All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2016
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Grove goes to GMVykon
January 29 - Mexico based equipment rental specialist GMVykon has taken delivery of a 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane, which will be used to support the maintenance of oil and steel production facilities in the country.
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Pacific Forum in Polynesian merger
January 29 - Polynesian Shipping Line (PSL), which is owned by Neptune Pacific Line, has concluded an agreement to merge with Pacific Forum Line (PFL) with effect from January 31, 2016.
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CMA CGM inks Iranian deal
January 29 - According to reports in the international media, France's CMA CGM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).
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Buss to close Hamburg terminal
January 29 - Buss Port Logistics is to cease operation of its Buss Hansa Terminal (BHT) in Hamburg at the end of 2016.
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Antonov denies liquidation rumours
January 29 - Antonov has denied reports in the international media suggesting that Antonov State Company has gone into liquidation.
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Indiana-Jeffersonville steels ahead
January 29 - The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville handled 16 percent more cargo in 2015 compared with the previous year, driven mostly by large volumes of steel and agriculture products.
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PCN members power ahead
January 29 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in the Netherlands, Ryano Logistics, has coordinated a shipment of power plant equipment to Zambia; while PCN member in Pakistan, Aaras Shipping Agencies, has discharged various project cargoes from t
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Venice loads for Iran
January 28 - A giant boiler, manufactured by Simic in Italy, has been loaded on board a ro-ro vessel at the Port of Venice for shipment to Iran.
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Straightpoint pins down McLaughlin
January 28 - McLaughlin Hoist & Crane has incorporated a Straightpoint load pin into a low headroom lifting beam application at a facility that machines components from metal bar.
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New director for Rotterdam
January 28 - The Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed Yvonne van der Laan as director of process industry and bulk goods.
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Incotec delivers to Tianwan
January 28 - Incotec Cargo has coordinated the shipment of 16 items of equipment, including a 323-tonne reactor vessel, from Russia to China on board the SAL Heavy Lift vessel Trina.
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DP World chief retires
January 28 - Mohammed Sharaf has retired as DP World's group ceo to pursue other opportunities.
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Mammoet heats up in Caribbean
January 28 - Mammoet has begun working on the construction of the Punta Catalina thermal electric power plant on the southwest side of the Dominican Republic.
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Qatar adds three to network
January 28 - Effective Mach 2016, Qatar Airways Cargo will launch three new freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh City.
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RUD launches new load ring
January 27 - RUD has unveiled its new ICE-LBG-SR super rotating load ring, with innovative double ball bearing technology.
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NaviSite selected for ESDAL
January 27 - Engineering solutions provider Costain has selected NaviSite hybrid cloud hosting services to support the roll-out of its complex Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL) application for Highways England in the UK.
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Volga-Dnepr appoints three
January 27 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has appointed Axel Kaldschmidt as global director, aerospace industry; Fayçal Boumerkhoufa as global director, oil and gas industry; and Colon Miller as global director, humanitarian, government and defence programmes.
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Terex gets another offer
January 27 - Terex Corporation has received an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal from Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology to acquire all of its outstanding shares, in what seems like an attempt to override the existing deal between
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All eyes on Orlando
January 27 - Port Tampa Bay has received two huge shipments of heavy equipment from Chile and Peru, which are to be sold at the Ritchie Bros auction in Orlando, Florida from February 15-19.
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ALE reveals plans for new jib
January 27 - ALE has unveiled plans to build a heavy-duty jib, measuring up to 100 m long, which can fit onto both the AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes.