All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2015

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  • News

    Sinotrans & CSC Holdings gobbled up

    2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - According to China Merchants Group, the Hong Kong based state-owned conglomerate with businesses in transportation, finance and real estate, is set to acquire China's Sinotrans & CSC Holdings.

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    Ocean Yield amends Höegh charters

    2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Ocean Yield has agreed to certain amendments to the agreements with Höegh Autoliners for four PCTC vessels on long-term charter.

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    Bergeron up at New Orleans

    2015-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - The board of commissioners at the Port of New Orleans has elected William T. Bergeron to succeed Scott H. Cooper as chairman.

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    Project cargo flows into Tulsa

    2015-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - Tulsa Port of Catoosa's low water wharf continued to be busy in November 2015, with project cargo being loaded and unloaded by Fagioli and Barnhart Crane and Rigging.

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    LS Cargo opens in Sweden

    2015-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - LS Cargo has opened a new office in Sweden, which will be headed up by Andreas Larsson.

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    Star Shipping shines in valve move

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Pakistan based Star Shipping has coordinated the transport of valve body casings, each weighing 58 tonnes, from Karachi to Muzaffarabad by road.

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    Cosco adds MPV duo

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Cosco Shipping has taken delivery of two newbuild 36,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels - Tian Fu and Tian Lu.

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    ACS raises festive spirit

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) London headquarters raised almost GBP7,500 (USD11,200) for its chosen charities at its 2015 Christmas party.

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    AAL heads to Port Hedland

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - AAL has loaded a 410-tonne air cooled condenser (ACC) unit on board its vessel AAL Nanjing in Changsu, China destined for Australia's Port Hedland.

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    Erhardt in US transformation

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Erhardt Proyectos has coordinated the delivery of a 255-tonne ABB transformer, as well as some additional breakbulk cargo, from Spain to the USA.

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    Dan Czech on the double

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Dan Czech Special Transport has coordinated the delivery of two 93-tonne tanks from Košice, Slovakia to Munkebo in Denmark via the ports of Bratislava and Rotterdam.

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    First of four for Chipolbrok

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping (Chipolbrok) has taken delivery of the first in a series of four newbuild general cargo vessels - Chipolbrok Pacific - from Shanghai Shipyard.

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    Bergé Marítima ups capacity

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Bergé Marítima has invested in a new mobile harbour crane for its terminal in the Port of Bilbao.

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    Flamar and OXL file for bankruptcy

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - The multipurpose project shipping sector ends the year on a sad note with the news that ships agency Flamar and heavy lift and multipurpose shipping line OXL have filed for bankruptcy at the commercial court in Bruges.

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    Mammoet turns on gas in Algeria

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Mammoet has transported a 400-tonne Siemens gas turbine generator from Algiers port to the Cap Djinet power plant project site in Algeria.

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    Realco lets it slide

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Realco Logistics has shipped eight water slides from Chengdu, China to Subic Bay in the Philippines.

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    Lander lands at TransAtlantic

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Effective January 1, 2016, Magnus Lander will become managing director for TransAtlantic AB, replacing Heléne Mellquist.

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    Super six for Ekin

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Ekin Heavy & Project Cargo Transportation has completed the delivery of six oversize components from Turkey to Azerbaijan.

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    ETS doubles up

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Marine survey agency ETS was appointed to complete a marine warranty survey for a project cargo loading operation in Japan and discharge in Saudi Arabia.

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    Breakbulk shipping improvement 'some way off'

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - According to global shipping consultancy Drewry, although demand growth is expected to recover next year after a very poor 2015, and supply growth is likely to be minimal, competition from other sectors will maintain pressure on the breakbul