All Heavy haulage and trailers articles – Page 54

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    SC&RA considers critical lift factors

    2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Heavy lifts are often referred to as 'critical' simply because it is the biggest lift the company has ever undertaken, but that should not be the determining factor, according to the SC&RA's new Guide to Mobile Crane Safety Management.

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    Siemens powers ahead in Egypt

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - The first two Siemens gas turbines for the Beni Suef power plant project have begun their journey from Germany to Egypt.

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    Louisiana calls for Gulf Stream Marine

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Gulf Stream Marine has expanded into Louisiana, after being awarded a stevedoring license by the Port of Lake Charles.

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    TTS predicts 'improving market' for heavy lift cranes

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Marine and offshore equipment supplier TTS Group posted a turnover of NOK259 million (USD30.2 million) for its multipurpose/general cargo business in 2015, compared with NOK138 million (USD16.1 million) in 2014.

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    Dundee plans huge port investment

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Forth Ports has unveiled plans to invest over GBP10 million (USD14.3 million) to create a new quayside with heavy lift capability at the UK's Port of Dundee.

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    North Sea decommissioning: changes afoot?

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Douglas Westwood's (DW) new publication, the North Sea Decommissioning Market Forecast 2016-2040, considers whether offshore decommissioning will continue to be carried out using heavy lift vessels.

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    Container weighing goes portable

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - With the subject of container weighing being heavily debated in the world's media, New Zealand based company BISON has invented a portable container weighing scale.

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    Shinui Petra adds MLC650

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - South Korean equipment rental company Shinui Petra has added a MLC650 crawler crane from Manitowoc to its fleet.

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    Indiana sets shipping record

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - The Ports of Indiana handled over 12.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, surpassing 2014's record volume by nearly 18 percent.

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    Whiting powers Michigan

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Whiting Corporation has coordinated the installation of a 250-tonne capacity bridge crane at a nuclear power plant in Michigan, USA.

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    ALE partners with GTA

    2016-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Cilegon headquartered GTA Construction has entered into a cooperation agreement with heavy transport and rigging specialist ALE Heavy Lift Indonesia.

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    Project cargo soars at Indiana-Burns

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handled 96 percent more heavy lift and project cargo shipments in 2015 than it did during the previous year.

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    WCA Projects members busy

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Members of the WCA Projects network in Colombia, China, Peru and India have handled the transport of a number of out-of-gauge cargo shipments across the globe.

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    Tanks roll out of Rotterdam

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Following fabrication at SJR Group's production facilities in the Netherlands, 13 storage tanks have been loaded on board a BigLift Shipping vessel in the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Saudi Arabia.

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    Lake Charles prepares for boom

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The Port of Lake Charles has handled 220 components of a large Mammoet crane, which was shipped into the US gateway from Brazil on board BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Fuji.

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    Collett winds up Muirhall project

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Collett Transport has delivered three 145 m high wind turbines from the UK Port of Grangemouth to the Muirhall onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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    HLPFI adds Associate Editor

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Yvonne Mulder, a communications specialist in the freight and supply chain industry for more than 25 years, has joined the Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International team as Associate Editor.

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    Yale unveils Fortis2 sling

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Synthetic rope manufacturer Yale Cordage has added a new heavy lift multipart sling, Fortis2, to its line of industrial products.

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    ZOMC sets lifting record

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) says that its self-propelled single boom crane vessel, Zhen Hua 30, has successfully lifted 13,200 tonnes during testing.

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    Buss to close Hamburg terminal

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Buss Port Logistics is to cease operation of its Buss Hansa Terminal (BHT) in Hamburg at the end of 2016.