All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2015 – Page 5
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HLI transforms Ohio
April 17 - HLI Rail & Rigging has transported a 134-tonne transformer by rail from Eagle Pass, Texas over 2,500 km to Troy, Ohio, before transporting it to its final destination in Luckey, Ohio by road.
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Hydraulic filter innovation from MGR
April 17 - UK-based hydraulics specialist MGR Fluid Power has taken delivery of its first shipment of own-branded hydraulic filters from North America, that it says will help hydraulics operators save money on repair costs.
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Throughput up, project cargo down at Rotterdam
April 17 - The Port of Rotterdam posted a 7.2 percent year-on-year increase in throughput for the first quarter of 2015, but also witnessed a 17.1 percent drop in general cargo shipments compared with 2014.
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Long Beach sees cargo rise
April 17 - Cargo volumes at the Port of Long Beach in March 2015 showed a 32 percent increase over the same period in 2014, making it the busiest March in the gateway's history.
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AV Dawson inks new yard deal
April 17 - UK-based multimodal supply chain specialist AV Dawson has signed a strategic deal with Network Rail to take control of its neighbouring Middlesbrough goods yard.
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AAPA hails bipartisan trade legislation
April 17 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has applauded introduction of The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015).
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The Friday Flyer - April 17th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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Dealextrans in mining move
April 16 - Belarus based Dealextrans has coordinated the transport of 17 heavy mining machines to Zimbabwe.
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RollDock takes a cruise
April 16 - A newly-built river cruise vessel Avalon Tapestry II has been loaded onboard RollDock's vessel RollDock Sea in Rotterdam for shipment to France.
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Global prevents blow out
April 16 - Global Shipping Services has overseen the loading of three blow out preventers for the oil and gas industry on to the vessel Tong An Cheng in Houston, Texas.
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Toll opens Ichthys base
April 16 - Australian logistics service provider Toll Group had officially opened its offshore logistics base in Darwin for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
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Burger takes away DAL
April 16 - Following this week's closure of Antwerp ship agency Van Doosselaere & Achten, HLPFI understands that with effect from April 11, the DAL agency representation in Belgium has transferred to VO Agencies.
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Cargolux in Oman Air deal
April 16 - Oman Air has signed a joint venture agreement with Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International.
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Vanguard presses ahead
April 16 - South African heavy lifting and specialised transport provider Vanguard has coordinated the relocation of a large hydraulic press plant from a factory near Johannesburg to its new facility in southwest Ireland.
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McAleese suspends shares
April 15 - As the McAleese Group works out the financial impact of Atlas Iron's decision to shut down its iron ore mines, shares in the Australian transport contractor have been suspended from trade.
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Good start to year at St Petersburg
April 15 - In the first quarter of 2015 the Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg (SP SPb) handled 2 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 5 percent compared with the same period in 2014.
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Pollock in tandem drum lift
April 15 - Pollock & Sons Crane Hire has supplied two six-axle Grove all-terrain cranes to help hoist an 84-tonne barking drum at the Tasman Mill site in Kawerau on New Zealand's north island.
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Blue Water wins yard stay project
April 15 - Maersk Drilling has chosen Blue Water Shipping to handle transportation and logistics services for the semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Deliverer during its yard stay in South Africa.
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Antwerp cargo traffic grows
April 15 - The Port of Antwerp handled 51,023,670 tonnes of freight in the first quarter of 2015 - up 5.9 percent year-on-year over the same period of 2014.