All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2020 – Page 3
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NewsPioneering Spirit calls at North Sea Port
Allseas’ construction and installation vessel Pioneering Spirit called at North Sea Port in the Netherlands on August 17 to deliver offshore structures.
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NewsMore progress for Moray
DEME Offshore has installed two offshore substation platforms (OSP) and 20 jacket foundations for the 950 MW Moray East wind farm in Scotland.
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NewsPCN holds virtual meeting week
Over 190 participants joined the Project Cargo Network’s (PCN) virtual meeting week, which took place from August 3-7.
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NewsCMA CGM launches service to Gothenburg
CMA CGM has launched a container service connecting Gothenburg in Sweden to Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsAgility GIL maintains profitability
Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) recorded a 1.3 percent increase in EBITDA in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period last year. The logistics provider cited strong performance in contract and project logistics, as well as its airfreight results, as the driving forces behind the growth.
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NewsHeerema removes Brent Alpha jacket
Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has removed Shell’s 10,200-tonne Brent Alpha jacket, located off the coast of the UK.
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NewsChipolbrok buoyed by Baltic deliveries
In recent months, multipurpose carrier Chipolbrok has had an increased presence in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions, executing a number of projects transporting wind energy components.
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NewsBlyth sets heavy lift record
The port of Blyth in the UK has recorded its largest heavy lift to date – the movement of a 516-tonne floating tidal turbine.
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NewsCPA appoints Henshaw
Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) in the USA has named John Henshaw as its executive director, effective September 8, 2020.
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NewsCOLI keeps busy with breakbulk shipments
COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil has coordinated several shipments of brewery equipment from Germany to Brazil.
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NewsCrane Norway boosts fleet
Crane Norway Group has taken delivery of nine Grove GMK all-terrain cranes – five GMK5250XL-1s, two GMK6300L-1s, one GMK5150L and a GMK3060L model.
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NewsBIMCO and ICS to launch seafarer report
BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are preparing to launch the Seafarer Workforce Report (previously known as the Manpower Report), expected to be published in 2021.
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NewsHöegh calls at Newcastle
Höegh Autoliners’ ro-ro vessel Höegh Tracer called at the port of Newcastle, Australia, on August 14, delivering a range of heavy equipment and machinery destined for customers in New South Wales (NSW).
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NewsAugust Alborn opts for Liebherr
Heavy load specialist August Alborn has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile crane in Germany.
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NewsLiebherr cranes in action
German crane rental company Saller completed an overnight bridge hoist in Munich utilising Liebherr LTM1750-9.1 and LTM1400/1 cranes.
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NewsEmirates launches Beirut air bridge
Emirates SkyCargo has launched an airbridge between Dubai, UAE, and Lebanon – which will see over 50 flights deliver critical medical and food supplies to Beirut in the wake of the explosions at the port.
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NewsEquinor names Opedal
Equinor has appointed Anders Opedal as president and ceo, effective November 2, 2020, tasked with accelerating the oil and gas group’s renewable energy developments.
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NewsBilbao positions itself as wind energy hub
In 2019, the port of Bilbao in Spain handled 142,000 tonnes of wind turbine components. The sector is forecast to grow in the years ahead and the port is positioning itself as a hub for wind energy cargoes.
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NewsKeel laying ceremony for UECC PCTC
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has held a keel laying ceremony for its first newbuild pure car truck carrier (PCTC) on order at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China.
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NewsWW Ocean gets technical
Technology certainly has a role to play in the movement of heavy and oversized loads. Captain Fredrik Hedin from Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) explains how software and advanced technical drawing capabilities contribute to the safe loading and unloading of long, tall and heavy products.