Pallas set for LM-100J launch
October 23 - Lockheed Martin has announced that Pallas Aviation will be the first commercial freighter operator of its LM-100J, a variant of its C-130 Super Hercules aircraft.
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Fesco supports Novatek project
October 23 - Fesco has handled the delivery of 1,742 tons (1,580.3 tonnes) of heavy-duty machinery to the construction site of Novatek’s Kola Shipyard in Belokamenka, in the Russian city of Murmansk.
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ALL set to add 15 Liebherr cranes
October 23 - North American crane rental company, ALL Family of Companies, has acquired 15 all-terrain cranes from Liebherr, with the units scheduled for delivery throughout 2019.
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Parrott steps up at Metro Ports
October 23 - Metro Ports has promoted David Parrott to vice president operations for its US Gulf Coast, East Coast and Great Lakes regions.
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AAPA names new officers
October 23 - William D. Friedman, president and ceo of the port of Cleveland, has succeeded Steve Cernak as chairman of the board for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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Smits to step down at Rotterdam
October 23 - Paul Smits will step down from his position as chief financial officer of the Port of Rotterdam Authority on June 1, 2019, following the expiry of his term.
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P&L adds Faymonville trailer
October 22 - South Africa’s P&L Machine Moving and Rigging has acquired a six-axle MultiMAX semi-trailer from Faymonville.
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NHH handles dump truck delivery
October 22 - Australia’s National Heavy Haulage (NHH), part of the National Group, has delivered five Ultra-Class Liebherr T 282 C dump trucks to BHP Billiton’s Peak Downs mining site in Queensland.
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LiftEx heads to Milton Keynes
October 19 - The LiftEx exhibition and LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Awards 2018 will take place from November 14-15 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, UK.
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Houston, we have a problem: Wood wasps
October 22 - C Logistics Solutions (CLS) has supported the delivery of equipment to a chemical plant in Houston after the US authorities found the packing to be contaminated with wood wasps and ordered the cargoes to be reloaded and the vessel ejected from the port.
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PLA members team up
October 19 - Alexander Global Logistics, in cooperation with C.H. Robinson and ILG Logistics, has transported 24 mining dump trucks, each weighing 300 tons (272 tonnes), from various locations in Europe and the Americas.
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BOW Terminal to build Eemshaven hub
October 19 - BOW Terminal has signed an agreement with Groningen Seaports that will see the Flushing-based company establish an additional logistics hub on 22 ha of land in Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
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Jumbo sails from Taiwan to Texas
October 19 - Jumbo has transported 16 petrochemical columns, as well as accompanying general cargo, from Mailiao in Taiwan to Texas, USA on behalf of Pacific Ocean Group.
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EFG lifts in Sweden
October 18 - EFG Scandinavia, part of the EMS-Fehn-Group, is utilising a Terex CC3800 crawler crane with a boom booster kit to construct 60 wind turbines in northern Sweden.
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BNSF handles boiler move
October 18 - BNSF Logistics has handled the transport of a boiler, weighing 255,000 lbs (115.7 tonnes), from Houston, Texas to Hawesville, Kentucky.
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Collett's super transformer delivery
October 18 - Earlier this year, Collett & Sons transported a 170-tonne super-grid transformer from Ellesmere Port to the Cellarhead substation in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE: Substantial tranche of decommissioning beckons
October 17 - Decommissioning of oil and gas platforms has been a topic of discussion for a number of years and now a number of signals are indicating that this perennial non-starter could finally spring to life. David Kershaw reports.
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Drewry sees improving prospects for the multipurpose sector
October 10 - Surging growth in renewable energy generation around the world and a construction boom in southeast Asia that is expected to run for the next ten years bode well for multipurpose shipping fleet, says Drewry.
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Coal comes under pressure
October 5 - While US President Donald Trump continues his efforts to revive the coal industry, governments across the Atlantic are vowing to crack down on greenhouse gas pollution and stop the use of the fossil fuel.
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Stoddart opts for Terex all-terrain crane
October 22 - Scotland, UK-based Stoddart Crane Hire has placed an order with Terex for a 40-tonne capacity AC 40/2L all-terrain crane.
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Merritts plans equipment investment
October 17 - Joseph Merritt Group is investing approximately GBP1.4 million (USD1.8 million) in lifting and transportation equipment as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its services across the UK.
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Demag delivery for Mikschl
October 16 - German crane service provider Mikschl Autokrane has taken delivery of a Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain crane.
Views: 816
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