Heavy haulage and trailers – Page 131

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    W3G Marine and IHC Merwede work on new offshore vessel

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM's patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS)

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    Two into one will go as ports of Rotterdam and Dordrecht join forces

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The ports of Rotterdam and Dordrecht, a few kilometres to the rear of the Dutch gateway, have become one single port in terms of nautical management and commercial activity from the beginning of July.

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    Terex helps what goes up to come down

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - A Terex CC6800 lattice boom crawler crane, owned by MAXIKraft Kran und Schwerlastlogistik GmbH, recently removed the rotor and nacelle of a 5 MW wind turbine working at a height of 90 m.

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    Donjon names new general manager

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Global marine services provider, Donjon Marine Co Inc has named Paul Deterding as general manager of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair.

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    Heavy lift ground movements at the port of Rypefjord

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - An oil and gas development in the cold of the Barents Sea due to come on-stream in two years, is providing project cargo and heavy lift off-shore opportunities for HLPFI readers.

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    Around the world in three heavy lift seminars

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - A trio of heavy lift seminars for project cargo professionals who are interested in honing their oversized and out-of-gauge cargo handling skills is to be held in the UK, US and Indonesia in September.

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    Integrated Logistics expands on the double

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Terex Cranes delivered two RT 100 Rough Terrain cranes to Integrated Logistics of Kuwait for maintenance tasks in the petro-chemical and gas refinery sectors, writes Jamie May.

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    Jumbo set to build in Croatia

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has announced a contract from Jumbo Shipping to build a heavy lift ship for one of the world's leading shipping companies involved in transportation of heavy or overdimensional cargoes.

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    Hansa boss reveals line's future to HLPFI

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Hansa Heavy Lift has introduced a six step programme from sales through to delivering cargo which it is confident will win over customers, the line's interim CEO Roger Iliffe has told HLPFI.

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    Heavy lift action for Germany

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Trailer manufacturer Scheuerle, a member to the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has provided significant transport equipment to deliver vital equipment for Alpha Ventus, Germany's first offshore wind park.

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    Paradip's largest cargo to date

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Continuing its march forward in handling of projects and heavy lift cargo, Direct Logistics India moved a heavy lift shipment weighing 262 tonnes for the Indian Oil Corporation as a part of the company's refinery project near Paradip, India, writ

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    Collett & Sons bolsters wind turbine capabilities

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Collett & Sons Ltd. has bought the wind turbine transport division of MDF Transport based in Great Yarmouth, UK.

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    Doubts raised over business case for offshore wind power generation

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - A report by global business consultants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, on the business case for the offshore wind power industry has determined that the industry "has some way to go to prove it can take its place as a sustainable part of the energy mix

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    African demand for heavy lift set to grow beyond 2021

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Africa is one of the few regions of the world where there is genuine expectation of large scale heavy lift growth in the next decade, claims global shipping forwarder and agent Tuscor Lloyds.

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    Super Freight claims a record with ship hull moves

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Super Freight, a Mumbai-based project freight forwarder, arranged the delivery of two ship hull sections in a move it describes as a "first of its kind in India".

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    Jumbo Shipping opens for business in Bremen

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - Dutch heavy lift shipping company, Jumbo Shipping has opened a representative office in Bremen, Germany, in cooperation with German independent breakbulk and heavy lift shipbroker Coli Schiffahrt & Transport KG.

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    New ship deal for NSCSA

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia has signed a 'murabaha' financing agreement with the Saudi British Bank (SABB) and the National Commercial Bank for SR822.6 million (USD219.3 million) that will finance 80 percent of the cost to construc

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    Port of Hartlepool calls for government transparency on renewable energy

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The Port of Hartlepool, UK, has hosted a ministerial visit by Charles Hendry, minister of state for the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change, and used the opportunity to call for more clarity in the UK government's renewable energy polic

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    To Russia with love through Novorossiysk

    2011-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Novorossiysk Port Terminal, in Russia's main port on the Black Sea, has recently played host to two significant high and heavy movements.

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    New Orleans hosts professional development for project forwarders

    2011-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Project forwarders seeking to continue their professional development can undertake a two-day course in New Orleans during the week of the Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition, October 24-27, 2011.