Cranes news – Page 202

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    Tandem lift for Beluga Stavanger

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Kurt, a working civil engineering platform belonging to Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser (TAGU) 50 m long and 22 m wide, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes proved a challenging cargo for the two cranes of the multipurpose heavy lift project vessel Belug

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    Demag Cranes rejects Konecranes approach

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Following recent press speculation and Demag Cranes AG's (Demag Cranes) announcement concerning a potential transaction, Konecranes Plc (Konecranes) has confirmed that it approached Demag Cranes on 8 September 2010 to discuss a potential comb

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    Sarens Group has hectic summer

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Heavy lift crane contractor Sarens Group has enjoyed a hectic six months to October, says CEO Wim Sarens.

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    Antwerp Port freezes 2011 rates as massive investment programme unveiled

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Managers at Antwerp Port Authority have given the global heavy lift maritime industry an early Christmas present - a massive EUR1.6 billion investment programme and a freezing of dues next year at 2010 rates.

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    ALE successfully skid two cranes

    2010-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Ale Heavylift Austral has successfully skidded two Liebherr cranes each weighing 869 tonnes a total distance of 120 m in Buenos Aires port using the SS150 skidding system with eight skidshoes.

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    ALE lifts dissolver in Portugal

    2010-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - ALE Heavylift has successfully installed a dissolver reactor weighing 242 tonnes in the Artenius petrochemical plant at Sines in Portugal.

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    Cleveland's heaviest load of all time

    2010-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - Jumbo Shipping's Stella Prima arrived at the Port of Cleveland carrying a shipment that included a 286 tonne transformer destined for an AEP power plant in East Brilliant, Ohio.

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    Cross trade business for Etamad

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Bucharest-based Etamad Grup Sea & Land Transport is currently involved in the cross trade transport of 10 locomotives from Busan in Korea to Bandar Abass in Iran on behalf of ANC Iran.

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    Special berth arranged for GAC heavy lift

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - A recent heavy lift move at Dubai's Jebel Ali port required managers to arrange a special berth to allow the 1,000 tonne consignment to be loaded in a timely and efficient manner.

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    Liebherr delivers one of the largest mobile harbour cranes

    2010-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Liebherr claims to have delivered the largest mobile harbor crane on the east coast of the USA to Rukert Terminals, Baltimore where it was officially commissioned for service.

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    ALE Heavylift in crane installation at Tarragona

    2010-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - ALE Heavylift Iberica has performed the skidding of three 1270 tonne container cranes from the assembly area up to the dockside rails on the Andalucia pier at Tarragona Port, Spain.

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    Cargotec to present its widest product range at IAA 2010

    2010-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Cargotec is set to exhibit at the IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition in Hanover, Germany, on 23-30 September.

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    The Port of Charleston enhances breakbulk handling capabilities

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - The Port of Charleston is claiming a boost in cargo handling capabilities after increasing the certified load capacity of its heavy-lift crane from 400 to 450 tonnes. The barge-mounted Charleston Giant, operated by Charleston Heavy Lift, LL

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    Beluga Offshore Training Academy forms partnership to provide new training

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Beluga Offshore Training Academy (BOTA) and Deutsche WindGuard (DWG) have signed a cooperation agreement proposing joint training courses on offshore safety.

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    Port of Guayaquil expands its lift capacities

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA),Ecuador, operator of the Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminals (GCMT), has taken delivery of a third G HMK 6407 Mobile Harbour Crane from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald).

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    Felbermayr opens in Brno

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Austrian heavy lift company, Felbermayr has opened a second facility in the Czech Republic at Brno.

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    Nabros Transport goes on the road

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Gujarat-based project forwarder Nabros Transport has successfully completed the movement of a 41m wide, 6.5m high 420 tonne Syngas Cooler to Essar Bulk Terminal at Hazira in Gujarat, India.

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    Collett joins equipment network

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - UK heavy lift specialist, Collett & Sons has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts in the service categories Heavy haulage, Crane operator, Barge owners, Stevedores and Port Operators.

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    Panama Canal and Port of Antwerp ink partnership agreement

    2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - An agreement that could generate more heavy lift traffic to the West coast of South America from one of Europe's most important heavy lift and project ports via the Panama canal has been signed.

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    CCNI adds Bragus Service for bulk and project cargoes

    2010-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - As part of CCNI's growth strategy aimed at enhancing its presence within the Mexican Gulf and East coast of South America, the shipping line has launched its Bragus Service, with the first sailing departing from Houston earlier this month.