All Heavy haulage and trailers articles – Page 159

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    A fair wind for heavy lift after Sino-US trade agreement

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The outcome of the Hangzhou meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) has sent mixed messages to heavy lift and project cargo forwarders involved in the movement of wind farm components to China.

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    Heavy lift buoys Manitowoc

    2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Reports in the international business media suggest that the heavy lift segment of Manitowoc's crane business is holding up well, mainly helped by considerable spending on infrastructure and energy in markets such as the Middle East, Brazil,

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    Zagrebtrans handles transformer for South Africa

    2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - Croatian heavy lift transport specialist, Zagrebtrans has successfully handled the shipment of a 500 MVA transformer from Zagreb through Port Rijeka to South Africa.

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    Donjon Marine digs archaeology

    2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Well known for its heavy lift services, Donjon Marine has been awarded two separate contracts for salvage work on archaeological sites in Texas and New York.

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    UAL reaches halfway point of key cement contact

    2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - UAL-SA, the local subsidiary of global heavy lift line Universal Africa Lines (UAL), has reached the halfway point of a six-month contract to carry cement from Cape Town to Soyo, Angola where a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under

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    Borealis launched in China

    2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - The hull of the Nordic Heavy Lift line heavy lift/construction ship Borealis has been launched and is now afloat alongside at Nantong Yahua Shipyard in Nantong, China.

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    Breakbulk Asia roars into the Lion City

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Singapore will be the location for the 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Conference & Exhibition. This event will take place between January 26-27, 2010 and will be held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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    Goldhofer names Swiss area sales manager

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Robert Venier has joined Memmingen-based Goldhofer as a field sales executive with responsibility for growing business in Switzerland.

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    AOP Project Partners faces the music in Bremen

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - JH Logistik GmbH has become the most recent company to join the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Collett invests

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Collett Transport has recently taken delivery of a new, bespoke 110-tonne lift capacity straddle carrier at its MISTRAL Point, Heavy Lift Terminal at Goole in the UK.

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    Busy time in Asia for Mammoet jack ups and mega load-outs

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - While 2009 has provided some of the hardest business conditions for a generation, Mammoet reports that it has enjoyed a bullish period of activity for its jack ups and mega load outs.

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    Heavy lift seminars in 2009 and 2010

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - After the success of many previous heavy lift seminars related to safety in heavy lifting, Richard L Krabbendam, an expert in the field, has announced that many more seminars are yet to be held over the next few months in 2009 and 2010, write

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    A less rosy future for project cargoes?

    2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Having escaped the headline-grabbing drop in traffic levels suffered by the container shipping lines over the last two years, the prospects for the multipurpose, heavy lift cargo shipping is looking a little less rosy, writes James Graham.

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    20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference & Exhibition

    2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - All eyes are now focused on New Orleans where many of the world's heavy lift and project forwarding community is gathered for the 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition.

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    Projects group strengthens supply chain networks

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) is getting a positive response from supply chain service providers to an initiative to expand membership categories.

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    Russia grounds cargo planes after accident

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - The Press Association has reported that the Russian air force has grounded all its Ilyushin Il-76 heavy lift cargo planes for checks, after an accident in which an engine broke off the wing of an aircraft just before take-off.

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    Share issue for Tiong Woon

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Up to 34 million ordinary shares are to be issued by Tiong Woon Corporation (TWC) raise funds for the acquisition of more heavy lifting equipment.

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    SeaMetric cancels contracts for heavy lift vessels

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - SeaMetric International AS has cancelled the contracts for the construction of two heavy transport vessels in China.

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    Canadian truckers buy heavy lift haulage specialist

    2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - Challenger Motor Freight, of Cambridge, Ontario and has acquired most of the assets of Sandrock Specialized Carriers, a special commodities carrier focusing on transporting heavy equipment and over-dimensional freight, established ten years ag

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    Conference focuses on heavy lift airships

    2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Heavy lift cargo airships are the focus of the fifth annual Airships to the Arctic conference, to be held this week in Calgary.