All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2020 – Page 3
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NewsHLI handles the pressure in yankee move
HLI Rail & Rigging has moved a yankee dryer – a pressure vessel used in the production of tissue paper – 300 miles (482.8 km) from Erie to Lock Haven in Pennsylvania.
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NewsHeavy Lift Awards category spotlight: Shipping Line of the Year
HLPFI takes a look at the Shipping Line of the Year award, sponsored by Trans Global Projects Group (TGP).
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NewsEaster named permanent ceo at Daseke
North American specialised transport provider Daseke has appointed Chris Easter as its permanent ceo and a member of the board of director
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NewsUK launches consultation of free ports
The UK is moving ahead with plans to establish up to ten free ports (also known as free-trade zones) in a bid to unlock post-Brexit opportunities and support logistics supply chains.
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NewsMaiden trip for Allelys’ Faktor 5.5
UK-based Allelys has delivered three 260-tonne transformers to a construction site in New Deer, Scotland on behalf of deugro.
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NewsMammoet restructures regional activities
Following the acquisition of ALE, Mammoet has detailed its new regional structure and the respective managing directors.
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NewsCaldwell launches TLC clamp
Under-the-jib equipment supplier The Caldwell Group has launched a clamp designed for lifting and turning curved plate or pipe from horizontal to vertical positions, and vice versa.
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NewsLaso rebrands GTE in Mozambique
Mozambique-based GTE-Gruas E Transportes Especiais, a subsidiary of Laso Transportes, has rebranded as Laso Moçambique.
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NewsDKT boosts commercial team
De Keyser Thornton Group (DKT) – exclusive agent for AAL in the Benelux region – has appointed Kurt Lyssens and Peter De Boer to its commercial team.
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NewsSwift delivery for Van der Vlist
Late last year, Van der Vlist transported a cruise vessel from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in Poland to Lake Windermere in the UK on behalf of the manufacturer Damen Shipyards.
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NewsSaCeMa Nordic in mining move
SaCeMa Nordic Projects has moved mining equipment to northern Sweden.
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NewsLEEA adds LiftEx events
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is expanding its LiftEx event portfolio to include a Middle East exhibition and a LiftEx Lite show in Egypt.
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NewsBreakbulk Asia postponed
Breakbulk Asia, which was originally scheduled to take place from March 18-19 in Shanghai, has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsLogistics industry braces for a global slowdown
The majority of logistics executives surveyed in Agility’s 2020 Emerging Markets Index expect a recession in the next 12 months, amid concerns about downward pressure on global trade volumes.
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NewsStraddle carriers arrive in Grangemouth
The port of Grangemouth in Scotland has taken delivery of five Kalmar straddle carriers as part of a multi-million-pound investment in its terminal equipment.
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NewsTGP mitigates biosecurity risk
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered construction equipment and materials to the British Antarctic Research Station at King Edward Point on the subantarctic island of South Georgia.
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NewsAntonov HQ to take over GSSA role
Following the end of the general sales and service agent (GSSA) agreement with UK-based Dreamlifts, Antonov Airlines has confirmed that these tasks will be handled in-house at its headquarters in Ukraine.
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NewsHeavy lift cargo boosts volumes at Duluth
Cargo volume exceeded 33.5 million tons at the port of Duluth-Superior for the 2019 shipping season, ranking as the port’s third-highest throughput since 2015, reports Morgan McClean.
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NewsEGL supports Assiut power station project
Egyptian Global Logistics (EGL) has transported components for the Assiut power station project in Egypt.
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NewsMærsk names Jany as CFO
A.P. Møller - Mærsk has appointed Patrick Jany as its chief financial officer and member of the executive board, effective May 1, 2020.