All Civil engineering articles – Page 2
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NewsAinscough supports UK railway renovations
Ainscough Crane Hire’s Lancaster depot has worked with infrastructure and civil engineering firm Story Contracting to improve the safety of a railway line in Rotherham, UK, on behalf of its client Network Rail.
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NewsA world turned upside down
At the time of writing, logistics companies generally felt it was too early to say what impact the coronavirus pandemic might have on civil engineering project work around the world. Phil Hastings reports.
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NewsTGP mitigates biosecurity risk
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered construction equipment and materials to the British Antarctic Research Station at King Edward Point on the subantarctic island of South Georgia.
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NewsSarens adds Orléans base
Sarens has opened a crane depot in Orléans, France, which will supply cranes on a rental basis for clients in the nuclear energy and civil engineering sectors.
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NewsBlue Water begins Greenland project
Blue Water Shipping has been involved in a major chartering operation for Denmark-based Munck Civil Engineering.
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NewsNew berth opens in Montrose
Montrose Port Authority in Scotland has completed the second phase of a quayside refurbishment project.
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NewsALE completes bridge installation
ALE has installed a curved steel bridge, weighing 2,100 tonnes, between two hotel towers in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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NewsPolar research ship christened
A state-of-the-art British polar research ship was officially christened Sir David Attenborough at a shipyard in Birkenhead last week.
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NewsAstral supports drone services in Kenya
Japanese drone manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company has contracted Astral Aerial Solutions, an affiliate of Astral Aviation, for last mile air cargo delivery in Kenya.
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NewsMoore Concrete plans expansion
As Moore Concrete prepares to expand its facilities in Northern Ireland, the company is working with material handling solutions provider Combilift to keep apace with an increase in production.
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NewsBezombes expands fleet with Liebherr
French crane contractor Bezombes has taken delivery of a 450-tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1.
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NewsALE partners with Murphy
ALE and J Murphy & Sons have formed a partnership to offer winch hire, pipe pulling and installation engineering services worldwide.
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NewsChina funds Africa’s age of opportunity
With the population of Africa forecast to double by 2050, there is increasing demand for new infrastructure. Much of this is being funded by China, which has a huge appetite for the raw materials that are found on the continent, writes David Kershaw.
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NewsBarnhart acquires Burkhalter Rigging
Barnhart Crane and Rigging has agreed to acquire the majority of Mississippi-based Burkhalter Rigging’s assets.
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NewsHudson calls on Modulift for tractor lift
Hudson Lifting has utilised a Modulift spreader frame to lift a 6-tonne John Deere tractor in London for specialist construction and civil engineering company Keltbray.
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NewsEnerpac picks, skids and drives
Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has developed a ‘pick, skid and drive’ strand jack gantry system for power plant maintenance activities.
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NewsHeavy cargoes on route to Uzbekistan
On behalf of CJ ICM Logistics, Dacorom International, in its role as port agent, handled the transhipment of heavy and oversized cargoes for the Uzbekistan gas-to-liquid project (GTL).
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NewsRemote delivery for TGP's Attenborough project
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) is handling the delivery of equipment and construction materials to the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island in the Antarctic.
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NewsALE expands jacking capacity in Europe
ALE is expanding its fleet of jacking solutions with the delivery of a multi-point Mega Jack 300 system to its UK branch, bringing the total number of towers in the company’s global fleet to over 20.
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West of Scotland in administration
November 1 - The UK's West of Scotland Heavy Haulage and its associated trading company, West of Scotland Storage, have been placed in administration with Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser, partners with FRP Advisory.