All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2009 – Page 2

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    Flinterrachel is launched

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The Flinterrachel, the second of a pair of 5,500 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift ships has been launched.

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    MFC Transport strengthens business development

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - In India, Mukesh Sharma, formerly head of business development at Reliance Logistics Ltd, has joined MFC Transport Pvt. Ltd as vice president of Business Development.

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    BigLift Shipping fleet just gets bigger

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Amsterdam-based BigLift is set to bring five more heavy lift ships into service in 2010. The D-4 types will be 17,500 dwt and offer two 400 tonne cranes, offering 800 tonnes of lifting capacity in tandem, and one 12 tonne crane.

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    Bunker Surcharges fall on Intermarine's South American services

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Intermarine, acting as agent for Industrial Maritime Carriers and West Coast Industrial Express, has announced that the carriers are set to reduce bunker surcharges.

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    PPG adds Indian member

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - International project cargo network, Project Professionals Group, is continuing to ensure a smooth ride along the 'Silk Road' with a new member for eastern India.

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    Hudson heavy lift recovers US Airways A320

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - The recovery of the crashed US Airways A320 from New York's Hudson River involved one of the largest floating cranes in operation on the US East Coast.

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    Hysea Shipping selects Port Manatee

    2009-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Ft. Lauderdale-based HySea Shipping has selected Port Manatee for its new container, breakbulk and project cargo service between Port Manatee and Puerto Cortes, Honduras which is expected to commence sailings on January 22nd, calling on Port

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    Ti offers comprehensive report on North America Logistics 2009

    2009-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - A comprehensive report on the state of the transport and logistics market in North America has been published by Transport Intelligence.

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    Pirates release Clipper Projects vessel

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    January 17 - Clipper Projects A/S, operators of CEC Future, has confirmed that the vessel has been released by the pirates who had hijacked the vessel whilst it was transiting the Gulf of Aden on the November 7th last year.

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    Fairstar lifts Energy Exerter on Fjord

    2009-01-16T00:00:00Z

    January 16 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has successfully loaded the drilling rig, Energy Exerter onto its heavy transport vessel Fjord in Kirkenes, Norway.

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    DSV buys stake in DFDS

    2009-01-16T00:00:00Z

    January 16 - Through an agreement with investment company JL-Fondet (which owns tanker and reefer shipping line J. Lauritzen), fast-expanding Danish global forwarder and logistics service provider DSV has purchased a quarter of Scandinavian ro-ro shipping

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    Corpus Christi to increase storage area

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Plans to develop a 12.5 hectare storage area at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas have been unveiled.

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    ICS Logstics inks deal to acquire Coastal Maritime terminal operations

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Terminal operator ICS Logistics has acquired fellow terminal operator Coastal Maritime, a year after ICS Logistics was itself acquired by Babcock & Brown.

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    Fagioli PSC completes 50th boiler drum lifting project

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Fagioli PSC India, a joint venture of the Gemini Group, Fagioli and Fagioli UK has successfully completed its 50th boiler drum lifting project for JSW Energy at the four 300MW coal-based thermal power station project at Jaigad, India.

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    Jumbo's 23 moves to support Australian LNG project

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Two of Jumbo Shipping's heavy lift ships have completed transport work for the first stage of the multi-million dollar Pluto LNG project in Western Australia.

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    Heavy lift experts to speak at Middle East Cranes conference

    2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Ludo Sarens, managing director of Belgian heavy lift giant Sarens, and Alex Mullins, general manager of Al Jaber Heavy Lift are just two of the experts scheduled to speak at Cranes Today's two-day conference in Dubai, Middle East Cranes.

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    GAC announces management reshuffle

    2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Dubai-based global shipping, logistics and marine services group GAC has reported a series of management changes relating to its operations in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa.

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    Newbuildings could profit from falling steel price

    2009-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - Substantial falls in steel plate prices could produce the first decline in the cost of newbuildings since 2004.

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    Nordana enhances Libyan service

    2009-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - Nordana has expanded its oceanfreight service to Libya with the addition of calls to the port of Misurata.

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    Stricter enforcement against pirates in Straits of Malacca

    2009-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - The Royal Malaysian Navy is to place more emphasis on security in the Straits of Malacca this year, in anticipation of a rise in pirate activity expected to arise from the global economic crisis.