Project cargo on the rise at Spanish ports
May 24 - Spain’s ports handled a record 563 million tonnes of cargo in 2018 – with European locations featuring prominently in their business.
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Modulift performs locomotive lift
May 24 - Modulift has provided equipment to lift a steam locomotive, built in 1926, on behalf of Swanage Railway, a tourist attraction in the UK.
Views: 292
Fesco and RZD team up to link Europe and Asia
May 24 - Fesco Transportation Group and Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) are launching a Trans-Siberian multimodal service to expedite the delivery of goods from Japan to Europe via Russia.
Views: 394
USA ends steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico
May 24 - The USA is removing steel and aluminium tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with all retaliatory tariffs on US goods and any pending litigation also coming to an end.
Views: 356
POSH to launch maritime training centre in Taiwan
May 24 - POSH Kerry Renewables – a joint venture of PACC Offshore Services Holding (POSH) and Kerry TJ Logistics – has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Taiwan’s first specialised maritime training centre.
Views: 320
Maxim names duo for Pacific Northwest
May 24 - Maxim Crane Works has appointed Travis Wilt and Alex Clark to lead the expansion of its services in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Views: 367
Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
PPG restructures training course
May 24 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) has restructured its project cargo forwarding training course into a one-day format.
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William McKnight to chair Georgia Ports board
May 24 - Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has named William McKnight chairman of its board of directors. He will take over from Jimmy Allgood on July 1.
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Crosby acquires Gunnebo Industries
May 24 - Lifting, rigging and material handling equipment supplier the Crosby Group has acquired Sweden-headquartered Gunnebo Industries from Nordic private equity firm Segulah.
Views: 419
Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
DSV soars with generator component
May 24 - DSV has transported a 40-tonne generator component on board a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 from Germany to Australia for Siemens.
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Volumes rise with ABC
May 24 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) said that demand for its oversized and heavy cargoes transport services continued to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3 percent year-on-year to more than 11,000 tonnes.
Views: 335
GPLN delegates convene in Bremen
May 23 - More than 180 delegates of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) convened at the Dorint Park Hotel in Bremen earlier this week for the group’s 16th annual meeting.
Views: 366
Projects | Archive
Big Carl arrives at Bristol Port
May 23 - Sarens’ SGC 250 crane is presently in storage at Bristol Port, UK ahead of its delivery to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.
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Superior bridge service with Imperial
May 22 - Imperial Crane Services and Superior Construction have utilised a Liebherr LR1300 SX crawler crane to lift six concrete beams for the Chase Street bridge replacement project in California, USA.
Views: 565
EGL in transformer move
May 21 - Egyptian Global Logistics (EGL) has unloaded and transported two transformers destined for a power station at Damietta Furniture City.
Views: 525
Marr towers ahead in Sydney Metro project
May 20 - At the end of 2018, Austrlian heavy lifting specialist Marr Contracting utilised two tower cranes to complete a key phase of the Sydney Metro infrastructure project.
Views: 690
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BIMCO to publish offshore decommissioning contract
May 17 - The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is set to publish an international standard contract for offshore decommissioning projects – DISMANTLECON.
Views: 917
Oakley acquires learning platforms
May 16 - KVH Industries has sold its maritime training business, Videotel, to an affiliate of Oakley Capital for USD90 million.
Views: 938
Scrubber debate rumbles on
May 16 - As the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC74) meets this week in London, several environmental organisations have raised concerns about the use of scrubbers as an alternative compliance mechanism for the looming 2020 sulphur regulations.
Views: 1082
Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
Liebherr delivers for Eurogruas
May 22 - Spanish crane rental and heavy lift service provider Eurogruas has taken delivery of an 800-tonne lifting capacity crawler crane from Liebherr.
Views: 513
CakeBoxx enters coil market
May 22 - CakeBoxx Technologies has launched the 20 ft CoilBoxx container, specifically designed for the transportation of steel and aluminium coils.
Views: 532
Mammoet in Meyer takeover
May 22 - Mammoet has agreed to acquire heavy lifting, installation and assembly specialist Meyer Anlagenbau.
Views: 835
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