All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2017

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  • News

    Peters & May's Maiden transport

    2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - The Peters & May Group has transported Whitbread Farr 58 ft (17.7 m) yacht, Maiden, from Port Victoria, Seychelles to Southampton, UK on board RollDock Sky.

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    Neal joins Straightpoint

    2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - Straightpoint has appointed Mike Neal as product sales engineer.

  • News

    Chung Yang gets second module carrier

    2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - South Korean shipowner, Chung Yang Shipping has taken delivery of its second 15,000 dwt module carrier.

  • News

    DHL expands cargo insurance service

    2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its 'all-risks' Cargo Insurance service to Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Mozambique bringing the number of countries now covered to 74.

  • News

    Port of Palm Beach signs ten-year contract

    2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - The Port of Palm Beach District approved a new ten-year contract with its largest tenant, Tropical Shipping, in an agreement that includes options for both parties to extend the partnership with four five-year terms.

  • News

    OL obtains Orion

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - OL International has acquired Orion Marine - a project steamship agent specialising in delivering project, oversized and hazardous cargo.

  • News

    Mammoet lights up Saint Louis

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Mammoet has transported and installed engines and generators for the Saint Louis power station in the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis, on behalf of BWSC, a turnkey developer and operator of power plants.

  • News

    Green Pin puts power in the shackle

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Green Pin, part of the Van Beest Group, has introduced the Green Pin Power Sling Shackle, which the company claims can save customers up to 20 percent on synthetic and wire rope costs.

  • News

    Construction at Cuxport

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The deepwater terminal of Cuxport, located in Cuxhaven, Germany is undergoing the construction of a fourth berth.

  • News

    Unishipping raises bar with Heineken project

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Earlier this year, Unishipping International relocated six brewery tanks from Athenian Brewery SA, a Heineken factory located in Athens, Greece to a Zagorka brewery in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

  • News

    CEE and PCN meet in Amsterdam

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) and Priority Cargo Network (PCN) jointly held their membership conferences at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, the Netherlands, during April 23-24, 2017.

  • News

    CLA adds to executive team

    2017-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) has appointed David Bowden and John Nicholas as chief financial officer (cfo) and technical director, respectively.

  • News

    Services increase at Venice

    2017-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Port of Venice has announced two new maritime services departing from the port, in cooperation with Neptune Lines and the Ocean Alliance.

  • News

    Xellz expands by five

    2017-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Xellz has announced the opening of five offices at the Breakbulk Europe exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium.

  • News

    Dietmar Flossdorf gets a lift

    2017-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Dietmar Flossdorf has added an LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane to its fleet which comprises of approximately 20 cranes and ten heavy-duty tractor units.

  • News

    Technip chosen for Liza

    2017-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Technip has been awarded a contract by an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation for the engineering, manufacture and delivery of the subsea equipment for the proposed Liza deep water project in Guyana.

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    THLG adds two to board

    2017-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Heavy Lift Group has appointed Iris Müllejans of Rolf Riedl GmbH (Germany) and Elisabeth Cosmatos from Cosmatos Group (Greece) to its board.

  • News

    Herfurth takes two

    2017-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - Herfurth Logistics, part of the Herfurth Group, has acquired the Netherlands-based companies M-Star Freight Services and Falconex.

  • News

    Aqualis floats to Bahrain

    2017-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by South Korean Oceanus to provide floatover services for an LNG regasification platform topside offshore Bahrain.

  • News

    Kawelke adds a Demag

    2017-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - German crane rental company Kawelke Kran has purchased a Demag AC 130-5 all terrain crane, featuring the IC-1 Plus control system.