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

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    ABS appoints Watson president and coo Americas

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has said that James A. Watson, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join ABS as president and coo of the Americas division, effective Se

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    Tricky silo movement

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Van der Vlist group member ZTT carried out a complicated operation where it delivered a 28,000 kg dairy silo from Germany to Bedum, the Netherlands. The silo was shipped on Janina to Delfzijl, Groningen, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    DB Schenker opens Laos division

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Germany headquartered logistics giant DB Schenker has established a new entity in Laos, trading under the name Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd, to better serve its customers across the region.

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    Cuxhaven sees final piece for offshore park

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - The German port of Cuxhaven has handled the last of 80 monopile foundations and transition pieces built by AMBAU GmbH, destined for the Windpark Meerwind S

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    First steel cut on Messina newbuild

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Italian shipping group Ignazio Messina has started the second stage of its EUR500 million (USD642.8 million) newbuilding programme.

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    Dockwise wins new contracts

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Dockwise has revealed numerous new contracts, a total value of approximately USD175 million, for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation (T&I) services, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Erickson secures SOCAFRICA contract

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has been awarded option period extensions with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Hansa loads heaviest cargo

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Hansa Heavy Lift's vessels, HHL Valaparaiso has lifted the shipping line's heaviest item of cargo since the launch of the company in June 2011, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    V. Alexander in project moves

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network member for Germany, V. Alexander International Logistics, has moved a heavy heat exchanger from Berlin to Lavera, France.

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    GPLN welcomes new members

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added a number of new member offices and companies to its ranks.

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    Imperial moves endangered sharks

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Imperial Logistics Group helped to return two ragged-tooth sharks back to the wild in Pretoria, South Africa.

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    Sarr Freights delivers Indian goods

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - India based forwarder Sarr Freights Corporation has safely delivered 85 packages from Kolkata Sea port to the NTPC Barh power plant, Bihar.

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    SAL completes two heavy projects

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Germany headquartered shipping line SAL Heavy Lift (SAL) has executed two projects recently - the loading of workboats in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and the delivery of a boiler for an FPSO vessel in Hamburg, Germany.

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    Broekman buys Triple Logistics

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Netherlands headquartered logistics services provider Broekman Group has acquired Amsterdam based 3PL Triple Logistics.

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    Turbines moved through Bilbao

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The first offshore wind turbine manufactured in Spain by Gamesa Eolica has been shipped from Bilbao Port to the Canary Islands and will form part of a 5 MW wind farm.

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    Emirates adds Stockholm lift

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The air freight division of UAE based Emirates Airline, Emirates SkyCargo, will add Stockholm, Sweden to its global network effective September 4, 2013.

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    Airbus hints at A350 or A380 freighter

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Following reports in the international media that aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to develop an A350 XWB freighter - offering around 90 tonnes of cargo capacity - an Airbus spokesperson has said there are no immediate proposals for a freight-o

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    WWPC supports Thai orphans

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) is a supporter of the Hanseatic School for Life, a charitable organisation in southern Thailand that supports victims of the tsunami that struck the country in 2004.

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    GAC relocates regional office

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - The GAC Group's regional office for Africa, Russia and Central Asia has relocated from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town in South Africa.

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    ETAL uses InterCombi trailers in power move

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Egyptian Transportation & Logistics (ETAL) has transported six transformers from two Red Sea ports to the Giza North Power Station using Scheuerle InterCombi trailers, writes Louisa Beckett.