All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 589

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    Darka for Trading & Services Co steels itself with heavy shipment

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Darka for Trading & Services, the Sudanese member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), recently handled the shipment and delivery of heavy machinery from Port Sudan to Abuhebeira in central Sudan.

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    PD Ports and Rickmers-Linie find mining Joy at Teesport

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - In the UK, Teesport was temporarily transformed into a scene resembling a science fiction film earlier this month when more than 180 futuristic-looking mine arches, each weighing in excess of 27 tonnes, were loaded onto a Rickmers-Linie vessel

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    Hyundai ramps up in project forwarding

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is ramping up its exposure in the project forwarding business on the back of vast deals being concluded between South Korean construction firms in the Middle East. Sam Chambers reports from Seoul.

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    Project Cargo Network adds two

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has named Spark Global Logistics PTY Ltd as its new member in Australia. along with Casmal Cargo & Projects in Mexico.

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    Savannah handles gas turbine

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Ocean Terminal in Savannah has handled a 166 tonne gas turbine - one of five heavy lift items in a shipment that also included 50 crates.

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen launches next generation ro-ro ship

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The Wilh. Wilhelmsen group has launched its 150th anniversary vessel, T

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    Prangl helps Pummerin get new lease of life

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Equipment hire and special transport company, Prangl has helped extend the life of Austria's biggest and most important bell through the installation of a new clapper which is 273 kg lighter than the previous one.

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    WWPC adds four in Africa

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Following the decision of Logistique Commerciale d'Afrique (LCA) to join the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), the project forwarding network is now represented in Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

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    New multipurpose service from Antwerp to Suriname and Guyana

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Next week will see Martinique-based shipping company, Soreidom start a new shipping service from Antwerp and Ipswich to Suriname, Guyana, French Guyana and Point Lisas (SSI).

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    More Beluga Group companies file for insolvency

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Beluga Fleet Management Beteiligungs GmbH, Beluga Fleet Management GmbH & Co KG, Beluga Marine Service GmbH & Co KG, Beluga Offshore Crewing GmbH, Beluga Sea Academy GmbH file have all filed for insolvency today, according to a company statemen

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    Peters & May launches online bookings

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Marine transportation provider Peters & May has launched a web-based boat shipping booking system.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service strengthens Canada set-up

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed a new general manager for Canada, Brian Philip, based in Vancouver.

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    Kitchen delivers Cometto trailers to Oswalt

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - J. E. Oswalt & Sons, based in Batesburg, has increased the capacity and size of its hydraulic trailer fleet with the purchase of 12 lines of Cometto 1MS hydraulic trailers from Kitchen's Crane and Equipment.

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    Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas moves 175 heat exchangers

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Madrid-based Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas used a chartered ship to transport 175 heat exchangers manufactured in Ilsung, Daekyung and Doosan in Korea from the port of Ulsan to Jubail in Saudi Arabia.

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    Stolberg fights back

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - For the first time since his 'leave of absence' was announced Beluga founder, Niels Stolberg, went onto the offensive late last week.

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    Vanguard expands storage capability at Richards Bay

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - South Africa-based heavy lift and plant relocation specialist Vanguard has extended its in-harbour capabilities with the acquisition of a 2,800 sq m handling and storage yard in the busy Richards Bay port to complement the multi-axle service it

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    Sarens' worldwide menu of heavy lifts

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - In a bi-annual message to its heavy lift industry clients, Belgium-based heavy lift multi-purpose contractor Sarens Group has revealed the range of recent lifting operations it has been involved in as well its acquisition of a new Canadian memb

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    Boskalis sees 2011 as a year of transition

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Dutch maritime services company, Royal Boskalis Westminster has announced a 36 percent increase in net profits for 2010 and cited the acquisition of Smit Internationale, an improved performance from its Dredging business and an exceptional gain

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    Balnak Group names new board member

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - leading Turkish logistics company, the Balnak Group has named experience logistics and transport industry expert, Wolfgang W. D

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    BDP names new senior managers, Crowley names Larkin as VP

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - BDP International has promoted John Bolte to the newly created position of chief strategy and development officer, and Michael Andaloro has been promoted to global chief operating officer. Both will report to president and ceo Richard J Bolte J