All Heavy haulage and trailers articles – Page 162

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    Russian forwarder sees wind power potential

    2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Russia could breathe new life into the country's project forwarding sector by investing in wind power technology, according to one local operator.

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    Mammoet to introduce superheavy cranes in 2011

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    August 7 - Heavy lift and transport specialist Mammoet will introduce two New Generation cranes, developed in-house, for the very heaviest lifts.

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    Results show times are tough

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - A raft of Q2 and H1 2009 results published in the last few days has demonstrated a very clear trend in the industry that has reflected the wider global picture: while all companies are down, US-based companies are more down than the rest.

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    WWPC names Romanian member

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL has been appointed as the exclusive member in Romania of the project forwarder network - Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC).

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    Two new members for cargo equipment owners network

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - The recently founded network for cargo equipment owners, Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd, has named Barcelona-based Multitrade Spain SRL as its new member in Spain and Bremen-based F. W. Neukirch (GmbH & Co.) KG - Internationale Spedition as its ne

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    Beluga carries world's largest buoy

    2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - It took the combined skills of shipping line, client and manufacturer to move a buoy some 27 metres high and weighing more than 1100 tons from Indonesia to an offshore location in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    SAL expands in Australasia

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Heavy lift carrier Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has opened a new office in Fremantle, western Australia, in an expansion of its Australasian operations.

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    Co-hosted conferences for high and heavy operators

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - Two key co-hosted freight industry conferences with great relevance to high and heavy project operations are to be held at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona at the end of October.

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    Ainscough promotion for Kesterton

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - UK crane hire company, Ainscough Crane Hire intends to combine its national sales effort under the leadership of George Kesterton, previously sales director with responsibility for the Northern Region.

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    Platform installed on Jumbo Javelin to deliver TPs

    2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - One of Jumbo Offshore's heavy lift and installation ships, Jumbo Javelin, is preparing to deliver installation services for offshore wind farms, thanks to the installation of a specialised ship-based, self-stabilising platform.

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    SkyHook heavy lift vehicle on track

    2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - The Boeing Company and SkyHook International has confirmed that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning the aircraft's overall performance and layout have been established.

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    Jumping on the bandwagon

    2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - There is an old saying that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.

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    Silvasti Logistics sees double

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Silvasti Logistics, the Finnish abnormal load transport company, which is a member of the CEE global network of equipment owners, has moved eight evaporators, weighing from 150 to 200 tonnes, by barge from Varkaus in Finland to V

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    SAL commissions two heavy lift vessels

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - SAL - Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land, has placed an Euros 120 million order with the Sietas shipyard for the construction of two heavy lift vessels to be built in the Hamburg Neuenfelde shipyard.

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    Maximus inks Etihad Airways deal

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Abu Dhabi-based heavy lift and project cargo airline Maximus Air Cargo has started operating seven cargo flights a week for Etihad Airways between the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and East Africa.

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    New Commercial Director for GPLN

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - GPLN has named Luzius Haffter Commercial Director.

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    Trio of jobs shows ALE Heavylift's capabilities

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) has demonstrated its capabilities in regards to transportation, handling and installation of heavy, indivisible items with three separate projects across a number of industrial sectors.

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    Rolf Riedl GmbH named top supplier by AREVA

    2009-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Leading global energy company, AREVA has named German heavy lift shipping specialist Rolf Riedl GmbH as one of its top suppliers out of more than 8000 suppliers in Germany.

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    Russia to resume production of world's largest airplane

    2009-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Reports in the Russian media suggest that production of the Antonov An-124, the largest commercial aircraft to be mass-produced, could be about to recommence.

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    Ainscough Crane Hire promotes from within

    2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Ainscough Crane Hire, one of the UK's largest crane hire operators has announced recent changes within its senior team.