All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2024
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NewsMyCrane boosts team in Saudi Arabia
Crane rental platform MyCrane has appointed Syed Ahmed Salman as vice president, sales in the Middle East and Syed Zulnoon Bukhari as director of business development, Saudi Arabia.
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NewsGlobalink boosts heavy haulage fleet
Globalink Logistics has added 35 heavy-duty prime movers from Sitrak to its heavy haulage fleet.
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NewsLift Turn Move rebrands
GIS Lift Turn Move is the revised name of the Wirral, UK-based supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment sectors.
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NewsLGH invests in air chain hoists
LGH, a provider of hoisting and lifting equipment, has invested EUR650,000 (USD697,000) in 22 high-capacity air chain hoists from J.D. Neuhaus, a long-standing supply partner.
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NewsCosmatos coordinates drum transport
Greece-headquartered Cosmatos Shipping Services has handled the transport of seven drums of varying weights from manufacturer EKME.
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NewsVolumes down at Rotterdam but breakbulk stages slight recovery
Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of last year.
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NewsAAL Limassol delivered
AAL Shipping has taken delivery of the first Super B-class vessel AAL Limassol, with a naming ceremony taking place on April 26 in Guangzhou, China.
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NewsFreight Wings erects reactor at Bhatinda refinery
Mumbai-based project logistics and heavy lift specialist Freight Wings has erected a 1,000-tonne VGO reactor for HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) in Bhatinda-Punjab.
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NewsIn memoriam: Richard Collett Senior
Richard Collett II passed away on February 9, 2024, aged 81. For many years before his retirement in his late 70s, Richard served as the chairman of UK heavy haulage specialist Collett & Sons.
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NewsSeahorse Freight Association boosts board
The Seahorse Freight Association has appointed Parveen Raja, director and publisher at EVA International Media, and Robert Minton-Taylor, visiting fellow at Leeds Beckett University, to its board.
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NewsEsbjerg gets the go-ahead for fairway deepening
The Danish Coastal Authority has granted Port Esbjerg permission to deepen Grådyb – a 21.6 km long fairway stretching from the North Sea to the port.
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NewsMammoet solution for Brisbane bridge construction
Mammoet has supported the joint venture of Brady Marine & Civil and Georgiou Group (GBJV) with the construction of the Breakfast Creek Bridge, commissioned by Brisbane City Council in Australia.
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NewsHenselmans steps up at Manitowoc
Manufacturer Manitowoc has appointed Joern Henselmans as vice president and general manager for Grove all-terrain cranes.
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NewsUpcargo delivers tanks to Panama
Upcargo Logistics has delivered three tanks, each weighing 10 tonnes, for a water treatment plant in Panama.
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NewsGreat Abidjan delivered to Grimaldi
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth G5-class multipurpose ro-ro vessel in a six-vessel order from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
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NewsSwire Projects on hand for RDMP deliveries
Swire Projects has shipped refinery equipment and materials, with a total volume of approximately 9,193 cu m, from Mokpo in South Korea to Balikpapan, Indonesia.
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NewsChipolbrok appointments in Gdynia
Chinese-Polish multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Radoslaw Chmieliński as managing director of its Gdynia office.
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NewsMSC plans Gram Car Carriers takeover
Container shipping group MSC, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has proposed a NOK7.64 billion (USD700 million) takeover of Norwegian ro-ro tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC).
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NewsBoa supports Charybdis launch
Norwegian offshore services provider Boa, on behalf of Italy-headquartered transport engineering specialist Fagioli, has supported the launch of the USA’s first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, Charybdis.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen signs 20-year agreement in Brunswick
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.