All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2017 – Page 5

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    ABC adds Taipei

    2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched its 12th destination in the Asia Pacific region with a twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter service to Taipei, Taiwan.

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    MPs and TPs set SAL for Walney

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - SAL Heavy Lift is transporting 87 monopiles (MP) from Rostock, Germany to Belfast, Northern Ireland for the Walney Offshore Windfarm, located off the north west coast of England.

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    Mammoet moves MCHE

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Mammoet has completed the transportation and installation of a main cryogenic heat exchanger (MCHE) at a liquefaction project in southwest Louisiana, USA.

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    Wagenborg welcomes Easy Max

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Royal Wagenborg will officially present its newest vessel type, Easy Max, the Breakbulk Europe 2017 exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium.

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    Dube sees biggest airfreight cargo

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Dube Cargo Terminal at South Africa's King Shaka International Airport has witnessed the second landing of an Antonov AN-124 bringing in 80 tonnes of highly specialised spools, which form part of the main furnace at a local oil refinery.

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    Ryan in as ABC vice president

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has promoted Vince Ryan to the post of vice president, North and South America.

  • News

    WaterFront expands

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - Global ship agency WaterFront Maritime Services (WaterFront) has expanded by adding five new network partners across North and South America as well as the UK, in a move that provide it with a further 57 offices and access to more than 400 staff

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    Excellence awarded at ESTA

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - The ESTA Awards of Excellence 2017 had another successful year honouring and recognising members at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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    Weak year for Grieg shipping arm

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - In 2016, Grieg Star recorded a loss of NOK64 million (USD7.4 million), against a net deficit of NOK476 million (USD55.3 million) in 2015, says its parent company, Grieg Group.

  • News

    Spliethoff off to Veracruz

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Following the end of Nordana/Weco's 60 year-old service from the Mediterranean to the Americas, shipping line Spliethoff has revealed that it is extending its Medliner service to include a direct call at Veracruz in Mexico.

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    Steimler selected at NYK

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - NYK Group has appointed Svein Steimler as president and chief executive officer (ceo) of NYK Group Europe, succeeding Takuji Nakai.

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    FLS moves in Myanmar

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - FLS Projects has completed the discharging operations for ten heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) modules, shipped from South Korea and Vietnam to a 250 MW combined cycle project in Myingyan, Myanmar.

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    Gdansk outlines expansion plans

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Poland's Port of Gdansk Authority has outlined a plan to expand the country's largest seaport.

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    Zeaborn completes Rickmers-Linie takeover

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Rickmers-Line GmbH, a company within the Bremen-based Zeaborn Group, has completed the takeover of the business operations of Rickmers-Linie and MCC Marine as well as NPC Projects, which was originally announced on February 9 and received cleara

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    Cortland slings support Project Clean Lake

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Cortland Company was chosen to supply synthetic rope slings for a sensitive lifting and lowering project in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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    Vancouver breaks tonnage record

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - The Port of Vancouver USA handled more than 7.49 million tonnes of cargo during 2016 - eight percent more than the port's 2015 record of 6.95 million tonnes.

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    Van Beest unveils super screw shackle

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - The Netherlands-headquartered lifting accessory manufacturer Van Beest has launched its range of Green Pin super screw pin shackles.

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    Altius gets tunnel visions

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Altius has completed the delivery of tunnel walkways from Spain to Bolivia for two airport expansion projects.

  • News

    ALE repositions Talara cargoes

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - ALE was called upon to repositiion two pieces of refinery equipment inside the hold of BigLift Shipping's Happy Buccaneer heavy lift vessel at the Port of Avilés, Spain to allow other heavy cargoes to be accommodated

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    Cernak chosen as AAPA chairman

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has elected Steve Cernak, chief executive and port director for Florida's Port Everglades, to serve as the association's chairman of the board for 2017-2018 which begins in October.