All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2019
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NewsPanalpina reports positive results, as shareholders grapple for control
Panalpina has reported positive annual results, amid ongoing internal discussions over shareholder voting rights.
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NewsMultipurpose time charter rates fall
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have fallen over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsTadano introduces GTC-500
Tadano Mantis has launched the GTC-500 telescopic boom crawler crane.
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NewsConfusion over the UAE's Qatar embargo
Port circulars from Abu Dhabi Port Authority and DP World appeared to ease the restrictions on maritime trade with Qatar, but the country’s Federal Transport Authority insists the announcements have been “misinterpreted”.
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NewsHigh five for Vladivostok
The Commercial Port of Vladivostok, part of the Fesco Transportation Group, will receive five port cranes in 2020.
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NewsToll Group unveils vessel duo
Australia’s Toll Group has unveiled its latest general cargo vessel, Victorian Reliance II, at a naming ceremony at Webb Dock in Port Melbourne.
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NewsUlstein unveils offshore heavy lifter
Norway-headquartered shipbuilder Ulstein has unveiled a jack-up vessel design that is capable of handling and installing the next generation of offshore wind turbines.
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NewsALE completes Hornsea work
ALE has completed its full scope of work for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea.
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NewsChanges to K+N board of directors
David Kamenetzky, chief strategy and external affairs officer and member of the executive board of management at consumer goods company Anheuser-Busch Inbev, has been proposed for election to the board of directors of Kuehne + Nagel (K+N).
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NewsCollett opens gates
Collett & Sons has delivered eight lock gates destined for the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish highlands.
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NewsMAX Cranes lifts with Liebherr
Earlier this month, MAX Cranes assembled a Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane on behalf of Qube Ports at Whyalla wharf, Australia.
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NewsMixed impact from existing US tariffs and shifting deadlines
Asian shares improved dramatically this week on the news that the USA could delay a planned tariff increase on Chinese goods.
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NewsStraightpoint weighs up in the Netherlands
The Netherlands-based lifting and rigging equipment rental company LGH Hijsmaterieel has utilised four Straightpoint compression load cells to confirm the weight and centre of gravity of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.
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NewsCalifornia readies for offshore wind energy
Domestic and international companies are looking to California’s offshore wind energy potential, as the first phases of a federal leasing process are put in place.
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NewsALE supports HS2 with gantry move
ALE has moved a 290-tonne gantry crane in London, UK on behalf of the Costain Skanska joint venture.
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NewsRecord unit at Bilbao
The port of Bilbao, Spain, has loaded its heaviest-ever cargo: a 2,450-ton (2,223-tonne) ship-to-shore (STS) crane.
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NewsKerry Logistics appoints Porta
Kerry Logistics has appointed Marc Porta as managing director for its branches in Spain and Portugal.
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NewsDP World re-acquires P&O Ferries
DP World has purchased P&O Ferries, the holding company of P&O Ferries and P&O Ferrymasters, in a deal valued at approximately USD421 million.
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NewsGrimaldi picks Telespazio for communications upgrade
The Grimaldi Group has signed two contracts with Telespazio for the upgrade of its satellite communications systemson its fleet of cargo and passenger vessels.
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NewsDEME integrates offshore activities
Belgium-headquartered marine contractor DEME has integrated its various offshore subsidiaries, including GeoSea, Tideway, A2Sea and EverSea, into one unit – DEME Offshore.