All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2016 – Page 5

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    PFN heads to Amsterdam

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - New project forwarder network Project Freight Net (PFN) will hold its first annual conference from November 8-9 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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    Shinui Petra adds MLC650

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - South Korean equipment rental company Shinui Petra has added a MLC650 crawler crane from Manitowoc to its fleet.

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    Super six for Tschudi

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Tschudi Project Transports will open its sixth office at Lilla Bommen in Gothenburg, Sweden on February 15.

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    UK offshore site on the market

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Bilfinger GVA has been instructed to market a former shipyard at Hadrian Road on the north bank of the River Tyne, Wallsend, in the UK.

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    Indiana sets shipping record

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - The Ports of Indiana handled over 12.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, surpassing 2014's record volume by nearly 18 percent.

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    FLS in drum roll

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has coordinated the shipment of a 45-tonne oversize drum from Faridabad, India to Kirkuk in Iraq.

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    DFDS names terminals manager

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - In the UK, DFDS has appointed John Kendall as project cargo manager - terminals.

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    Last day for regular registration to SC&RA symposium

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Today is the cut-off date for regular registration for the SC&RA 2016 Specialized Transportation Symposium, which takes place from March 1 to 4, at The Peabody, Memphis, USA.

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    Big moves for PCN members

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - CEA Projects, member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Thailand, has coordinated the unloading and transport of 13 Komatsu 830E haul trucks in Thailand.

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    Kaarlaid makes it 50

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Estonian transport company Kaarlaid is to take delivery of its 50th Faymonville trailer.

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    Edwards debuts Faktor 5

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Edwards Moving & Rigging has used its new 500-tonne capacity Goldhofer Faktor 5 high girder bridge for the first time in the delivery of a 490,817 lb (222-tonne) steam generator turbine in northern Virginia.

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    Whiting powers Michigan

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Whiting Corporation has coordinated the installation of a 250-tonne capacity bridge crane at a nuclear power plant in Michigan, USA.

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    Metro Ports moves home

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Metro Ports and its parent company Nautilus International Holding are moving into new headquarters in Long Beach, California on February 16.

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    Time for Sommer at Gruber

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Intertransport Gruber has appointed Patrick Sommer as its new project manager.

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    Terberg launches specialist trailer division

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Terberg DTS (UK) has established its specialist trailer business as a stand-alone division within the company.

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    Oversize cargo slides in Hamburg

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The Port of Hamburg handled 1.7 million tonnes of non-containerised general cargo, including out-of-gauge and ro-ro cargoes, in 2015 - a 14 percent decrease compared with 2014.

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    Inspirational move for Beyel Bros

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging has transported a mock-up space shuttle, Inspiration, from the now closed Astronaut Hall of Fame site in Florida to its temporary home at the company's Merritt Island boat yard.

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    Brownsville steels ahead

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Preliminary numbers indicate that the Port of Brownsville handled over 10.1 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, exceeding the 2014 throughput by 1.7 million tonnes.

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    Port of Venice looks to Iran

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Following the visit of the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to Italy, the Port of Venice has travelled to Iran to examine the opportunities available for the breakbulk and project cargo sector.

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    Dan-Czech moves tank trio

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Dan-Czech Specialtransport has handled the delivery of three giant cryogenic storage tanks, manufactured by Chart Industries in Czech Republic, from their production facility in Decin to the Port of Hamburg.