic strand jacking systems.

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    Coalition pushes for further Ex-Im bank action

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Despite the fact that reauthorisation of the US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) finally passed both houses of Congress with strong majorities last year, the ability of the American credit finance agency to regain full operational efficiency remains

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    Hansa sells two to Spliethoff

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Hansa Heavy Lift has sold two of its F-Class vessels to the Spliethoff Group.

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    First for UECC

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - United European Car Carriers (UECC) has taken delivery of the world's first LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) from the NACKS shipyard in Nantong, China.

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    Drewry 'even more pessimistic'

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Drewry analyst Susan Oatway has said that she is even more pessimistic than she was six months ago about the outlook for the heavy lift and multipurpose market over the next couple of years.

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    Downturn sees Hansa shift focus

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Hansa Heavy Lift is responding to difficult market conditions by focusing on specialised transport and installation projects, rather than bread-and-butter project shipments.

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    New chairman at Jurong

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Jurong Port has appointed Ng Chee Keong as its new chairman effective October 1, 2016.

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    Longview seeks Bridgeview proposals

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - On the US West Coast, the Port of Longview is seeking proposals for available industrial waterfront property on the Columbia River.

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    BigLift delivers STS cranes to Vigo

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - BigLift Shipping's Happy Sky has completed the discharge of two large ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes in Vigo, Spain.

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    Bahri looks to US expansion

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Bahri intends to develop and expand its business in the American market, with the opening of a second US office in Houston, Texas.