All articles by Sonny Prior – Page 39
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NewsMammoet moves refinery pieces with mere inches to spare
The rental division of heavy lift specialist Mammoet has deployed one of its recently acquired LTM 1400-7.1 cranes to move several items for the expansion of a refinery on the US Gulf Coast.
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NewsWW Ocean completes record-breaking Japanese loading
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has loaded a 275-tonne rotor at the Japanese port of Yokohama – the carrier's heaviest-ever Japanese shipment.
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NewsEquipment flows through Jaxport
State-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment, with a combined weight of nearly 200 tons (181.4 tonnes), has moved through the port of Jacksonville’s (Jaxport) Talleyrand Marine Terminal.
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NewsAAL opens in Genoa
AAL has opened an office in Genoa, Italy, strengthening the carrier’s European network.
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NewsLochmann steps up at Geodis Germany
Geodis has appointed Antje Lochmann as managing director of Geodis Freight Forwarding Germany, effective November 1, 2018.
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NewsTechnip picks Jumbo for Leviathan project
Technip has awarded Jumbo a contract for the transportation and installation of a 410-tonne subsea production manifold for the Leviathan development, located off the coast of Israel.
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NewsYilport invests in Puerto Quetzal
Yilport has signed a contract with Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala that will see the Turkish operator take a 55 percent share in the port and handle the multipurpose quay operations.
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NewsMacGregor moves forward with TTS acquisition
MacGregor has received clearance from the German competition authorities regarding the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore business units of TTS Group.
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NewsRitchie Bros to host transport-only Vegas auction
Ritchie Bros is holding its first transportation equipment-only auction in Las Vegas on December 6, 2018.
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NewsGRT topples STS crane
USA-based engineered heavy lifting and transport company, Global Rigging & Transportation (GRT), has completed the demolition of a heavily corroded ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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NewsBeaumont secures Main Street grant
The port of Beaumont in Texas has been awarded a USD5 million grant from the US Economic Development Administration for the construction of the first phase of the Main Street Terminal 1 project.
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NewsLiebherr developing TCC 78000 at Rostock
Liebherr is constructing a 1,600-tonne capacity crane - the TCC 78000 - at its facility in Rostock, Germany.
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NewsHöegh calls on Optimarin
Höegh Autoliners has placed an order with ballast water treatment system manufacturer Optimarin for ten retrofitted units.
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Rostock incident investigated
HLPFI understands that investigations are continuing into an incident at the port of Rostock that occurred last week, which saw a wind turbine monopile foundation fall whilst being lifted on board a heavy lift vessel via the ship's crane.
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NewsSpecialized Transportation Symposium registration opens
Registration opens today, November 1, for the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's (SC&RA) Specialized Transportation Symposium, which takes place next year from February 19-22 in Houston, Texas.
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NewsLiebherr set for Karmsund delivery
Norway-based port operator Karmsund Havn has signed a contract with Liebherr for a 154-tonne lifting capacity LHM 550 mobile harbour crane, with the option for four additional units.
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NewsWangfoong crosses the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge
Wangfoong Transportation has completed its first truck move over the recently inaugurated 55 km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge - the longest sea crossing in the world.
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NewsP&L skids to Kriel
South Africa’s P&L Machine Moving and Rigging has used an Enerpac SBL500 gantry system to position a refurbished 60-ton (54.3-tonne) skid-mounted electrical substation in preparation for onward transportation to Kriel.
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NewsLiburnia Projects & Chartering launched
Croatia’s Liburnia Maritime Agency has launched an independent brokerage company - Liburnia Projects & Chartering.
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NewsAPL boosts Asian services
APL has launched two weekly services to increase its market coverage across China, Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.