All BigLift Shipping articles – Page 7

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    Say Hi to BigLift's Happy Sky

    2013-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - BigLift Shipping's latest addition to its fleet, Happy Sky, is now on its maiden commercial voyage from Shanghai in China to Cape Lambert, Australia carrying three large modules weighing 935 tonnes, 818 tonnes and 777 tonnes, which will be insta

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    The Friday Flyer - June 28th 2013

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    While politicians and eco-warriors might battle over the question 'to frack or not to frack', the heavy lift and project cargo community are no doubt considering whether the business of fracking for shale gas is good or bad for their bottom lines.

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    BigLift christens Happy Sky

    2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Netherlands headquartered BigLift Shipping has named its brand new heavy lift vessel Happy Sky at a ceremony in Zhangzhou, China.

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    Amarcon secures heavy lift orders

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Netherlands headquartered Amarcon, a member of the ABB Group, has received an order for eleven Octopus-Onboard installations for heavy lift vessels owned by Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 10th 2013

    2013-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The Arctic is changing and future transport opportunities in the economy of the North have probably been one of the drivers behind this week's decision by BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping to create a joint company, BigRoll.

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    BigLift and RollDock launch BigRoll

    2013-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Global heavy lift and transportation providers BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping have revealed that they will create a joint company, BigRoll, which will operate two newbuild MC-Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and

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    Houston calling for Spliethoff

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Amsterdam based Spliethoff Group - whose subsidiaries include BigLift Shipping, Sevenstar, Wijnne Barends and Transfennica - is opening a new branch office in Houston, USA.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 3rd 2013

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    This week saw CEVA Group announce the successful recapitalisation of its balance sheet, which may put an end to the intense speculation there has been about the company's future. That speculation began after a downgrade by Standard & Poor's to CEVA's cred

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    RollDock names new UK agent

    2013-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - RollDock Shipping BV has appointed Shearwater Shipping and Chartering Limited as its exclusive agent in the UK and Eire.

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    Change for AIS in Singapore

    2013-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - In Singapore, Steven Hawkswood has left AIS Singapore, with Ameer Ouf relocating from Australia Independent Shipbrokers' office In Western Australia to service existing clients interests and to ensure the continued development of the South-Ea

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    Peter Dohle appoints agent

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Effective August 1, Peter Doehle Schiffahrts will be represented in Singapore by Orient Project Shipping, as its exclusive commercial agent for all the ASEAN nations, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

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    Coke ovens put the heat on BigLift Shipping

    2012-07-17T00:00:00Z

    July 16 - Last week, BigLift Shipping finished the last of two challenging shipments on its vessels Happy Diamond and Happy Dover for the US Steel Corporation in Clairton, USA, from Lubeck, Germany to Mobile, USA, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhan

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    BigLift transports five mobile cranes to Nigeria

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - BigLift Shipping has used its heavy lift ship, Happy Dragon, to transport five mobile cranes for leading crane manufacturers Liebherr and Gottwald from Germany and Belgium to Nigeria.

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    Twaron in BigLift first

    2012-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Heavy lift shipping line, BigLift has just completed its first job with a new super fly jib, equipped with special Twaron stay cables to lengthen the crane to a radius of 55 metres.

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    HLPFI agrees partnership with Skeyes

    2012-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - HLPFI has a agreed a partnership with Skeyes aerial photography and will feature photos taken by this Rotterdam-based company.

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    FibreMax claims a first with Huisman-Itrec and Big-Lift

    2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Dutch cable manufacturer FibreMax has delivered a complete set of its lightweight aramid fibre stays to Dutch crane manufacturer Huisman-Itrec for a special-purpose 350-tonne fly-jib for the heavy lift mast cranes on shipping line's BigLift's

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    FibreMax claims a first with Huisman-Itrec and Big-Lift

    2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Dutch cable manufacturer FibreMax has delivered a complete set of its lightweight aramid fibre stays to Dutch crane manufacturer Huisman-Itrec for a special-purpose 350-tonne fly-jib for the heavy lift mast cranes on shipping line's BigLift's

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    BigLift Shipping names new rep for Brazil

    2011-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 - Effective September 1 2011, BigLift Shipping appointed BrazGlobal Project Shipping and Logistics Ltda as the shipping line's representative in Brazil.

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    Big Lift helps PD Ports enhance container handling capabilities

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - The four new RTG (rubber-tyred gantry) cranes delivered by the heavy lift specialist, BigLift, to Teesport, UK, are a key component of the current GBP16.7 million (USD27.3 million) expansion of the container terminals at Teesport and represent

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    First of BigLift's 'Happy D-class' ships enters service

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - BigLift's newbuilding Happy Delta has left the shipyard in China for her first employment in the Far East.