All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2011 – Page 4
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Fairstar results highlight low utilisation in last quarter
February 10 - Fairstar Heavy Transport recorded a loss of USD2.7 million for the Fourth Quarter of 2010.
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WWL earns John Deere recognition
February 10 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), which has made no secret of its desire to increase its presence in the movement of heavy and OOG cargoes, has been granted recognition as a Partner-level supplier in the John Deere Achieving Excellence P
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Dachser debuts in Luxembourg
February 10 - International logistics company, Dachser has established a new branch in Luxembourg, bringing to 17 the number of countries in Europe where it has its own facilities.
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General cargoes help Hamburg recover
February 10 - In 2010, an increase in conventional general cargo throughput at the port of Hamburg to 2.6 million tonnes was helped by increased exports of project cargo and vehicles at 1.1 million tonnes (up by 19.5 percent), helping the port to leave th
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Air Partner increases global presence
February 10 - International air charter provider Air Partner has expanded its North American presence with the opening of a west coast operation in Los Angeles, California.
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Dangly bits fail to put off female rower in record attempt
February 9 - A life on the ocean wave was enough for a team of five men and one woman to set out from Tenerife just after New Year's Day to row across the Atlantic to Barbados. And one of the rowers was carrying a romantic secret with him.
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Railroad first for Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
February 8 - For the first time since the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened in 1970, the Lake Michigan port will have an onsite, dedicated rail-switching service. Norfolk Southern has been selected to begin providing switching services for customers of
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Emergency rubber sealing set to cause stir this year
February 8 - An emergency rubber sealing which can be used repeatedly provides extra security when needed for bulk and general cargoes, claims its manufacturer.
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Industry-wide focus on safety in project cargo handling launched
February 8 - The International Safety Panel (ISP) of the global cargo handling association, ICHCA International, the safety committee of the Port Equipment Manufacturers' Association (PEMA) and the TT Club have joined forces to provide an industry-wide fo
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Heavy lift companies boost Liberian-flag
February 8 - The actions of a number of leading heavy lift shipping lines, including Beluga, BBC, NSC and Rickmers, in registering their ships under the Liberian flag has helped the West Africa state to double the size of its flagged fleet in the ten year
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Heavy lift companies boost Liberian-flag
February 8 - The actions of a number of leading heavy lift shipping lines, including Beluga, BBC, NSC and Rickmers, in registering their ships under the Liberian flag has helped the West Africa state to double the size of its flagged fleet in the ten year
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Antwerp decision set to boost solar panels at the port
February 8 - One of Europe's leading heavy lift and project cargo ports is making it easier for port tenants to set up solar panels.
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Newly re-engineered socketing resin introduced
February 7 - Over the last 18 months, Sea-Fit has reformulated its socketing resin product, Socket Lock in a joint effort with ITW Polymer Technologies.
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Dockwise selects Hyundai
February 7 - Dockwise has appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea as yard to build its new ship to service the emerging market for ultra-large transports - see previous news items posted here on November 8 and 23.
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GAC continues Nordic expansion
February 7 - GAC Norway is continuing its expansion with the opening of its newest office at the south-eastern port of Borg Havn, Fredrikstad.
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National Cargo Bureau offers self-study course in securing of non-standardised cargoes
February 7 - The National Cargo Bureau has introduced a self-study course in securing of non-standardised cargoes
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Removal of lattice boom rescues crane from peat bog
February 7 - Safety measures built into its cranes and operating procedures proved their worth recently, says Liebherr.
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Breakbulk Asia posts record attendance
February 7 - The organiser of the recent Breakbulk Asia event in Singapore has said that it will inaugurate Breakbulk China in Shanghai in early 2012, bringing the largest event in the heavy lift, project cargo and breakbulk maritime sector to the world's