All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2011
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Successful tow for Fairmount Marine
December 31 - Fairmount Marine's super tug, Fairmount Sherpa has successfully towed the jack-up drilling rig Baharia I to its new position in the Zeit Bay oil field in the Gulf of Suez.
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Skelton Sherborne reports falling machinery shipments into Australia in November
December 31 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in November decreased by 15 percent to 3,418 units.
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WWPC names Manica Logistics for Namibia
December 30 - Manica Logistics, part of the Manica Group in Namibia, has been appointed as an exclusive member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) writes Charlotte Matheson.
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Second time on the podium for Express Transport
December 30 - Mumbai-based OOG and heavy lift project forwarder Express Transport (ETPL), a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has added 10 additional equipment items, including two 250-tonne Kobelco crawler cranes.
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Tuscor Lloyds cements concrete equipment shipment
December 30 - Tuscor Lloyds was called in by the manufacturer of a mobile concrete batching plant (pictured below) after it struggled to find an appropriate vessel which could reach the destination within the limited timeframe.
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Turkish Cargo offers freighter service to Libya
December 30 - From January 8, 2012, Turkish Cargo is planning to launch scheduled freighter flights from Istanbul to the Libyan airport Mitiga, 8 km from Tripoli.
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Tiong Woon in rights issue
December 29 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation Holding (TWC), an integrated services specialist and provider of infrastructure businesses, supporting oil and gas, petrochemical, power and construction sectors through the planning and design of heavy
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Grand Success for Steder Group
December 29 - Steder Group FZE, Djibouti, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), recently completed the transport of five large pieces of earthmoving equipment from Djibouti Port to the Grand Renaissance Dam project in western Ethiopia, writ
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Fairstar wins contract for rig transport
December 29 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a USD2.6 million contract by Hercules Offshore to transport the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 185 from Pascagoula, Mississippi to West Africa in the first quarter of 2012 onboard Fairstar's open ster
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Clipper Projects appoints commercial agent in South Korea
December 29 - Clipper Projects has appointed JWJ Logistics Co Ltd as its commercial agent in South Korea, effective January 1, 2012.
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Jumbo Shipping takes up second option with Brodosplit
December 28 - Having announced in July this year that it had won a contract from Jumbo Shipping to build a heavy lift ship, Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has revealed that the shipping company has also taken up the option for one additional vessel with
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Norwind Installer selects Ulstein as design partner for offshore vessel
December 23 - Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The
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SBS Group acquires stake in Atlas Logistics
December 23 - Japan's SBS Group has acquired an 80 percent stake in Atlas Logistics, a leading Bangalore, India-based provider of integrated and comprehensive global transportation solutions.
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Antwerp increases port dues for 2012
December 23 - The Port of Antwerp is to increase its port dues by 2 percent in 2012, the first adjustment in three years.
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Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers adds direct link from to Tampa to St Petersburg
December 22 - Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers has announced that it will be offering a monthly direct sailing from Tampa, USA to St Petersburg, Russia, from early next year.
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Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers adds direct link from to Tampa to St Petersburg
December 22 - Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers has announced that it will be offering a monthly direct sailing from Tampa, USA to St Petersburg, Russia, from early next year.
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Nice dozen for Dockwise
December 21 - Dockwise has revealed 12 new awards totaling USD55 million, of which six, to the value of more than USD15 million, are for execution in Q4 2011. The remaining contracts are for execution in 2012 and 2013.
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Holleman beats the drum
December 21 - Holleman Transport OOO, the Serbia and Montenegro member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has moved some small absorbers and a large tail drum to a refinery in Pan
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Logitrans 2011 exhibition exceeds expectations in Istanbul
December 21 - The fifth transport logistics exhibition, Logitrans held this month in Istanbul, has exceeded the expectations of its organisers, with more than 12,000 visitors, which represented an increase of 37 percent over 2010.
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Van Leusden has new HQ
December 20 - The Dutch company, Van Leusden, which tailor makes hoist and lift solutions with maritime, offshore and heavy industrial applications has relocated its main office.