All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2016
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TII to exhibit at ConExpo
December 30 - TII Group will exhibit its range of heavy-duty trailers at ConExpo in Las Vegas, which takes place May 7-11, 2017.
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Vandermeiren heads up Antwerp
December 30 - Effective January 1, 2017, Jacques Vandermeiren will become chief executive officer and president of the Executive Committee of Antwerp Port Authority.
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Crane sails with Steder
December 29 - Steder Group has completed the shipment of a knuckle boom crane and associated equipment via the Dutch inland waterways to the Port of Rotterdam, where the cargo was loaded on board a SAL Heavy Lift vessel for shipment to the Far East.
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RedBox claims NSR first
December 29 - ZPMC RedBox Energy Services believes the current sailing of its vessel Audax from the Bering Straits to Sabetta on Russia's Yamal Peninsula is the first ever mid-winter transit of a module carrier on the Northern Sea Route.
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Century move for Lift & Shift
December 29 - Lift & Shift has completed the delivery of 100 modules for Zadco's Upper Zakum oilfield project in Abu Dhabi and Petrofac's Rabab Harweel Integrated Project (RHIP) in Oman.
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FESCO adds to fleet
December 29 - Effective January 2017, the 20-year-old container vessel FESCO Nagaevo will join the fleet of FESCO Transportation Group and operate in FESCO's Korsakov Direct Line.
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Antwerp achieves record year
December 29 - The Port of Antwerp expected to close 2016 with a record cargo throughput of over 214 million tonnes, despite a year-on-year decline in conventional breakbulk and ro-ro volumes.
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Volcanic move for ILS
December 28 - ILS Chile has delivered a consignment of project cargo to the Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant, which is located at an altitude of 5,000 m in one of the South American country's volcanic areas.
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Dutch ship management venture created
December 28 - Thorco Shipping Holland has reached an agreement with Navigia and Feederlines to join forces in a new technical ship management venture, which will represent four brands: Thorco Projects, Navigia, Feederlines and Peak.
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Papenburg carries crane couple
December 28 - Combi Lift's multipurpose heavy deck carrier Papenburg has shipped an LHM 550 crane and an LHM 600 crane from Rostock, Germany to Antwerp.
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ARRC renews in Houston
December 27 - Effective January 1, 2017, Atlantic RoRo Carriers (ARRC) will renew its partnership with Manchester Terminal at the Port of Houston giving it priority berthing and round-the-clock operations managed through Gulf Stream Marine.
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Antonov appoints UK sales team
December 28 - Antonov Airlines has appointed Dreamlifts Limited as its general sales agent, replacing Ruslan International.
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Integrated expands fleet
December 23 - Integrated Logistics Company in Kuwait has taken delivery of a new Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane, 20 Terex AC 100/4L all-terrain cranes and ten Terex Explorer 5600 all-terrain cranes.
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Airlander repaired
December 23 - Damage sustained to Hybrid Air Vehicles' Airlander after its heavy landing this summer has been repaired, and the new cockpit will now be painted in preparation for the fitting of the windscreens.
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Wilhelmsen and Wallenius sign reshuffle agreement
December 23 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding and Wallenius Lines have signed an agreement leading to a new ownership structure for their jointly owned investments in Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Eukor Car Carriers and American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier.
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SOL opens new ro-ro route
December 22 - Swedish Orient Line (SOL) is beginning a new ro-ro service between Ventpils (Latvia), Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Tilbury (UK) from the end of January 2017.
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Winch gets a lift with RRS
December 22 - Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has transhipped a 40-tonne winch for vehicle manufacturer Saab Seaeye using a 60-tonne capacity hydraulic gantry system.
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Gothenburg terminal gets operator
December 22 - Sandahlsbolagen Sweden has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port, with effect from December 2017.
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Fuchs leaves Goldhofer
December 22 - Stefan Fuchs is no longer ceo of German trailer manufacturer Goldhofer and has left the company.
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Brunel adds Chinese rail link
December 22 - Brunel Project Cargo says that it can now offer a rail service for containers between Yiwu, China to London, UK.