Australasia news – Page 8
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NewsDrake Trailers develops double acting rams
Australia’s Drake Trailers has developed double-acting suspension rams for its series of low loaders.
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NewsMarr wins rail project work
Australia-based Marr Contracting has been awarded a heavy lift contract to support the construction of the Boggo station as part of Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project.
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NewsTutt Bryant and Cranecorp form JV
Australian crane contractors Tutt Bryant and Cranecorp have formed a joint venture that will provide a single source of supply for cranes, heavy lifting, heavy transportation and alternative lift and shift solutions.
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NewsMammoet’s underground operation
Mammoet has relocated two tunnel boring machines (TBM) and their components at the site of Metro Tunnel Project’s Anzac Station in Melbourne, Australia.
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NewsAgility opens in Melbourne
Global logistics provider Agility has moved its Australasian headquarters to Melbourne, Australia.
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NewsQueensland highway upgrade underway
In Australia, AUD11.5 million (USD9 million) worth of upgrades to the Peak Downs Highway in Queensland is underway, making it safer for oversized and over-mass vehicles as well as regular road users.
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NewsA green current for Damen
Dutch shipbuilder group Damen has launched the fully electric RSD-E Tug 2513 into the water at its shipyard in Song Cam, Vietnam.
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NewsSea Swift appoints GAC for Australia-Singapore service
Sea Swift has appointed shipping and logistics company GAC as its carrier agent for its service between Western Australia and Singapore, which will commence in December 2020.
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NewsBolloré completes Goldwind Moorabool scope
Bolloré Logistics has coordinated the unloading and delivery of components for the Goldwind Moorabool wind farm in Australia.
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NewsAAL ships for Pilbara project
AAL Shipping has transported 22,400 cu m of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian, China, to Port Hedland in Western Australia. The cargo is destined for a mine and rail project in the Pilbara region.
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NewsMarr Contracting adopts AI solution
Australia’s Marr Contracting (The Men From Marr’s) has taken a minority stake in the technology start-up BuildAI with the aim of fast-tracking the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobsites.
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NewsTBM arrives in Auckland
Freight Traders has handled a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at New Zealand’s port of Auckland.
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NewsCosco Shipping launches Townsville service
Cosco Shipping Lines has started a fortnightly service linking Townsville, Australia with destinations in the north of the country, the South Pacific and China.
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NewsGrove cranes support Sydney terminal construction
Marr Contracting and RAR Group each deployed a Grove GMK6400 crane for an infrastructure development project at the Moorebank logistics park in Sydney, Australia.
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NewsChristchurch office for Gebrüder Weiss
Gebrüder Weiss has opened a representative office for air and seafreight services in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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NewsCross country delivery for Sadleirs
Sadleirs Global Logistics has handled the delivery of two oil and gas control rooms from Brisbane, Queensland, to Karratha in Western Australia for Chevron.
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NewsNorwest takes Liebherr delivery
Western Australia-based Norwest Crane Hire has taken delivery of two Liebherr cranes – an LTM 1300-6.2 and an LRT 1100-2.1.
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NewsSouth Flank taking shape
DB Schenker has coordinated the delivery of almost 90,000 freight tons of cargo that makes up one of the world’s largest rail-mounted vehicles for the BHP South Flank project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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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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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers for oil and gas sector
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported oil and gas equipment onboard its Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD aircraft from Singapore to Melbourne, Australia.