All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2014 – Page 4
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Seaports of Niedersachsen sees positives
February 18 - Despite a year-on-year fall of seven percent in cargo volumes, the Seaports of Niedersachsen reports that individual business areas of its ports, such as the handling of wind energy components, forest products and automobiles, has seen posit
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Port projects planned at Longview
February 18 - The Port of Longview has stated that in 2014 it plans to continue the redevelopment of Berth 4, as well as invest in the port's first mobile harbour crane.
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Landfall gets into the Spirit
February 18 - Landfall Marine Contractors has chartered a heavy lift vessel to transport 24 MPS container-pontoons and a 300-tonne jack-up barge to Ghana.
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West of Duddon powers up
February 18 - The West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm, a renewable energy project developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy, has generated its first electricity for the United Kingdom's national grid.
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Heavy deliveries for Tianjie
February 18 - Tianjie Heavy Industries, parent company of THI-Fulangjie, has delivered two 450-tonne straddle carriers, along with one 150-tonne and two 450-tonne marine hoists.
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Port executive appointments for France
February 18 - The Marseilles Fos port authority has appointed Jean-Marc Forneri as chairman, Delphine Andre as deputy chair, and backed the nomination of Christine Cabau Woehrel as chief executive officer (ceo) on the port's executive board.
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Kestrel and SSL to serve Americas
February 18 - Kestrel Liner Agencies has appointed Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics (SSL) as its agent in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
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Aeolus breezes out of Sietas
February 18 - The jack-up vessel, Aeolus, which was constructed at the Sietas shipyard for Dutch marine engineering company, Van Oord, has left the shipyard.
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WWL adds Santander
February 18 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added a twice monthly call at Santander in Spain to its Europe-Oceania service.
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Wind tower rises with SNS
February 17 - SNS International Transport has transported components for a wind turbine tower, which will be installed in Jordan's Al Shobak district.
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First for Yekaterinburg, says Volga-Dnepr
February 17 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a 103-tonne turbine rotor from Frankfurt-Hahn to Yekaterinburg, Russia onboard on of its AN-124-100 freighter aircraft.
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Reggeborg delivered to Wagenborg
February 17 - After successful sea trials, the multipurpose vessel Reggeborg - the second in a series of three cargo ships - has been delivered to Wagenborg Shipping.
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QCN unifies brand
February 17 - Quality Cargo Networks (QCN) has launched a streamlined marketing concept for the three companies that it manages: Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) and Priority Cargo Network.
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Arctic shipping routes no silk road for China
February 17 - The Arctic Institute has released a report entitled The Future of Arctic Shipping: A New Silk Road for China, which discusses the impact Arctic shipping routes will have on trade to and from Asia.
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Giant rotor flies with Ruslan
February 14 - Ruslan International has carried a power station rotor from Kuwait to Singapore using one of the 17 Antonov AN-124 freighter aircraft under its management.
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Heavy lifts for Fagioli
February 14 - Fagioli India has lifted an 800-tonne ship-to-shore crane at Pipavav port in India.
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Polet denies reports
February 14 - Polet Airlines has denied reports in the international media that charter rates for the AN-124 freighter are set to increase following the grounding of two of its aircraft.
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Fednav "delivers higher standard"
February 14 - International dry bulk shipping group, Fednav Limited, has launched its new webiste along with a new brand image and video showcasing its activities.
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Panama reaches initial deal to resume canal expansion
February 14 - Reports in the international media suggest that the outline of a deal has been reached towards ending a lengthy budget dispute over the stalled project to expand the Panama canal.
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Liebherr denies blame for Brazilian accident
February 14 - All investigations concluded to date by the Liebherr crane experts have shown that its LR 11350 crane was not the cause of the accident at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo on November 27, 2013.