All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 643

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    Conference to look at weighty issues of container loading

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Anecdotal evidence suggests that some freight forwarders handling project cargo and moving containerised heavy lift cargo are, on occasion, guilty of not making accurate weight declarations when booking cargo.

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    Hovertrans Solutions to debut hoverbarge next month

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Hovertrans Solutions, a newly-created designer and manufacturer of hoverbarges for heavy lift operations in difficult terrain in the global oil and gas, and specialist transportation industries, is to make its debut at the Offshore Technology C

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    Modulift launches new training division

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - In response to global demand for professionally trained riggers and lifting managers, Modulift has launched a training division to provide expert advice and instruction to the lifting industry and companies operating a lifting division.

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    Netfrate shaves 1,700 km off Siberian delivery

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - US-owned freight forwarder Netfrate has organised the trucking, packaging, survey and ocean transport of an MD Explorer helicopter from the Port of Houston to St Petersburg, Russia with on-carriage to Novokuznetsk, Siberia.

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    Best and Energomet sign agreement

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Best and Energomet sign agreement

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines' goes weekly to Seoul

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Seoul in Korea is the latest destination in Asia to be added to AirBridgeCargo Airlines' growing network of Boeing 747 all-cargo operations.

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    Albacor Shipping delivers heavyweight lifting to Corpus Christi

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Albacor Shipping USA has delivered two cranes, each weighing 420 tonnes, from the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands to Corpus Christi, Texas. Each crane had dimensions of 34m x 12.5m x 23.5m.

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    A life on the ocean wave in Bahrain, thanks to GAC

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Shipping, logistics and marine services provider, GAC Bahrain has successfully completed supplying the set-up logistics for the second Bahrain Boat Show International (BSSI).

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    GPLN welcomes close friend to network

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added Maxlines International Co Ltd to its list of members.

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    Port of Everett installs rail loading ramp

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - In the USA, the Port of Everett has built a new 70-tonne capaicty rail loading ramp to assist with the loading and unloading of wheeled cargo, such as military tanks, farming and mining equipment, onto and off rail cars.

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    An-225 in debut Chinese charter

    2010-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - The sole An-225, now operated by Antonov Airlines, has performed its first charter from China, carrying a full load of general cargo.

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    Forum to discuss Russian infrastructure developments

    2010-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - The Russia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum (RSILF) will be staged at the Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow between May 1 -13.

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    Another chance to catch Singapore safety seminar

    2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Heavy lift safety specialist Richard Krabbendam was so overwhelmed by the response to his two day seminar in Singapore on March 31 and April 1 giving a detailed overview on aspects of the safe handling of heavy loads that he has planned a furth

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    Forwarder builds on two decades in Russian expansion

    2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - Full service logistics and heavy lift project cargo provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has established two new offices in the northwest and far eastern Russia, at Murmansk and Nogliki, in order to strengthen its activities in the region and to parti

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    Nooteboom introduces new semi-loader model

    2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - At the BAUMA 2010 fair in Munich, Nooteboom introduced a new semi low-loader model - the Nooteboom Multitrailer MCO-PX, based on the successful high payload Nooteboom PX low-loader.

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    Peters & May names agent in Dubai

    2010-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Marine logistics provider, Peters & May has appointed Consolidated Shipping Services L.L.C as its agent for the Middle East.

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    Subsea construction specialist berths on River Tees

    2010-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - A global subsea construction specialist has chosen the River Tees as a base to maintain its fleet of machines for the oil and gas industry.

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    More expansion for cargo equipment owners network

    2010-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) has announced additional member appointments.

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    Siemens transfers more shipments to rail

    2010-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Under contract to Siemens, DB Schenker Rail has started to transport bogies manufactured in Graz from Passau to Hamburg. From there, they will continue by ship to China, where they are to be installed in high-speed passenger trains.

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    All hands on deck for press movement

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - On March 29, our website carried the news of two industrial forging presses moving from Montenegro to Georgia in the USA.