All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2015 – Page 5
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Quick response from Volga-Dnepr
February 13 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines' offices in Ulyanovsk, Russia and London Stansted have combined forces to expedite an urgent shipment of oil production equipment, weighing 35 tonnes, from Scotland to Turkey.
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NWSC sees volume slip
February 13 - North-Western Shipping Company's (NWSC) cargo volumes fell by 13 percent year-on-year in 2014 to 5.6 million tonnes.
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Pan Ocean signs purchase deal
February 13 - Having received approval from the relevant Korean court, Harim Group and the JKL Consortium have signed a contract for the purchase of Pan Ocean.
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AsstrA takes long road trip
February 13 - AsstrA's heavy lift division has handled the transportation of a 13-tonne vacuum chamber from Xiamen, China to Moscow.
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Geodis appoints Indian sales head
February 13 - Geodis India has appointed Martijn Tasma as its national sales manager, with responsibility for sales and the market development of its freight forwarding and logistics business in the country.
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Antwerp offers expertise in India
February 13 - The port of Antwerp is offering training for port professionals in India in a new specially equipped training centre at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
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Altius delivers for Optara
February 13 - Altius has transported various heavy and over-dimensional cargoes for the ongoing development and expansion of Total's Optara refinery in Antwerp, Belgium.
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CEA carries transformers across border
February 13 - CEA Projects has coordinated the transport of several transformers from Thailand's Laem Chabang port to the site of the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower project in Laos.
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The Friday Flyer - February 13th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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US ports suspend operations
February 12 - The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), representing employers at 29 US West Coast ports, is suspending vessel loading and unloading at all ports starting today (Thursday February 12) amid stalled labour contract negotiations with the Intern
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Tension rises at Steder Group
February 12 - Steder Group has transported a 318-tonne tensioner for a client in the construction business from the Netherlands to China.
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White Marlin enters the stage
February 12 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has confirmed that the Dockwise vessel White Marlin has been named and christened during a ceremony in Guangzhou, China.
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Mammoet targets crane training
February 12 - Mammoet has added a new custom-built simulator for its largest crane - the PTC 140/200 DS - to its training centre in the Netherlands.
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Hill Dickinson appoints Hoyland
February 12 - Rachel Hoyland has joined international law firm Hill Dickinson as a senior associate in its shipping team.
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Antwerp port house rises
February 12 - A huge steel structure has been installed on top of a building as part of the construction of Antwerp Port Authority's striking new headquarters, which were designed by architect Zaha Hadid.
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Le Havre ups multimodal offering
February 11 - HAROPA's port of Le Havre has invested EUR130 million (USD146 million) into a rail and barge facility, which is expected to begin operating in spring of this year.
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DLT designs for Doha
February 11 - Dorman Long Technology (DLT) has been awarded a contract by Qinhuangdao Tianye Tolian Heavy Industry for the design of a bridge deck erection gantry, a transporter and a pair of straddle carriers for the Doha Link of the Sheik Jaber Al Ahmad
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XCMG declares milestone for all-terrain crane
February 11 - XCMG's XCA5000 all-terrain crane, which it claims is the world's largest, has lifted a 2 MW wind turbine in Yunnan province, China.