All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2021 – Page 5
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NewsScrapping surges in H1 2021
London-based ship valuation company VesselsValue has reported that 275 cargo vessels were scrapped in the first half of 2021 – up 40 percent year-on-year
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NewsHiap Heng expands fleet in Singapore
Singapore-based crane and logistics distributor Hiap Heng Heavyequipment has taken delivery of its second Tadano ATF 220G-5.
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NewsBaltimore secures MSC link
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will launch a service linking the Indian Subcontinent, the Mediterranean and the USA on August 30.
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NewsMaxim gears up in the USA
USA-based rental company Maxim Crane has purchased 35 Kenworth T880 three and four-axle trucks and 50 Dorsey DC48 step-deck trailers.
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NewsNingbo terminal closure adds to concerns
The precariousness of the worldwide road to recovery has hit the headlines once again with the closure of a terminal at one of the world’s busiest ports – Ningbo-Zhoushan.
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NewsMarr progresses with tower dismantling
In partnership with Mirvac, Australia-based Marr Contracting has removed the top section of the TCN-9 TX transmission tower in Sydney, Australia.
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NewsSarens moves historic cargo in Egypt
Sarens has lifted and transported an ancient solar boat for the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo on behalf of Besix-Orascom Joint Venture (BOJV).
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NewsKrebs demolishes with Cometto
Krebs Korrosionsschutz deployed Cometto SPMTs for the demolition of a bridge in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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NewsHuisman to equip Orion
DEME has tasked equipment manufacturer Huisman with the delivery of a 2,300-tonne capacity lifting spreader and a set of adaptive damping tugger winches for its installation vessel Orion.
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NewsOmega Morgan’s adsorbing move
Over the course of two evenings, Omega Morgan’s Portland-based specialised transportation crews delivered four adsorber vessels from the port of Vancouver to its yard in North Plains, Oregon.
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NewsLogistec upgrades with Konecranes
Logistec Stevedoring has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 7 mobile harbour crane for its operations at the port of Montreal in Canada.
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NewsLiebherr shines in Sardinia
Industrial plant construction specialist Mintor deployed a Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane to carry out repair work at the Sarlux oil refinery in Sardinia, Italy.
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NewsSun Rise sets sail with blades
PanOcean’s heavy transport vessel Sun Rise has set sail from Dongzao in China with 168 wind turbine blades onboard.
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NewsCongested market benefits Hapag-Lloyd
In announcing its half-year results, Hapag-Lloyd said that it does not expect the present volatility in the container shipping sector to ease until the first quarter of 2022, at the earliest.
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NewsBIFA launches training for UK Customs system
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is launching an online training course to help prepare its members to operate HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) latest declaration platform.
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NewsRSS rigging gear supports waste-to-energy work
Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has supplied lifting and rigging gear, including spreader beams, slings, shackles and related Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) inspections, to a UK waste-to-energy construction site.
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NewsWeBuild deploys MudHoney TBM
Webuild’s US subsidiary Lane has started excavating the 4.2 km storage tunnel for the ship canal water quality project in Seattle, Washington, using the tunnel boring machine (TBM) MudHoney.
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NewsSarens lifts in Algeria
Sarens has installed a 220-tonne boiler module at a combined-cycle power plant in Khenchela, Algeria.
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NewsLaso handles transformer in Mozambique
Portugal-headquartered Laso Transportes has handled a transformer at a power station in Matola, Mozambique.
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NewsGWS lands contract for Sweden wind farms
Global Wind Service (GWS) will install the first Siemens Gamesa 5.X turbines at wind farms in Skaftåsen and Björnberget, Sweden.