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NewsSkellingsted joins LPX Partners as managing director
Thomas Skellingsted has joined global logistics and supply chain advisory and investment firm LPX Partners as managing director.
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NewsCollett handles pair of transformers at the port of Goole
UK-based heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has handled a pair of transformers – each weighing 143 tonnes – at the port of Goole in the UK.
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NewsLDA makes key business changes
Independent private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent stake in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a subsidiary of the Louis-Dreyfus Company. LDA now plans to invest some EUR1 billion (USD1.18 billion) in the fleet and new technologies. Moreover, Samira Draoua has also joined LDA as ceo.
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NewsKloiber retires from Gebrüder Weiss
After 35 years’ service, Peter Kloiber has retired from his roles at Swiss freight forwarder Gebrüder Weiss. Peter Schafleitner, former director of product management land transport, will now join the managerial board.
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NewsStevens Towing reports strong first half, project cargo demand buoyant
South Carolina, USA-headquartered Stevens Towing reported a positive first half of the year, its tug and barge fleet reporting an extremely busy second quarter, with the project cargo market continuing to strengthen.
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NewsMammoet keeping busy in Australia
Dutch transport engineering specialist Mammoet has been busy with a trio of projects across Australia, spanning the mining, hydro and battery energy storage system (BESS) sectors.
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NewsTadano Infrastructure Solutions launched following IHI acquisition
Crane manufacturer Tadano has acquired the transportation system business of IHI Transport Machinery, marking a milestone in its ongoing effort to expand its product portfolio.
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NewsConstruction underway at port of Raahe’s project cargo quay
Construction is underway at the port of Raahe’s Syvälaituri 3 – deep pier 3 – in Finland, which will be primarily used to handle project cargo at the port.
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NewsOsbit opens expanded offshore wind facility at the port of Blyth
Offshore wind engineering company Osbit has opened an assembly and service facility at the port of Blyth in the UK.
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NewsProtranser delivers BESS units from China to South Africa
China-based forwarder Protranser has delivered 18 battery energy storage system (BESS) units from China to South Africa.
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NewsDAKO delivers for Guatemalan project
DAKO Worldwide Transport has coordinated the shipment of power plant components from Bergen, Norway, to the port of Big Creek, Belize, for onward delivery to Petén, Guatemala.
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NewsTGP on hand for energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported and installed two turbines and two generators for a major energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan.
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NewsTransportes Crexell orders quintet of Liebherr cranes
Argentinian logistics service provider Transportes Crexell has ordered five Liebherr cranes, including a 250-tonne capacity model along with two 220-tonne capacity cranes.
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NewsDenzai completes first African project
Japanese heavy lifting and transport specialist Denzai, through its group company Denzai International Projects, has completed 19 heavy lift operations at the Indorama 3 fertiliser production plant project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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NewsMcCoshen selected as GLS administrator
Mike McCoshen has been sworn in as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
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NewsBechtel calls on Sarens for Mobile Launcher 2 works
Transport engineering and heavy lifting company Sarens has partnered with NASA and Bechtel to transport, rig and stack the first tower module onto Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
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NewsCeva expands logistics offering in Africa
Ceva Logistics is adding to its presence in Africa with plans to construct a logistics base in the port area of Kribi, Cameroon.
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NewsISS Global Forwarding delivers splitters for refinery expansion
ISS Global Forwarding has coordinated the delivery of critical cargoes for the Numaligarh refinery expansion project in India.
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NewsShip recycling enters new era with Hong Kong Convention
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships came into force on June 26, establishing mandatory regulations to govern the way ships are recycled. BIMCO expects recycling activity to surge over the coming decade as a result.
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NewsCrowley adds link between US Northeast and Central America
USA-based maritime, logistics and energy solutions provider Crowley has expanded its ocean shipping services with a route between the US Northeast and Central America.