All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 134

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    DSV USA completes UTi merger

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - DSV Air & Sea in the USA has completed the office and IT integration of the former UTi freight forwarding division.

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    Rickmers continues to weather market storm

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Rickmers Group recorded consolidated revenues of EUR249.3 million (USD277.9 million) in the first half of 2016 - a 13.9 percent decrease compared with the same period of 2015.

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    Ten tugs down for Damen

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - A keel-laying ceremony has been held at Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio for ten Damen Stan Tugs, which will be operated by The Great Lakes Towing Company.

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    TPS makes Liège delivery

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Terex Port Solutions (TPS) is supplying a Terex Gottwald Model 2 G HMK 2304 mobile harbour crane and a Stackace E 6-8 empty container handler to the Belgian river Port of Liège.

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    Maersk Group profit tumbles

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Maersk Group recorded a profit of USD118 million in the second quarter of 2016, down from USD1.1 billion in the same period of 2015.

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    Worldwide success for PCN members

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Poland, Scandinavian Express has completed the transport of six bridge sections, each measuring 7.5 m wide, from Poland to Sweden.

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    Sennebogen on the road in Russia

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Russian construction company Mostotrest is using a Sennebogen 3300 crawler crane as part of the erection of a new expressway near Moscow.

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    NASA balloon recovered by BNSFL

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - BNSF Logistics' (BNSFL) global project centre in Houston has recovered a NASA super pressure balloon from a site close to the city of Arequipa in Peru.

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    NWSA benefits from widened Panama Canal

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Officials at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have welcomed the first call of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL)'s ro-ro vessel Thalatta as an excellent example of how the ports of Seattle and Tacoma will benefit from the widening o

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    Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr support solar flight

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Solar Impulse 2's (Si2) historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

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    Siemens continues Egypt power project

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - The modules for the first heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for the Siemens mega project in Egypt have been loaded at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea for their journey to the Beni Suef power plant.

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    Tight fit for Manitowoc crane

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - A Manitowoc MLC300 crane, able to lift at or near the capacity of cranes with much larger footprints, is proving its worth to contractors building a retail and residential development in Chicago.

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    St Lawrence Seaway traffic down

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Falling coal and iron ore volumes on the St Lawrence Seaway contributed to an 11 percent reduction in total tonnage in the first quarter, while steel slabs - up 214 percent - were one of the few cargoes to show growth.

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    First ships for Hull's windmill port

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Berths at the Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock in the UK have carried out their first task - handling ships delivering crushed stone, which will be used to surface the wind turbine factory site that is being built by Siemens.

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    ALE makes SARB4 progress

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - ALE is currently delivering a number of substations, pipe rack and process modules from Mina Zayed port and various fabrication yards to the Satah al-Razboot (SARB4) project site on Zirku Island in the UAE.

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    Holleman begins mill move

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Holleman Bulgaria is transporting eight over-dimensional mill supports and frames from Bulgaria to Poland.

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    Wind energy benefits Brownsville

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Wind farm projects continue to flourish in Cameron County and surrounding Texan counties, which the Port of Brownsville says is creating revenue for the US gateway as it continues to handles a host of wind turbine components.

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    Chipolbrok set for third newbuild

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Chipolbrok's third newbuild heavy lift vessel, Chipolbrok Atlantic, is set to make its maiden call at the Port of Hamburg's C. Steinweg terminal at the end of September.

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    'Disappointing' start for Hapag-Lloyd

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Subdued economic growth in many parts of the world, persistently tough competition in the liner shipping industry and further declines in freight rates have marked the first half of the 2016 business year for German shipping company Hapag-Lloy

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    First lift for Pioneering Spirit

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Allseas' installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has successfully installed the 5,500-tonne test platform topside on its substructure at the K-13 field in the North Sea.