All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 284
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Do US West Coast ports face shut down?
February 9 - Following a weekend which has seen the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) temporarily suspend vessel loading and unloading operations at US West Coast ports, it remains to be seen if the PMA will carry out its threat to lockout dockers and sh
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Van der Vlist keeps construction on schedule
February 9 - Van der Vlist coordinated the delivery of five out-of-gauge piling rigs used in a Volkswagen factory construction project from northeastern Germany to Poznan in Poland.
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School of thought for Davies Turner
February 9 - UK-based freight forwarder Davies Turner & Co has coordinated the delivery of an entire primary school from the UK to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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Dockwise takes giant Goliat onboard
February 9 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has advised that the ENI Goliat FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel) has been loaded onboard the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Dockwise Vanguard.
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Pieter Schelte gets new name
February 9 - Allseas Group has confirmed that its platform installation and decommissioning vessel Pieter Schelte is being renamed Pioneering Spirit.
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Heroic launch for WWL
February 9 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has welcomed the first of its new generation of post-Panamax HERO (high-efficiency ro-ro) PCTC vessels, Thermopylae, into operation.
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AB2000 strengthens heavy haulage fleet
February 6 - Glasgow headquartered AB2000 has added two Volvo FH16-750 flagship tractor units to its fleet of vehicles.
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The Friday Flyer - February 6th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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US ports will suffer under new budget, warns AAPA
February 6 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment over President Barack Obama's 2016 fiscal budget, and warns of the potential ramifications these measures will have on US federal ports - particularly concerning
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Allseas about turn on Pieter Schelte name
February 6 - Earlier this week, as reported in HLPFI's Wednesday Wire, energy company Shell was criticised over plans to use a ship named after a convicted Nazi war criminal to decommission a North Sea oil field.
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Jade for Abu Dhabi terminals
February 6 - Jade Software is to supply its Master Terminal port management software to seven terminals within the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC).
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Liebherr in rental app launch
February 6 - Liebherr is offering its customers in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France the chance to hire construction machines using its new rental services app.
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Obama's budget to benefit Manatee
February 6 - Port Manatee and its stakeholders look to benefit from full federal funding of a feasibility study related to the deepening of its channel and harbour area in President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget.
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Helicopter calls at Jaxport
February 6 - Terminal operator Portus has helped move a Bell 222 twin-engine light helicopter destined for South Africa across Jaxport's heavy lift and oversized cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal.
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Thai canal plan resurfaces
February 6 - Reports in the international media suggest that 200-year-old plans to build a canal through Thailand are gaining traction again, with rumours that the Chinese are willing to invest in the project.
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SC&RA helps promote industry careers
February 6 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), KHL Group and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) are jointly organising a new event - Lift & Move USA - to promote careers in the US crane, rigging
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Wagenborg makes way to UK
February 6 - Wagenborg has transported three giant compressor units from Breda in the Netherlands to the UK's Bacton Gas Terminal, with the help of its partner Collett Transport.
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Wilhelmsen arrives in Abidjan
February 5 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service is now operational in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Kalmar adds heavy fork lift
February 5 - Kalmar has introduced a heavy fork lift truck, the Kalmar DCG180-330, in the 18-33 tonne capacity sector, designed especially for heavy cargo handling in industrial applications, such as steel and manufacturing industry, as well as ports and
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Seacurus adds South East Asian petro-piracy cover
February 5 - Specialist marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has developed a petro-piracy endorsement which can be added to existing Kidnap & Ransom (KR) insurance cover in response to the evolving threats to ships, their cargoes and crews when transiti