All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2013 – Page 7

  • News

    C.H. Robinson and Inchcape Shipping raise funds for charity

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - For the third consecutive year, US-headquartered logistics services provider C.H. Robinson - in association with NBA basketball team Minnesota Timberwolves - has supported the FastBreak Foundation's WolvesCare initiative.

  • News

    Panalpina names regional ceo for Asia Pacific

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Panalpina has appointed Stefan Karlen (pictured) as its regional ceo Asia Pacific. He will leave his role as managing director Southeast Asia to take up the new post with immediate effect.

  • News

    Jenkinson Logistics ships silos to Saudi Arabia

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member for Ireland, Jenkinson Logistics, has successfully delivered two 3.5 tonne silos - each measuring 5.8 m x 3.6 m x 3.8 m - to Saudi Arabia.

  • News

    Geodis Wilson appoints Eric Martin-Neuville coo

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Geodis Wilson - the freight forwarding and heavy lift specialist arm of Geodis - has appointed Eric Martin-Neuville as its new chief operating officer and freight board member with immediate effect.

  • News

    Appel joins Clipper Group board

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Clipper Group has announced that attorney-at-law Peter Appel has joined the board of directors of its Danish subsidiary, Clipper Group A/S.

  • News

    SC&RA hosts Specialized Transportation Symposium 2013

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will be hosting the Specialized Transport Symposium in Orlando, USA, between February 27 and March 1, 2013.

  • News

    2013 presents challenges for air charter brokers

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Clive Chalmers, UK manager of freight at UK-headquartered Air Partner, explains that the start of 2013 will present challenges for the air charter broker market:

  • News

    Boeing records successful 2012

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Seattle-headquartered Boeing Commercial Airplanes secured 1,203 aircraft orders in 2012 - the second highest number in the company's history. It delivered 601 aircraft during the calendar year - the most since 1999 - whilst unfilled orders sto

  • News

    Suderman rebrands as Metro

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Suderman Contracting Stevedores and Suderman Terminal in the US Gulf are rebranding as Metro Ports, Metro Cruise Services and Metro Shore Services.

  • News

    Freight Wings completes record-breaking project

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Freight Wings PVT Ltd (FWPL) has successfully loaded out a 3,200 tonne jacket at Larsen & Toubro's (L&T) Kattupalli facility, South India.

  • News

    Signet Maritime commissions heavy deck barge

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Mississippi-headquartered Signet Maritime Corporation has completed the construction of a new heavy deck barge at its Shipbuilding & Repair division. The barge, designed by Farrell and Norton Naval Architects, has been named 'SIGNET 141'.

  • News

    US port contract talks extended an additional week

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - More good news from the USA where, having agreed to a 30-day extension of their current contract negotiations, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to a further extension of the dea

  • News

    Lift & Shift hauls five modules across India

    2013-01-03T00:00:00Z

    January 3 - Mumbai-based heavy lift project cargo forwarder Lift & Shift India PVT has successfully executed the transport and load out of five over-dimensional cargoes between Hariza and Kakinada for the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) gas p

  • News

    Management restructure at Lachmann

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - Maria Isabel von Lachmann is leaving her position as ceo of Brazil-headquartered Lachmann Companies to become chairman of the board of directors.

  • News

    Gebr

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - Austria-headquartered logistics services provider Gebr

  • News

    Lufthansa Cargo Group reorganising charter division

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - During the first quarter of 2013, the charter business within the Lufthansa Cargo Group will be reorganised, with the standalone Lufthansa Cargo Charter operation being incorporated into Lufthansa Cargo.

  • News

    BNSF Logistics acquires EP-Team

    2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - BNSF Logistics has acquired Texas-based global logistics project cargo provider EP-Team Inc.