All BigLift Shipping articles – Page 3

  • BigLift busy for Dangote
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    BigLift busy for Dangote

    2019-12-05T13:15:00Z

    Since November 2018, BigLift has been busy transporting cargoes for Dangote Oil Refining Company’s (DORC) project in Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Duluth sets wind energy record
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    Duluth sets wind energy record

    2019-11-07T13:10:00Z

    The port of Duluth has seen 306,000 freight tons of wind energy components traverse its docks in 2019 – a single-season record for the North American gateway.

  • Haliade-X orders
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    Haliade-X orders

    2019-09-27T12:00:00Z

    Ørsted will deploy Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines at two of its US offshore wind farms, subject to final project approvals.

  • Pauwgracht calls at Mackay
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    Pauwgracht calls at Mackay

    2019-09-10T12:55:00Z

    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.

  • FROM THE MAGAZINE: Floating technology finds new markets
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    Floating technology finds new markets

    2019-08-20T14:50:00Z

    A push to develop commercially viable floating wind turbines looks set to open up long-term opportunities for heavy lift operators, writes Phil Hastings.

  • Haliade-X components on the move
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    Haliade-X components on the move

    2019-08-19T13:50:00Z

    A wind turbine blade from LM Wind Power, measuring 107 m long, has arrived at the port of Blyth in the UK for testing at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s facilities.

  • Iscotrans coordinates reel delivery
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    Iscotrans coordinates reel delivery

    2019-07-26T14:45:00Z

    Genoa-based forwarder Iscotrans has moved two out-of-gauge (OOG) reels from Trieste, Italy to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

  • Duluth looks to wind energy cargoes
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    Duluth looks to wind energy cargoes

    2019-05-06T18:55:00Z

    BigLift Shipping’s vessel Happy River has called at the port of Duluth’s Clure Public marine terminal in the USA to offload wind energy components.

  • BBC overtakes Cosco in multipurpose top spot
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    BBC overtakes Cosco in multipurpose top spot

    2019-04-09T11:05:00Z

    BBC Chartering has reclaimed its title as the world’s largest multipurpose operator by deadweight from China’s Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, according to Dynamar's latest report.

  • Spliethoff-BigLift UK established
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    Spliethoff-BigLift UK established

    2019-04-02T13:50:00Z

    The Spliethoff Group has established Spliethoff-BigLift UK to expand and develop the commercial representation of both companies in the UK.

  • BigLift teams up with CY
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    BigLift teams up with CY

    2019-03-18T15:35:00Z

    The Netherlands-based BigLift Shipping has agreed to cooperate with South Korea’s Chung Yang Shipping (CY) in the heavy transport sector.

  • Spliethoff acquires Hansa vessels
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    Spliethoff acquires Hansa vessels

    2019-01-22T16:00:00Z

    The Spliethoff Group confirmed that it has acquired five multipurpose tweendeck vessels from Hansa Heavy Lift’s fleet.

  • Canaveral adds Liebherr MHC
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    Canaveral adds Liebherr MHC

    2019-01-21T11:20:00Z

    Port Canaveral has taken delivery of a Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbour crane at its North Cargo Berth 5.

  • STS crane loaded at Bilbao
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    STS crane loaded at Bilbao

    2019-01-16T15:35:00Z

    Grupo Altius has coordinated the loading of a fully erected ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of Bilbao, Spain in cooperation with Marítima Davila and Toro y Betolaza.

  • BigLift handles jack-up move
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    BigLift handles jack-up move

    2019-01-02T11:10:00Z

    The Netherlands-headquartered BigLift Shipping has transported a 11,700-tonne jack-up platform from Flushing to West Africa using its heavy transport vessel BigLift Barentsz.

  • Happy upgrade for BigLift vessel
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    Happy upgrade for BigLift vessel

    2018-09-26T09:45:00Z

    BigLift Shipping has enhanced the lifting capacities of the two mast cranes on its heavy lift vessel Happy Star to offer a combined lifting capacity of 2,200 tonnes. 

  • Cuxport supports Bucht project
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    Cuxport supports Bucht project

    2018-08-28T17:10:00Z

    The port of Cuxhaven’s berth no. 4 is supporting Northland Power’s Deutsche Bucht wind farm.

  • Happy delivery for Virginia
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    Happy delivery for Virginia

    2018-07-31T16:00:00Z

    BigLift Shipping has delivered six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG) to the port of Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), using its heavy lift vessel Happy Buccaneer.

  • FROM THE MAGAZINE: Breakbulk is all set for Houston
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    Breakbulk is all set for Houston

    2018-07-31T11:25:00Z

    With just over two months to go before the start of Breakbulk Americas 2018, Ian Matheson previews parts of the conference programme and provides some information on other aspects of the region’s largest event for the project logistics sector. 

  • ABP handles fighter jet in Hull
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    ABP handles fighter jet in Hull

    2018-06-21T15:50:00Z

    ABP Humber Ports in the UK has handled a supersonic jet, worth GBP14 million (USD18.5 million), at its ports in Hull and Immingham on behalf of CEVA Logistics.