All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2013 – Page 6

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    Bibby names new coo

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - UK headquartered Bibby Ship Management Group has appointed Chris Stone its new chief operating officer.

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    Schurig to start charity run at Breakbulk Americas

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Flensborg and Associates, a Munich-based sales and consulting firm, has announced that Buddy Schurig from Texas Terminals will be firing the starter's gun at this year's Business Run, which will take place in New Orleans on September 25, during

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    Ports America managerial appointments

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - New Jersey headquartered marine terminal operator Ports America has promoted Steve Loevsky to vice president operations - auto, ro-ro and cruise.

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    Chapman and ACI charter AN-225

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - UK headquartered global air charter broker Chapman Freeborn and air freight forwarder Air Cargo International (ACI) have teamed-up to complete an AN-225 charter from South Korea to France.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 12th 2013

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Issue 33 of HLPFI has been put to bed and the various reports it contains suggest that whilst growth has slowed in the project cargo business in Australia, Canada and Korea, there are signs of recovery in the UK and renewed optimism about prospects in the

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    Varova joins PCN

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Finland headquartered Varova Oy has become the newest member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN).

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    PCN member moves Iraqi load

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Al-Masar Al Iraq Co, member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Iraq, has shipped 25 oil tanks from Umm Qasr to Fallujah City.

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    Larger ships on the horizon

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - 22,000 teu containerships will start being built in a few years and 24,000 teu vessels won't be far behind, says Ocean Shipping Consultants managing director Andrew Penfold, speaking at the recent TOC Container Supply Chain Conference.

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    GPLN to host Singapore training course

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) will host its Heavy Transport and Lifting Course on October 29, 2013 in Singapore.

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    Duqm prepares for project cargoes

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - The Port of Duqm, Oman will enhance its project cargo handling capabilities to serve the country's rapidly expanding oil and gas industry, according to the port's commercial director Reggy Vermeulen.

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    Albert acquires Liebherr muscle

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Baunatal, Germany based heavy transport and crane contractor Albert Regel GmbH has taken delivery of the first-ever Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane to leave the assembly line.

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    ABS achieves milestone

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has announced that its registered fleet has surpassed 200 million gross tonnes. Approximately 12,00 vessels representing 105 flag states are now registered with ABS.

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    Silk Way orders two 747-8 freighters

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Azerbaijan-based Silk Way Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-8 freighters valued at USD704 million, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Faymonville opens Polish MAX facility

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - On June 21, 2013 MAX Trailer, a subsidiary of Luxembourg based equipment manufacturer Faymonville, officially inaugurated its final assembly line in Goleniow, Poland.

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    Drilling rigs moved stateside

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - USA based WCA Projects network member Global Shipping Services recently transported three mobile drill rigs from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Port Hueneme, California, USA.

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    Van der Vlist completes preservation project

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Dutch heavy transport specialist Van der Vlist recently undertook a preservation project at its Moerdijk terminal.

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    Chipolbrok names Ilya in Turkey

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Chinese-Polish joint stock shipping company Chipolbrok has appointed Ilya Shipping Ltd as its booking agent in Turkey.

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    CNCo buys PPL

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The China Navigation CO (CNCo), the deep-sea shipping arm of the Swire Group, has taken 100 percent ownership in Polynesia Line Ltd (PLL).

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    Rickmers moves boilers to Saudi Arabia

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Four steam boilers, each weighing 200 tonnes, have been shipped from Bilbao Port in Spain to Saudi Arabia, onboard the Rickmers-Linie vessel Rickmers Jap

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    Discovery adds Grasty to BoD

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Canadian airline Discovery Air has appointed Michael Grasty to its board of directors.