Australasia news – Page 9
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NewsTownsville launches pest surveillance programme
Australia’s port of Townsville has implemented a marine pest surveillance programme to detect dangerous marine species within the port.
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NewsPauwgracht calls at Mackay
A 230-tonne shiploader component, originally in use at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi’s (BMA) Hay Point coal terminal, has been uninstalled and shipped to Queensland’s port of Mackay, Australia.
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NewsTownsville welcomes Gottwald crane
Stevedoring company Townsville Marine Logistics, based at Australia’s port of Townsville, has acquired a mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Konecranes.
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NewsKomatsu inks deal with DHL covering Australia and New Zealand
Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu has signed a multi-year agreement with DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding.
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NewsPretty in pink for TGP
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered 62 modules to a mining site near Newman, Australia.
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NewsZeamarine secures BHP contract
Schenker Australia has awarded Zeamarine a transportation contract for the BHP South Flank project in Western Australia.
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NewsTower cranes used for wind turbine installation
UK-headquartered heavy lift and transport engineering specialist ALE has been using two of its K1650L tower cranes to install wind turbines near Port Augusta, southern Australia.
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NewsHellmann bridges the gap
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has coordinated the delivery of two fully assembled seaport passenger boarding bridges (SPBB) from Spain to Sydney, Australia.
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NewsSpark Global opens in Perth
Sydney-headquartered Spark Global Logistics is expanding its network in Australia with the opening of an office in Perth.
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NewsBLG welcomes heaviest ro-ro shipment
Bertling Logistics Germany has coordinated the transport of a 330-ton (300-tonne) Siemens gas turbine from Auckland, New Zealand to BLG Logistics’ terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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NewsACS expands Australian presence
Having opened its doors in Australia three years ago, Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its operation in Sydney as the company prepares for future growth.
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NewsBansard secures footprint in Australia
Bansard International has acquired a stake in Australia’s Cargo Line International.
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NewsWW Solutions inaugurates Derrimut processing centre
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions has established an equipment processing centre in Melbourne, Australia, that will increase speed to market for OEMs operating in the truck, bus, agricultural and construction sectors.
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NewsDSV soars with generator component
DSV has transported a 40-tonne generator component on board a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 from Germany to Australia for Siemens.
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NewsDrake closes Cometto deal for ANI
The Drake Group, in its capacity as representative of the Cometto brand in Australia, has received an order from Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) for 16 self-propelled MSPE modules.
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NewsDsouza joins Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Bosco Dsouza as its account manager in Melbourne as the airline looks to continue its expansion in Australia.
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NewsDemag duo for Cosmo
Australia’s Cosmo Cranes has added two Demag all-terrain cranes to its fleet.
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NewsMarr towers ahead in Sydney Metro project
At the end of 2018, Australian heavy lifting specialist Marr Contracting utilised two tower cranes to complete a key phase of the Sydney Metro infrastructure project.
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NewsQube in LCR takeover
Australia-based Qube Holdings has acquired industrial logistics service provider LCR Group in a deal valued at AUD135 million (USD93.2 million).
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NewsVolga-Dnepr in wind energy delivery
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 80 tons (72.6 tonnes) of equipment from Cologne-Bonn, Germany to Australia to support the construction of a 32-turbine wind farm project.