All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2021 – Page 2
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NewsCargo handling best practice code published in more languages
The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) has published its quick guide to the CTU code – a code of best practice for cargo handling – and its accompanying container packing checklist, in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish, in addition to English.
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NewsABC keeps medicines in motion
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported 38 temperature-controlled containers filled with medical supplies from Milan in Italy to Shanghai, China.
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NewsSea Installer gets an upgrade
DEME Offshore has contracted Huisman to increase the capacity of the crane on its DP2 jack-up installation vessel Sea Installer.
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NewsLink-Belt Crane to debut at CraneFest
USA-based Link-Belt Cranes has launched a 120-ton (110-tonne) lifting capacity hydraulic truck crane.
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NewsAir Partner in Kenyon takeover
UK-headquartered Air Partner has acquired emergency planning and incident response company Kenyon International Emergency Services.
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NewsXLP members Virtus Projects and Sea Cargo Logistics deliver to the Philippines
Multitrade Spain collaborated with fellow XLProjects (XLP) members, Virtus Projects and Sea Cargo Logistics, to handle 240 metro cars destined for a railway extension project in the Philippines.
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NewsHuisman increases production capacity
Huisman has doubled the production capacity of slew bearing manufacturing facility – a key component of the company’s heavy lift cranes.
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NewsLiebherr boosts remote service options
Liebherr has launched XpertAssist – an annual subscription-based remote service tool.
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NewsTadano rolls-out Flex Base
Tadano has upgraded its Demag AC 130-5 all-terrain crane to include its variable outrigger system – Flex Base.
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NewsHill Dickinson strengthens arbitration team
In a bid to strengthen its international arbitration practice, Hill Dickinson has appointed Jim James as a consultant at the firm’s Hong Kong office.
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NewsPentagon picks Padia
Pentagon Freight Services has appointed Rick Padia as vice president of sales USA.
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NewsCrowley invests in US offshore wind workforce
Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) will create a training and development programme for the offshore wind energy industry workforce in the New England region, USA.
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NewsEtihad and IAI team up for freighter conversions
Etihad Engineering has signed a strategic partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide passenger-to-freighter conversions on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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NewsChapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr in swift helicopter move
Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have delivered four Bell 214B helicopters from Australia to Athens in Greece to help fight wildfires in the region.
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NewsBaran buys ten Tadano cranes
Polish crane service provider Robert Baran Crane Group has ordered seven AC 5.220L-1 all-terrain cranes, two C 38.650-1 lattice boom crawler cranes, and a GTC-1800EX telescopic boom crawler crane from Tadano.
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NewsMingYang develops world’s largest wind turbine
China’s MingYang Smart Energy is introducing the 16 MW MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine.
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NewsEnerpac levels up trolley system
Enerpac has enhanced its ETR-Series trolley system with higher capacity trolleys and swivel plates, to accommodate header beams and other lifting systems.
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NewsHawk sails with floating dry-dock
OHT’s semi-submersible vessel Hawk has delivered the floating dry-dock ADBS-1 from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to Brest, France.
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NewsCrosby Tugs and SEA O.G partner up
USA-based Crosby Tugs and offshore energy service provider SEA O.G Offshore are to merge their services.
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NewsDako delivers heavy cargoes
Dako Africa Logistics – DAKO Worldwide’s African joint venture – has transported heavy pieces for the Les Ciments du Sahel cement plant in Rufisque, Senegal.