All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 170

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    ABC flies high in February

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded a 15 percent year-on-year growth in airfreight volumes in February, transporting over 37,000 tonnes across its global route network.

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    Aeros granted structure patent

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Aeroscraft Corporation (Aeros) has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the outer structure of its Aeroscraft cargo airship.

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    Airlander readies for take-off

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has completed the final assembly of its airship, Airlander 10.

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    Year of growth for Cargolux

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Cargolux Group reported a net profit after tax of USD49 million for 2015, up from USD3 million in 2014, while increasing freight tonne kilometres flown by 8.7 percent.

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    New low in shipping confidence

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens.

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    ESTA to publish SPMT guide

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - The European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) is to publish its long-awaited best practice guide for the use of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) at its meeting in Munich in April.

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    Hansa Meyer shuffles management

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Germany headquartered forwarder Hansa Meyer Global has named Georg Bödecker as its new chief operating officer.

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    Zoomlion ups Terex offer

    2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Terex Corporation has received a revised non-binding proposal from Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology to acquire all of the company's outstanding shares for USD31 per share.

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    2016: 'pivotal year' for offshore wind

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Following a record year for the offshore wind industry, Douglas Westwood (DW) forecasts that there will be fewer capacity additions in 2016, but suggests that the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected t

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    OPCA heads to Abu Dhabi

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Overseas Project Cargo Association (OPCA) will hold its third annual general meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi, UAE from October 26-28, 2016.

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    Rotterdam names breakbulk manager

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Danny Levenswaard has been appointed manager of the Port of Rotterdam Authority's breakbulk department, with effect from April 11, 2016.

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    Grove duo delivered

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Austrian crane rental and specialised transportation company Telekrane Engl has taken delivery of a new Grove GMK3060 all-terrain crane.

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    EXG kicks into gear

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the shipment of a 75-tonne gearbox to Mumbai port for shipment to Jebel Ali, UAE.

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    Finnish transformation for Silvasti

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Silvasti Heavy has transported a 138-tonne transformer from the Kalajoki substation to an expanded substation next to the Vajukoski hydropower plant in Sodankylä, Finland.

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    Rhenus in German takeover

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Rhenus Group has expanded its capacity in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia through the acquisition of Allgemeine Land und Seespedition (ALS).

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    Riga Mainz gets a lift

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Riga Mainz has taken delivery of a 500-tonne capacity LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane.

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    Hapag-Lloyd results on track

    2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Hapag-Lloyd achieved a net profit of EUR114 million (USD127 million) in the 2015 financial year, compared with EUR -604 million (USD -674 million) in 2014.

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    Adriatic gets Algerian link

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - According to the Port of Koper in Slovenia, CNAN MED has begun a new service connecting Algeria with Adriatic ports.

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    Turkish delight for BussErk

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Buss Port Logistics' joint venture company with Erkport Lojistik, BussErk, has secured a two-year contract with Gübretas Terminal in southern Turkey, which covers the handling of bulk, general and project cargoes.

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    Shipping duo fined for false records

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Farrell Lines and Damco have paid USD3.65 million to the USA in civil penalties regarding their failure to comply with certain terms of a contract with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM).