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Bigge acquires third Manitowoc 16000 crawler
August 20 - California-based crane rental company Bigge Crane and Rigging has purchased a third Manitowoc 16000 and made it immediately available for hiring. The heavy-boom 16000 is optimised for wind turbine erection.
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GPLN signs up L.C. van Tiel Logistics
August 19 - Rotterdam-based L.C. van Tiel Logistics has joined the Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN).
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Bigge produces users' rental equipment fleet reference guide
August 19 - California-based crane rental company Bigge Crane and Rigging has produced a crane reference guide containing basic information on the majority of the cranes and equipment in its rental fleet.
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Allfort deliver hatch covers
August 19 - Japanese forwarder, Allfort Co Inc has successfully delivered 40 hatch covers, totally over 5,000 cu m in volume and over 1,100 tonnes in weight from Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan to Varna, Bulgaria.
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Air Charter Service anticipates another strong peak season
August 18 - Air Charter Service's Hong Kong office anticipates another strong peak season for shipments out of Asia, with signs that it could be better than the final quarter of last year, itself the office's busiest period in its history.
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Immediate success for Scheuerle's InterCombi PB
August 17- A sixty-tonne processing machine 13m long, 3m wide and 3.4m is one of the latest heavy lift movements to utilise German handling equipment manufacturer Scheuerle's InterCombi PB (Power Booster) with shiftable drive axles.
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WWPC members combine forces to move tunnel boring equipment
August 17 - Albacor Shipping has handled the transport of two used Tunnel Boring Main Drives (TBMD), each weighing 95 tonnes, from New York to Kehl in Germany.
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DHL shines light on CO2 reduction
August 17 - Global forwarder DHL has launched an initiative to retrofit energy efficient lighting and equipment at its global forwarding units in the Americas region: initially to be rolled out in the United States before expanding to Canada and Mexico.
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Air charter companies rally to aid Pakistan flood victims
August 16 - London-based Air Charter Service has provided significant lift of aid to victims of the Pakistan floods through a range of aircraft types secured by its global network of offices.
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Goldhofer launches new 62 metre wind blade trailer
August 13 - Goldhofer has launched a new flatbed semi-trailer for transporting wind power plant blades up to 62 metres long.
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Beluga Shipping equips new vessel with broadband satellite communication system
August 12 - Beluga Shipping has selected MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), to install a broadband VSAT system on the new MV Beluga Shanghai.
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ACS flies tricky load to Nigerian FPSO
August 12 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) London office recently arranged two charters for a very awkward load from France into Nigeria.
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Newbuild hulls boost Rotterdam project cargoes
August 11 - HLPFI has been advised that in the first six months of 2010 the port of Rotterdam has handled 245,000 tonnes of 'other general cargo' at the buoys in the Waalhaven basin.
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ASCO takeover targets Norway energy sector
August 10 - The ASCO Group has acquired a Norwegian freight forwarder in a bid to target the local energy sector.
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TBS International sees second quarter loss narrow
August 9 - TBS International has reported a narrower loss for the second quarter, helped mainly by a 54 percent growth in revenues.
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BEST Logistics on the move
August 9 - BEST Logistics, a joint venture between Haeger & Schmidt International of Duisburg, Felbermayr of Wels, and Andreas H
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NATREX scores a Mexican hatrick
August 6 - The Moscow-based NATREX Group has handled the delivery of a hydroelectric generator, plus auxiliary items to be installed at 750-megawatt La Yesca power station in Mexico.
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Flinter strengthens its financial position
August 6 - Shipping company Flinter says that it has successfully completed negotiations with its bankers to extend its credit facilities, thus creating a sound financial basis that will enable the company to make the most of the improving market.
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Incoterms 2010 explained to industry professionals
August 6 - Dutch-based industry training provider Heavy Transport Training and Consultancy (HTTC) is organising a seminar next month to explain the new Incoterms 2010.
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Cargolux Expands Saudi Arabia Service
August 5 - Cargolux has introduced a weekly flight to Riyadh, adding to its twice weekly service to Dammam.