HLPFI joins DVV Media’s portfolio of leading publications
January 18 - Effective immediately, DVV Media International has acquired Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI).
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HLPFI | Latest News
Al Faris skids with Enerpac
January 18 - Al Faris has used an Enerpac LH-400 low-height skidding system to move three 85-ton (77.1-tonne) ceramic presses in the UAE.
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CITB acquires Alaskan assets
January 18 - Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), a subsidiary of Foss Maritime, has agreed to purchase Crowley Vessel Sales Group’s assets in the Prudhoe Bay, Alaska region.
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Registration open for SC&RA conference
January 18 - Registration for the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) 2019 annual conference, which will be held from April 23-27 in California, is now open.
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BBC targets yacht community
January 18 - Leer-headquartered multipurpose carrier, BBC Chartering, has launched a dedicated division for yacht transportation.
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Mukran to lead South Baltic Transport Loops project
January 17 - Germany’s Mukran Port is to work with the Polish government to lead the Interreg project entitled South Baltic Transport Loops for the next three years.
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Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Liso appointed at Crane Worldwide
January 17 - Crane Worldwide Logistics, has appointed Ivan Liso as director of projects, EPC and Marine, for the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) regions.
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ABC flies high with XL cargoes
January 17 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw its volumes of ‘special commodities’ increase by over 25 percent in 2018.
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OIA appoints Lovetro
January 17 - Keith Lovetro has been appointed ceo at OIA Global, the Portland, USA-based supply chain management company.
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Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
STS crane loaded at Bilbao
January 16 - Grupo Altius has coordinated the loading of a fully erected ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of Bilbao, Spain in cooperation with Marítima Davila and Toro y Betolaza.
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Meriaura appoints two
January 16 - Meriaura Group has appointed Bengt-Erik Rosin as managing director and Ville Koskinen as managing director of VG-Shipping, its ship management subsidiary.
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DSV makes move on Panalpina
January 16 - Denmark’s DSV has made an offer to acquire Swiss rival Panalpina for approximately CHF170 (USD172) per share.
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Projects | Archive
Neeb builds bridges with Terex
January 17 - Neeb Crane has used a 500-tonne capacity Demag AC 500-8 all-terrain cranefor a bridge expansion project over the A1 freeway near Cologne, Germany.
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SAL delivers multi-load
January 17 - SAL Heavy Lift has transported multiple vessels from the port of Genoa Italy to Jebel Ali, UAE.
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ALE returns to Texas topside
January 16 - ALE has placed the second of three modules on top of an offshore topside in Texas, USA.
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Rosyth welcomes MHC
January 15 - The port of Rosyth, which is owned by Forth Ports, has taken delivery of a LHM 550 mobile harbour crane from Liebherr.
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Insight | Special topic: Sulphur 2020 | Archive
Speculation continues over Chinese ban on open-loop scrubbers
January 9 - While media reports suggest that China has banned the use of open-loop scrubbers in its emission control areas (ECA), the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has said that this is not yet the case.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE: Demand and innovation blossom in haulage sector
January 8 - Demand in the USA for heavy-duty prime movers has shown little sign of abating. Industry analyst Freight Transportation Research (FTR) has reported continued growth in North American Class 8 orders for October 2018, writes David Kershaw.
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Leaner and greener shipping to attract investment
January 4 - Shipping will continue to attract investors in 2019, as long as the industry fulfils its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities, according to accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.
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Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
Weldex expands fleet with Liebherr
January 16 - UK-based crane contractor Weldex has taken delivery of a 1,000-tonne lifting capacity LR 11000 crawler crane from Liebherr.
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Monpe moves with Faymonville
January 15 - Monpe Ventures Heavy Haulage has used its ModulMax axle lines from Faymonville to move a 125-tonne suction pile in Ghana.
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Blue Water reaches for N.C. Nielsen delivery
January 14 - Danish heavy-duty equipment manufacturer N.C. Nielsen has delivered a reachstacker capable of lifting 152 tons (137.9 tonnes) to Blue Water Shipping.
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Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) is firmly established as the leading media presence for professionals involved in the logistics of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes.
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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 19,500, 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.