All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2011 – Page 2

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    Giant bearing rings takes flight thanks to Ruslan

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Ruslan International has loaded a 6.74 m diameter bearing ring into an Antonov An-124 and flown it from Germany to Australia.

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    Amarcon supplies software package to two German lines

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Dutch-based freight industry software house Amarcon has supplied software to two German shipping lines, which has led managers to consider that the German heavy lift sector is strengthening.

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    CSAL adds Charleston-Africa service

    2011-07-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Canada States Africa Line (CSAL) is adding Charleston to the port rotation for its bulk, breakbulk and ro-ro service between North America and southern Africa.

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    Two into one will go as ports of Rotterdam and Dordrecht join forces

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The ports of Rotterdam and Dordrecht, a few kilometres to the rear of the Dutch gateway, have become one single port in terms of nautical management and commercial activity from the beginning of July.

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    Topline Express Logistics joins Project Cargo Network

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - PCN has revealed Topline Express Logistics as its latest member in China.

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    W3G Marine and IHC Merwede work on new offshore vessel

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM's patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS)

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    Unique Global Logistics joins GPLN

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - The Global Project Logistics Network has appointed a new member in India.

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    Steder Group to represent WWPC in Djibouti and Ethiopia

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Steder Group FZE, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in The Netherlands, recently established an Office, Warehouse and Freezone land area in Djibouti, and in Ethiopia, to support their project cargo operations.

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    Single-beam gantry crane is the perfect fit for Lafarge

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - For its Calgary Pipe operation, Lafarge North America has chosen the Shuttlelift SB 70 as the lifting solution.

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    Trains fly through Saint-Petersburg

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Specialists from within the group of companies "Sea port of Saint-Petersburg" have successfully discharged Uzbekistan's first high speed train.

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    Terex helps what goes up to come down

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - A Terex CC6800 lattice boom crawler crane, owned by MAXIKraft Kran und Schwerlastlogistik GmbH, recently removed the rotor and nacelle of a 5 MW wind turbine working at a height of 90 m.

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    Donjon names new general manager

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Global marine services provider, Donjon Marine Co Inc has named Paul Deterding as general manager of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair.

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    Chapman Freeborn's special sledge delivers cost savings

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - The latest of several large movements in recent weeks saw global aircraft charter specialist, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, coordinate the air transportation of a giant piece of oil and gas equipment from Malaysia to Congo to support offshore

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    WWPC duo complete complex tunnel borer move

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Albacor Shipping and LS - Cargo International, both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have handled the shipment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Germany to the USA.

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    PCN recruits South Korean member

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its first member in South Korea.

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    PCN's famous five US members

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has filled its US membership quota with the signing of its fifth US member, says Martin Pain, PCN network manager.

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    Maximus new aircraft conversions on schedule

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The conversion of a new Airbus A300-600 regional freighter, purchased by Maximus Air Cargo at the start of this year, and part of a of AED350 million (USD92.2million) expansion programme, is on schedule for its mid-summer entry into the company'

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    100 percent for Fairstar duo

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Fairstar Heavy Transport reports that it achieved 100 percent utilisation of its two-ship fleet - Fjord and Fjell - in the second quarter of 2012.

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    GSL's NVOCC license

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Shanghai-based Global Star Logistics (China) Co., Ltd. has been accredited with a full NVOCC license from China's Ministry of Transport.

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    Heavy lift ground movements at the port of Rypefjord

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - An oil and gas development in the cold of the Barents Sea due to come on-stream in two years, is providing project cargo and heavy lift off-shore opportunities for HLPFI readers.