Cranes news – Page 191

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    Liebherr delivers two to Onitsha River Port

    2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Major investment in the ports on the Niger River in Nigeria to allow discharge and loading of heavy lift and breakbulk items has resulted in the acquisition of two Liebherr Harbour Mobile Cranes type LHM 180, allowing the handling of project

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    BBC Chartering welcomes trio of newbuildings

    2011-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 - BBC Chartering has taken delivery of its new heavy lift vessel BBC Amber, built at Jiangzhou Shipyard, China.

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    Allseas arranges novel project freight transhipment via Felixstowe

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Organising the transport from Scotland to South Korea of a heavy lift consignment measuring up to 7 metres in height required some detailed planning when a lengthy road trip from the point of manufacture in Aberdeen was never going to be an

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    ALE introduces second AL.SK190 crane

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - The success of its first AL.SK190 over the past three years has prompted ALE to introduce its second machine of this kind.

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    Concargo appoints oil and gas expert

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Concargo (Pty) Ltd South Africa has appointed energy, oil and gas specialist Shawn Fraser to head up the company's Johannesburg branch and also to be national operations manager.

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    Terex completes purchase of tendered Demag Cranes shares

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Further to our news item of July 7, the Terex Corporation has announced that it has completed the purchase of the shares tendered as part of the public tender offer by Terex Industrial Holding AG to all shareholders of Demag Cranes AG (Demag

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    Team New Zealand flies through Felixstowe

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - The Port of Felixstowe is accustomed to handling unusual and fragile loads, and this week was no exception with the arrival of Team New Zealand's Volvo Open 70 yacht on deck of the Skagen Maersk.

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    ABP and TransAtlantic UK sign new agreement at the port of Hull

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Hull has recently signed a new ten-year agreement with TransAtlantic UK Ltd, which operates up to three sailings a week linking the Humber with Sweden, for a new bespoke ten-acre terminal in Hull.

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    Jumbo Offshore to install transition pieces for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm.

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Danish construction company, MT H

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    Soreidom's multipurpose service adds Rotterdam call

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Further to the news story posted here on March 22, Martinique-based shipping company, Soreidom has advised that it will add a call at Rotterdam to its multipurpose service from North Europe to the Caribbean.

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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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    Neeb & Schuch receive Liebherr mobile crane

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - The German based joint venture crane rental and transport company Neeb & Schuch has taken delivery of a new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 mobile crane.

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    Hanjin Pioneer moves RMQCs to Jakarta

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - Hanjin Transportation of South Korea, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has transported three heavy rail-mounted quay (RMQC) cranes from Taiwan to Jakarta by utilising its self-propelled barge Hanjin Pioneer.

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    Ship's engine flies with Intermarine

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - USA-based Intermarine has delivered a ship engine for a German owner from the manufacturer in Asia to the owner's vessel in the Dominican Republic.

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    San Francisco welcomes windy cargoes

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The Port of San Francisco recently welcomed the M/V Star Hansa, carrying wind turbine components for San Leandro, California-based Halus Power Systems.

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    Festival gets a big lift

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - A Terex AC 350/6 all terrain crane has been used by UK company, King Lifting Ltd to lift and place a footbridge for the Reading Festival in Berkshire, UK.

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    Liebherr delivers quartet to Poland

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Polish company Gastel Zurawie S.A. has taken delivery of four Liebherr mobile cranes - two LTM 1130-5.1 mobile cranes, one LTM 1200-5.1, and one LTM 1250-6.1, adding to he company's existing fleet of 50 mobile units.

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    Ainscough and ALE announce heavy lift partnership

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - Ainscough, one of the UK's largest crane hire providers and ALE, a leading heavy transportation and lifting company, have announced an official partnership for UK-based contracts.

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    Demag Cranes expands training offer

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Mobile crane specialist Gottwald Port Technology, a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, is expanding the range of training courses it offers for crane operators.

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    Konecranes completes Indian crane acquisition

    2011-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Further to our report on February 21, Konecranes has now completed the second phase of its acquisition of WMI Cranes Ltd increasing its ownership from 51 to 100 percent.