All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2015 – Page 6
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Townsville adds laydown area
July 16 - The Australian port of Townsville is making space for growing new trades, such as imported vehicles, project cargo, breakbulk and general cargo, with a new AUD1.73 million (USD740,000), 30,000 sq m cargo laydown area.
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Englishman in Rotterdam tow
July 15 - SMS Towage's harbour/offshore tugboat, Englishman, has towed the Ugland barge UR6 from Stavanger, Norway to the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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Global Rigging moves crane trio
July 15 - Virginia, USA headquartered Global Rigging and Transport has been contracted to move three huge ship-to-shore cranes for the South Carolina Port Authority.
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Optara project draws to a close
July 15 - ALE and Aertssen have completed their work for the Optara project at Total's Antwerp refinery, which involved the transportation of modules from Spain to Belgium and the installation of main units for Tecnidas Reunidas.
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Cargo volumes rise at St Petersburg
July 15 - In the first half of 2015, the amount of cargo handled at the Seaport of Saint-Petersburg (SP SPb) grew by 5 percent year-on-year to 4.3 million tonnes.
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Rodriguez joins Long Beach
July 15 - The Long Beach board of harbour commissioners has selected former chief communications officer for Metro Los Angeles, Noelia Rodriguez, as the port's new managing director of communications.
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Duluth appoints Ferguson
July 15 - The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has named Kathyrn Ferguson as its director of business development.
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Scandinavian first for ALE
July 15 - ALE's Mega Jack 800 has been used for the first time in Norway to jack up a 1,000-tonne living quarters module.
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Losh joins Talbert
July 14 - Talbert Manufacturing has appointed Derek Losh as its new Great Lakes area sales manager.
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Record EU transport investment endorsed
July 14 - The European Commission's EUR13.1 billion (USD14.4 billion) investment plan for the transport sector has taken a step forward, after EU member states approved the list of projects to receive funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
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Duo unveil offshore vessel
July 14 - HeavyLift@Sea has worked together with SeaRenergy Offshore to develop a new offshore assistance vessel (OAV), SR1.
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Marks Crane in Texas Tech lift
July 14 - Lubbock, Texas based Marks Crane lifted and positioned a Genie scissor lift at Texas Tech University's Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center, using a Terex Explorer 5600 all terrain crane.
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Bosphorus Strait faces second closure
July 14 - The Bosphorus Strait in Turkey will be closed in both directions on July 15, 2015, between 7:00-14:00, says Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS).
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Wind of change for BNSF
July 14 - BNSF Logistics has acquired rail logistics provider Transportation Technology Services (TTS), which focuses on the transport of components for the wind energy industry.
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Stena agrees new Rotterdam berth
July 14 - Stena Line and the Port of Rotterdam have agreed to collaboratively build a second berth at the company's Europoort terminal, as part of a EUR27 million (USD29.7 million) investment.
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HHA folds after no investor found
July 14 - Heavy Haulage Australia (HHA) is to be formally wound up after failing to attract an investor willing to operate it as a going concern.
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Nooteboom's new Manoovr
July 13 - The Netherlands headquartered trailer manufacturer Nooteboom will unveil its latest semi low-loader trailer, the Manoovr, at the BedrijfsautoRAI event staged in Amsterdam from October 20-24, 2015.
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MAX in lowbed launch
July 13 - MAX Trailer - part of the Faymonville group - has presented its latest product, the MAX510 lowbed trailer.
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Seattle, Tacoma hail transport investment
July 13 - The ports of Seattle and Tacoma have welcomed the passing of a USD16.2 billion transportation investment package that aims to speed the movement of cargo through Washington state's ports and freight corridors.
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Crowley promotes Miller
July 13 - Crowley Maritime Corporation has promoted Mark Miller to vice president, corporate and marketing communications, within Crowley's corporate services group.