All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2020 – Page 4
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NewsDuluth awarded infrastructure grant
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has allocated a USD10.5 million grant to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.
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NewsWm. O'Brien opens in the USA
Ireland’s Wm. O'Brien is opening its first office in the USA, in Princeton, New Jersey.
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NewsALS loads locomotives in Sagunto
ALS has coordinated the transport of three 125-ton (113.4-tonne) locomotives from Spain.
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NewsDolaniecki joins Kässbohrer in Poland
Trailer manufacturer Kässbohrer has appointed Jakub Dolaniecki as its country manager in Poland.
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NewsRWG expands in Hanoi
Vietnam-based Red Wolf Global (RWG) has opened an office in Hanoi to serve the northern part of the country.
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NewsÖzkan moves into MENA role
Hareket has appointed Levent Çağkan Özkan to its sales team in the UAE.
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NewsHTA adds training courses
The UK’s Heavy Transport Association (HTA) has launched two abnormal load escort training programmes.
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NewsProLift acquires ARM
ProLift Rigging has acquired Advanced Riggers & Millwrights (ARM), a rigging and plant relocation company based in Riverside, California.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsSaCeMa Nordic in mining move
SaCeMa Nordic Projects has moved mining equipment to northern Sweden.
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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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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.