All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2015

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    HumberPort promotes Northern powerhouse

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Speaking at the Multimodal 2015 conference and exhibition in Birmingham, UK, the HumberPort partnership stressed the important role that the River Humber can play in unlocking the potential of Northern England and the wider UK.

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    VVM and Vector join forces

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Paraguay-based VVM Cargo has formed a collaboration with crane and equipment rental company Vector SRL for the handling of project cargo and heavy loads.

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    Large cranes take to the rails

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) and Columbia Pro-Rail Transport Services have worked together to transport a number of large cranes from south China to Siberia.

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    Van der Vlist moves biomassive loads

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Van der Vlist teamed up with Zwaar Transport Twente to deliver a biomass system - which is used to generate energy from vegetables - from Bieldeld in Germany to Perpignan in southern France.

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    Van der Vlist moves biomassive loads

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Van der Vlist teamed up with Zwaar Transport Twente to deliver a biomass system - which is used to generate energy from vegetables - from Bieldeld in Germany to Perpignan in southern France.

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    World's largest lock begins to fill

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The pumps have been switched on at the Deurganck dock lock, Port of Antwerp, and 1.5 million cu m of water is filling what will be the world's largest lock upon its completion in 2016.

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    Beaumont welcomes Mendonca

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Port of Beaumont, Texas, recently played host to the USNS Mendonca - the largest cargo ship in the US Navy - which was transporting over 1,650 pieces of military cargo.

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    InterMax barges ahead in China

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - China based InterMax Logistics Solution has delivered a disassembled 700-tonne gantry crane from Nantong, Jiangsu to Chulu Island, Fujian by barge.

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    AGL conquers Russian roads

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has transported a number of units for a steel factory project, weighing up to 100 tonnes each, from Germany to a site in south Russia.

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    Dornseiff adds Liebherr duo

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Two new Liebherr cranes - an LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane and an LR 1250 crawler crane - have been added to Dornseiff Autokrane und Schwertransporte's fleet.

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    Ruslan puts safety first in Guinea shipment

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - A Ruslan International AN-124-100 aircraft has flown 65 tonnes of power generation equipment from the UK's East Midlands airport to Conakry in Guinea on behalf of World Charter Services.

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    Enerpac takes the load off Lamprell

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Through its distributor in Dubai, Al Masaood Trading, Enerpac has supplied Lamprell with an EVO-series synchronous lifting system to weigh a newly completed jack-up rig.

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    New compact crane from Liebherr

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Liebherr unveiled its new LTC 1050-3.1 compact mobile crane at the Intermat 2015 exhibition in Paris.

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    Barnhart launches River Train

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Barnhart Crane & Rigging has launched its new barge service - River Train - which it says will facilitate the movement of project cargoes, weighing 150 tonnes and over, along any of the navigable US river systems.

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    Winches delivered to Hyundai crane barge

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has delivered and commissioned 45 variable frequency drive (VFD) winches and a full control system for the recently completed heavy lift crane barge Hyundai HLV-10000.

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    Blue Water signs important Baku contract

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a contract with Baku Shipyard covering the transport of two hull sections from Singapore to the new Azerbaijan yard.

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    ALE completes Roy Hill move

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - ALE has delivered the largest items for the Roy Hill iron ore mine construction project in Australia.

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    Omega Morgan takes Action

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Omega Morgan has formed a partnership with Lynden, Washington based Action Specialialized Transportation & Rigging as part of a multi-year deal to purchase the assets of the company.

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    The Wednesday Wire - April 29th 2015

    2015-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Your midweek round-up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Spliethoff targets Iberian Peninsula

    2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - Spliethoff has opened two new offices in Bilbao and Barcelona to meet the increasing demand for breakbulk and project cargo shipments out of Spain and Portugal.