All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 277
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Ruslan defies the odds in tower airlift
March 4 - Ruslan International has, in conjunction with Volga-Dnepr's Engineering Logistics Centre (ELC), transported a 70-tonne oil refinery stripping tower from Bakersfield, California to Erbil in Iraq.
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Geodis rebrands
March 4 - Geodis is uniting the identities of its five operations under the single Geodis brand, with the roll-out of the new name to begin this month.
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Tanker morphs into heavy lift ship
March 4 - For the first time in many years, HLPFI has heard about the conversion of an aframax tanker into a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel (SSHLV).
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Kenfreight stars in Kinangop project
March 4 - Early in 2014, East African transport and logistics provider Kenfreight was awarded a project by Spanish company Iberdrola to transport 38 wind turbines for the Kinangop wind farm project, located about 160 km north of Nairobi near the Aberdares
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ACS ups German ops
March 3 - Air Charter Service (ACS) is expanding its German operation by moving to new premises in Frankfurt, and has plans to expand the team with an additional six personnel by October 2015.
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ALE in Belgian bridge lift
March 3 - ALE has completed the installation of the Trilogiport Bridge in Vis
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Navy boats make Jaxport call
March 3 - Terminal operator Portus has moved the first shipment of next generation Mark VI patrol boats, built by SAFE Boats International and purchased by the U.S. Navy, through the heavy lift cargo berth at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal.
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Silk Way finalises Boeing deal
March 3 - Silk Way Group will purchase three Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft as per the agreement signed by the two parties in December 2014.
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Lovemore Bros ups rigging capacity
March 3 - Lovemore Bros has invested ZAR3.85 million (USD325,988) in a new hydraulic gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 350 tonnes.
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Electrifying move for Crowley
March 3 - Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group has transported two large electrical equipment enclosures, each weighing 44.4 tonnes, to San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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Gothenburg plans energy port
March 3 - Sweden's Port of Gothenburg intends to build a new 60 ha energy port in the Risholmen area, with works scheduled to start in 2018.
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Nor Lines adds two and Norwegian link
March 2 - Effective April 1, 2015, Nor Lines is deploying two new LNG-powered ro-ro vessels to offer a weekly service between Cuxhaven and Norway.
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HHI adds largest heavy lifter
March 2 - Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) subsidiary Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has completed the construction of the heavy lift crane vessel Hyundai-10000 at its shipyard in Yeongam, South Korea.
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AGL heads down the Danube
March 2 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has handled the transport of lock sections from Germany to Romania as part of an ongoing project for the construction of a giant lock system on the Danube River.
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Gruber cements deal with HW
March 2 - Gruber Logistics has taken over the logistics department of Cologne-based cement plant manufacturer Humboldt Wedag (HW), a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag International.
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Olsson heads to Ceva
March 2 - Niklas Olsson has left his position as managing director of Greencarrier Freight Services in China to join Ceva Logistics as managing director, Nordics.
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Statoil chooses Pioneering Spirit
March 2 - Statoil has signed a contract with Allseas for the installation of three platform topsides on the Johan Sverdup field, using its recently renamed platform installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit.
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Rickmers concludes refinancing
March 2 - Rickmers Group has successfully concluded the negotiations on the general reorganisation of existing bank loans with a total value of EUR1.28 billion (USD1.43 billion), with corresponding contracts signed with a group of principal banks.
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The Friday Flyer - February 27th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.