Cranes news – Page 166

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    Hansa loads heaviest cargo

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Hansa Heavy Lift's vessels, HHL Valaparaiso has lifted the shipping line's heaviest item of cargo since the launch of the company in June 2011, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Erickson secures SOCAFRICA contract

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has been awarded option period extensions with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Imperial moves endangered sharks

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Imperial Logistics Group helped to return two ragged-tooth sharks back to the wild in Pretoria, South Africa.

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    SAL completes two heavy projects

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Germany headquartered shipping line SAL Heavy Lift (SAL) has executed two projects recently - the loading of workboats in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and the delivery of a boiler for an FPSO vessel in Hamburg, Germany.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 5th 2013

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Events in Egypt are filling the news and political pages of the media around the world leaving HLPFI staff wondering whether the reverberations may yet wash out across the Suez Canal and into the world of project freight.

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    ETAL uses InterCombi trailers in power move

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Egyptian Transportation & Logistics (ETAL) has transported six transformers from two Red Sea ports to the Giza North Power Station using Scheuerle InterCombi trailers, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    RPL strengthens North African network

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Rhenus Project Logistics (RPL) has opened two new offices in Tunisia, one in the coastal town of Gabes and a second in Tripoli. RPL has also signed an exclusive partnership with North African heavy goods transport company Sohatram.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift adds Great Lakes capacity

    2013-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Hansa Heavy Lift has revealed dates of scheduled sailings between Europe and the Great Lakes. The services sail from Antwerp and offer discharges in Duluth, USA and Thunder Bay, Canada, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Lone ranges with heaviest cargo to date

    2013-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Sal Heavy Lift's ship, Lone, loaded the heaviest cargo ever seen at the Neust

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    Steil debuts Terex Superlift 3800

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Trier-based Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co used its recently acquired Terex Superlift 3800 crawler crane, the newest member of the Terex Cranes family, to erect an Enercon E101 turbine at the G

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    Clausen uses Liebherr lift for Alps job

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Switzerland based Clausen Kran AG has deployed a Liebherr LTR 1060 telescopic crawler to replace roadway protection structures in the Alps.

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    Spierings hits 750 at Vertikal Days

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Netherlands headquartered Spierings used the Vertikal Days lifting and access exhibition to deliver its 750th crane - a five-axle SK 599-AT5 - to crane hire firm Bronzeshield.

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    Grieg Star opens Singapore office

    2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Grieg Star will open an office in Singapore on July 1, in an effort to capture opportunities in this part of the world together with the offices in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai, says Tom Rasmussen, president & CEO of Grieg Star Shipping.

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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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    Terex and Riga Mainz lift container crane

    2013-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Mainz, Germany based crane services provider Riga Mainz lifted a container crane at Rhine Port, Gustavsburg, using a Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane.

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    Terex delivers 30th floating crane

    2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Terex Port Solutions has sold a Gottwald Model 8 floating harbour crane to Associated Terminals LLC (AT), for use at the Port of South Louisiana on the Mississippi River, USA. It is the 30th floating harbour crane that Terex has delivered since

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    Terex launches new Gottwald harbour crane

    2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Terex Port Solutions has launched new Gottwald Model 5 harbour crane.

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    New Liebherr mobile crane for S&B

    2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Gifhorn, Germany based S&B Schwertrans GmbH has acquired a new 200 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM1200-5.1 mobile crane.

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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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    Erickson secures Afghan contract

    2013-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Oregon, USA headquartered Erickson Air-Crane has received an annual option year subcontract with Fluor Corporation to support deployed forces in Afghanistan, as well as reconstruction activity.