All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2016 – Page 8

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    Atlantic Sail hits the water

    2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has taken delivery of the second of its five new G4 con-ro vessels, Atlantic Sail.

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    Mammoet assists Zambian transformation

    2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Mammoet has transported and installed six new transformers in a 1.2 km deep cave for the Kafue Gorge Upper hydroelectric power plant project in Zambia.

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    ABP names Southampton head

    2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Alastair Welch to replace Nick Ridehalgh as director of the UK Port of Southampton.

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    Roaring success for Pentalver

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - Pentalver has transported a fibreglass lion sculpture from DP World London Gateway to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, UK to celebrate the park's 50th anniversary.

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    MPI wins Sandbank work

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - MPI's wind turbine installation vessel MPI Adventure has been contracted to assist with commissioning works on the offshore substation of the Sandbank offshore wind farm in the German section of the North Sea.

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    Manitowoc names Hungarian rep

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Axial as its Grove crane distributor in Hungary.

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    WWPC to gather in Panama

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) will gather at the Hard Rock Hotel in Panama from April 13-15 for the network's 16th annual membership conference.

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    Delaney up at GAC

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - Mark Delaney has been appointed managing director of GAC India, following the retirement of Paul Haegeman, who has held the position since 2004.

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    OIA sets up in Barcelona

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - OIA Global has decided to open a new office in Barcelona, Spain due to demand from several multinational customers.

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    First for ALE in UK

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - ALE has used its Mega Jack 800 for the first time in the UK to jack a 945-tonne jacket up 14 m in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

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    HMM takes step in right direction

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - According to reports in the international media, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is making progress with plans to rescue the South Korean shipping line from bankruptcy.

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    Offshore wind consortium created

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - SMC, SeaRenergy and Con4Mare have joined forces to offer transport and installation, engineering, marine consultancy and warranty surveying services for offshore wind projects in the UK and Germany.

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    Dong cancels Hejre EPC contract

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Dong Energy has terminated the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Technip France and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the Hejre offshore platform, stating that the consortium has not been able to meet its c

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    Boskalis inks Johan Sverdrup deal

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Royal Boskalis Westminster has secured a USD40 million contract to transport topside modules for the Johan Sverdrup project from South Korea to Norway.

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    Bolloré restructures logistics divisions

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Bolloré Group has grouped its transport and logistics businesses - SDV, SAGA, BLP, Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bolloré Energie - under one brand: Bolloré Transport & Logistics.

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    Australia eases trucking permit rules

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - More than 400 local councils and territory governments will now have access to new guidelines to better assess and apply conditions to permits for heavy vehicles, through the release of two guidance documents.

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    Duffy adds Terex model

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Denver, Colorado based Duffy Crane & Hauling has added a Terex AC 100/4L all-terrain crane to its fleet.

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    ABC ups Changi frequency

    2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Effective today, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter call to Singapore.