Heavy haulage and trailers – Page 169

  • News

    Coastal Bulk Shipping blames low-cost haulage

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - The availability of low-cost road haulage has been blamed for the recent entry into administration of UK coastal and shortsea bulk shipping operator, Coastal Bulk Shipping.

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    Jumbo Offshore wins Cascade and Chinook contract

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a combined transportation and installation contract by Technip USA in connection with the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    deugro Group adds to board as it starts 2009 in a bullish mood

    2009-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Strategic additions to the board of the deugro Group at the start of the year have been announced by the Kelsterbach-based heavy lift, project and specialist cargo forwarder.

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    Fairstar launches underwritten equity issue of up to NOK 75 million

    2009-01-27T00:00:00Z

    27/01/2009Heavy lift shipping company Fairstar has successfully arranged for an underwritten equity issue of up to NOK75 million to secure sufficient liquidity to redeem all outstanding bonds no later than October 2009.

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    One in 20 box ships to be mothballed by February

    2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - More than one in twenty containerships are likely to be laid up in February as a result of significant declines in box traffic, taking significant capacity from the market.

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    London Array future questioned by consortium member

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - One of the three parties in the consortium behind a GBP3 billion scheme to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary is reported to have questioned the viability of the project.

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    Flinterrachel is launched

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The Flinterrachel, the second of a pair of 5,500 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift ships has been launched.

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    GPLN signs on Westfracht

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - GPLN, the global project logistics network, recently welcomed the German service provider Westfracht Spezialverkehre International as the newest member.

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    Swire Shipping upgrades services

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Swire Shipping has enhanced its Eastabout round-the-world service linking North American ports with the Middle East and India.

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    Hudson heavy lift recovers US Airways A320

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - The recovery of the crashed US Airways A320 from New York's Hudson River involved one of the largest floating cranes in operation on the US East Coast.

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    BigLift Shipping fleet just gets bigger

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Amsterdam-based BigLift is set to bring five more heavy lift ships into service in 2010. The D-4 types will be 17,500 dwt and offer two 400 tonne cranes, offering 800 tonnes of lifting capacity in tandem, and one 12 tonne crane.

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    PPG adds Indian member

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - International project cargo network, Project Professionals Group, is continuing to ensure a smooth ride along the 'Silk Road' with a new member for eastern India.

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    Ti offers comprehensive report on North America Logistics 2009

    2009-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - A comprehensive report on the state of the transport and logistics market in North America has been published by Transport Intelligence.

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    Jumbo's 23 moves to support Australian LNG project

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Two of Jumbo Shipping's heavy lift ships have completed transport work for the first stage of the multi-million dollar Pluto LNG project in Western Australia.

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    Corpus Christi to increase storage area

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Plans to develop a 12.5 hectare storage area at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas have been unveiled.

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    Fagioli PSC completes 50th boiler drum lifting project

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Fagioli PSC India, a joint venture of the Gemini Group, Fagioli and Fagioli UK has successfully completed its 50th boiler drum lifting project for JSW Energy at the four 300MW coal-based thermal power station project at Jaigad, India.

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    ICS Logstics inks deal to acquire Coastal Maritime terminal operations

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Terminal operator ICS Logistics has acquired fellow terminal operator Coastal Maritime, a year after ICS Logistics was itself acquired by Babcock & Brown.

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    Heavy lift experts to speak at Middle East Cranes conference

    2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Ludo Sarens, managing director of Belgian heavy lift giant Sarens, and Alex Mullins, general manager of Al Jaber Heavy Lift are just two of the experts scheduled to speak at Cranes Today's two-day conference in Dubai, Middle East Cranes.

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    Catamarans Nigeria-Bound thanks to Beko

    2009-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - Dutch heavy lift specialists Beko Transport Consultants is to move three catamarans, each 33 m in length and weighing 55 tonnes, from the UAE to Nigeria.

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    HLCV Borealis hull in final touches for launching

    2009-01-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Nantong Yahua Shipyard in China has started final preparations for launching the hull of the HLCV Borealis for Norwegian line Nordic Heavy Lift. The launching is scheduled to take place by mid October.