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Ruud Gullit revealed as guest speaker at Heavy Lift Awards

September 17 - HLPFI can exclusively reveal that Ruud Gullit - Ballon d'Or winner and former AC Milan, PSV, Chelsea, Feyenoord, and the Netherlands international football icon - will be kickstarting the inaugural Heavy Lift Awards 2019 ceremony.

White appointed at WW Solutions

September 17 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WW Solutions) has appointed Simon White to the newly created position of chief digital officer.

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Shelala joins ALG board

September 17 - Compass Forwarding’s Robert Shelala has joined the board of Aerospace Logistics Group (ALG), a network of companies that specialise in the movement of aircraft parts and components.

SGRE to open assembly facility in Taiwan

September 17 - Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) plans to open a nacelle assembly facility in Taiwan.

Pasquinelli in yacht move

September 17 - Pasquinelli Spa has moved a 460-ton (417.3-tonne) yacht from Chioggia to Ancona, Italy.

Asco completes overhaul

September 17 - Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (Asco) has modernised its tug vessel Om.

Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive

Port of Açu names José Firmo as CEO

September 16 - The port of Açu – a privately owned industrial complex in São João da Barra, Brazil – has appointed José Firmo as its ceo, effective November 1.

Hareket opens in Ukraine

September 16 - Turkey’s Hareket is opening an office in Kiev, Ukraine.

Talbert names Henderson

September 13 - USA-based Talbert Manufacturing has appointed David Henderson as dealer development manager.

Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive

Townsville launches pest surveillance programme

September 16 - Australia’s port of Townsville has implemented a marine pest surveillance programme to detect dangerous marine species within the port.

MIS moves engine across Oman

September 13 - Muscat International Shipping & Logistics (MIS) has transported a 140-ton (127-tonne) Wärtsilä engine from a power station in Khasab to Duqm, Oman.

XLP gathers in Dubai

September 13 - Almost 160 delegates from around the world gathered in Dubai last week for the XLProjects (XLP) annual general meeting (AGM).

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Mammoet delivers first components for Saudi plant

September 16 - Samsung Engineering has contracted Mammoet to transport and install 49 modules for Jubail United Petrochemical’s ethylene oxide–ethylene glycol (EO/EG) plant in Saudi Arabia.

Blyth completes decommissioning

September 13 - The UK’s port of Blyth has completed its largest offshore energy decommissioning project.

CTO completes brewery shipment

September 12 - CTO do Brasil has coordinated the delivery of brewery equipment from the port of Nantong, China to the port of Santos, Brazil.

Van der Vlist in blade delivery

September 12 - Van der Vlist is in the process of delivering 50 wind turbines to the Wieringermeer project in the Netherlands.

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Crown Estate approves extension projects

September 5 - Seven UK offshore wind energy extension projects, with a combined output of 2.8 GW, will progress to the award of seabed rights, the Crown Estate has said.

FROM THE MAGAZINE: Airships and drones prepare for lift-off

September 5 - There have been calls for increased levels of innovation in the airfreight sector. Drones may find their calling for smaller deliveries on project sites, or in remote surveying; airships could carve a niche in inaccessible areas. Ian Putzger reports.

FROM THE MAGAZINE: Tidal power contracts begin to flow

August 27 - Developments over the last 12 months suggest that the development of tidal, wave and other ocean power technologies is gathering traction, writes Phil Hastings.

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Tele Radio opens in Brazil

September 16 - USA-headquartered remote control manufacturer Tele Radio has opened a facility in São Paulo, Brazil, due to strong regional demand. The site located in Itupeva is near Viracopos International Airport.

Big Carl on show at Hinkley

September 13 - The giant Sarens SGC 250 ring crane is ready to start construction work at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

Liebherr launches Hamburg subsidiary

September 12 - Crane manufacturer Liebherr has opened a subsidiary in the port of Hamburg.

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Written by an international team of award-winning journalists, HLPFI delivers essential information about the movement of such cargoes across the whole range of transport modes.

First published in 2007, HLPFI now has a distribution of over 20,000, delivered to owners and operators of heavy lift equipment and facilities, specialist freight forwarding companies, as well as shipping and logistics managers working for EPCs, and companies involved in the development of infrastructure for energy, mining, civil engineering, oil and gas, offshore, and industrial manufacturing facilities.

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