All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2017
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Metruck joins Port of Seattle
December 29 - The Port of Seattle, USA, has appointed retired US Coast Guard (USCG) rear admiral, Stephen P. Metruck, as its executive director.
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Liege to invest in cargo capacity
December 29 - Media reports suggest that Belgium's Liege Airport will invest EUR50 million (USD59.95 mn) in new cargo facilities during 2018 to cater to an increasing number of freighter flights.
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PCN members on the move
December 28 - Fortune International Transport, a member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), has coordinated a shipment with fellow PCN members, C.H. Robinson Project Logistics and Cuchi Shipping.
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Safmarine catches bus shipment
December 28 - Nikhil Logistics has coordinated the delivery of 53 commercial busses from India to the Middle East Gulf region.
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Last-minute moves for JSL Global
December 27 - Qatar-based JSL Global has coordinated the delivery of four disassembled gantry cranes from Hamad Port to Essen, Germany.
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Stevens tows the line with GE
December 27 - Stevens Towing has delivered a second GE LMS100 gas turbine from South Carolina to Houston.
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Broekman delivers for MAN
December 27 - Broekman Project Logistics has coordinated the delivery of eight MAN engines, weighing 325-tonnes each, from St. Nazaire, France to Rotterdam.
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Freja acquires Transcargo
December 27 - Freja Transport & Logistics has signed an agreement for the acquisition of transport company Transcargo.
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Hutchison takes TMA stake
December 22 - Hutchison Ports has acquired a 50 percent shareholding in TMA Logistics.
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Tacoma elects commission officers
December 22 - The Port of Tacoma in the USA has elected Don Meyer as commission president for 2018.
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Altius handles ship unloaders
December 22 - Altius has transported two fully erected ship unloaders from the port of Hamriyah in the UAE, to the port of Aqaba, Jordan.
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ALE loads-out in Russia
December 22 - ALE has completed the load-out of a satellite platform topside, weighing 3,200 tonnes, for the Korchagin oilfield development project in Russia.
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AAPA pleased with final tax bill
The US Congress has passed the final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation, including provisions related to tax-empt bond financing and wind energy production tax credits.
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Mammoet lights up Seattle
December 21 - Mammoet has lifted and installed three transformers for Seattle City Light's Denny electrical substation under construction in the USA.
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Dirks re-elected at Niedersachsen
December 21 - Karsten Dirks has been re-elected as ceo of Niedersächsische Hafenvertretung (NHV).
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Corpus Christi increases capacity
December 21 - Port Corpus Christi has approved a contract for the construction of an additional 25 acre (10.1 ha) laydown yard for the storage of wind turbine components and other breakbulk cargo.
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ALE lifts on the horizon
December 21 - ALE has lifted the second section of a telescopic tower, weighing 260 tonnes, for a self-installing telescopic offshore wind turbine in Gran Canaria.
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Panalpina partners with Al Rushaid
December 21 - Panalpina has formed a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Al Rushaid, combining its services in air and ocean freight, and Customs clearance, as well as warehousing and distribution.
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Reducing accidents and improving safety during the erection and transportation of onshore wind turbines will be the focus of the third edition of the ESTA and FEM Experts Summit, which will be held in Hamburg on March 6, 2018.
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Schacht departs Europatrans
December 20 - Europatrans, part of the EMS-Fehn-Group, has appointed Michael Plewa as managing director, succeeding Andreas Schacht with immediate effect.