All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 684
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      NewsNBIS expands specialised transport risk management teamJuly 30 - NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), the only insurance and risk management programme endorsed by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) added three senior managers to its Heavy Haul Risk Management Support Team. 
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      NewsKuehne + Nagel doesn't expect market recovery just yetJuly 20 - Kuehne + Nagel says that its half-year results confirm the Group's dual strategy of counteracting the economic crisis through strict cost management and a commitment to market share expansion. 
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      NewsDarka joins AOP Project PartnersJuly 20 - Darka for Trading & Services Co Ltd of Sudan has joined the AOP Project Partners network. 
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      NewsTraffic falls at AntwerpJuly 20 - The port of Antwerp has said that one of the reasons for the significant fall in freight volumes in the first six months of 2009 was the fact that tonnages in 2008 were inflated partially by the industrial dispute in Le Havre which saw cargo tra 
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      NewsAirBridgeCargo Airlines adds KabulJuly 20 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines has launched a charter freighter service to Kabul, Afghanistan, operating every Tuesday using Boeing 747-200/300 cargo aircraft and offering some 100 tonnes of capacity. The city will be used as a connection to ABC's exis 
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      NewsVolga-Dnepr reveals first half tonnage resultsJuly 19 - Volga-Dnepr Group, the Russian scheduled and charter cargo airline has reported a five percent fall in tonnage to 835,000 ton/kilometres during the first six months of this year. 
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      NewsIntermarine has the EdgeJuly 19 - Intermarine has taken delivery of Industrial Edge, the third in a series of four newbuildings entering the shipping line's fleet this year. 
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      NewsGottwald goes down Mexico wayJuly 17 - In Mexico, Corporation Integral de Comercio Exterior, S.A. de C.V. (Grupo CICE) is modernising its fleet of mobile harbour cranes at the terminal which it operates in the Port of Veracruz. 
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      NewsJack-Up Barge installs first German offshore wind turbineJuly 16 - Jack-Up Barge BV, a leading supplier of jack-up services for the oil and gas, energy and wind turbines, as well as heavy civil construction markets, has recently taken delivery of two newbuild jack-up barges - JB-114 and JB-115 from Indonesia. 
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      NewsCrowley launches launches latest heavy lift deck bargeJuly 16 - Crowley Maritime Corp has launched its newest heavy lift deck barge, the 455-6, from the Gunderson Marine shipyard in Portland. (See news item posted on the HLPFI website in May - http://www.heavyliftpfi.com/content/SearchItem.aspx?id=403 
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      NewsSRT rushes to replace transformerJuly 15 - In the US, Specialized Rail Transport was quick to act when a transformer failed at a southern Ohio power station. 
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      NewsAlmajdouie named best land transport companyJuly 15 - At the annual Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA) 2009, held recently in Dubai, Saudi Arabia's Al Majdouie Logistics scooped the award for "Best Land Transport Company". 
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      NewsAgility to manage Lihir Gold Mine Logistics ProjectJuly 15 - Agility Project Logistics Brisbane is to provide freight management services for announced an agreement with Lihir Gold Limited (LGL's) Million Ounce Plant Upgrade (MOPU). 
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      NewsNordana adds Sagunto to Intramed serviceJuly 15 - Nordana has added port calls at Sagunto to the itinerary of its iMED service. 
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      NewsAalborg gears up with Gottwald orderJuly 15 - In Denmark, the Port of Aalborg has ordered a HMK 7608 B Mobile Harbour Crane from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald). 
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      NewsPPG and Shippingchina link upJuly 14 - Project freight forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group and Shippingchina have announced an informal strategic alliance. 
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      NewsExpeditors predicts plummeting profitsJuly 14 - Expeditors International is forecasting a 33 0.000000all in profits through the company's second quarter of 2009, despite a slight upturn in traffic volumes. 
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      NewsAhlers in seventh heaven in ChinaJuly 14 - In China, Ahlers, the international logistics service provider, has set up a new office in Xiamen, bringing its total number of offices in China to seven. 
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      NewsAOP Project Partners adds Medden Shipping as a new memberJuly 14 - Medden Shipping & Trading SA in Turkey is the latest company to join the AOP Project Partners network. 
 









