All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2017
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LHG on track for locomotive project
July 31 - Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has handled five Siemens' locomotives bound for Finland, at its Seelandkai terminal in Lübeck, Germany.
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Mammoet moves for Hywind
July 31 - Mammoet has assembled the first five test turbines for Statoil's Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, at the NorSea Group's Stordbase yard in Norway.
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Mitchell named at Crane Worldwide
July 31 - Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Chris Mitchell as vice president, global specialized solutions.
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Demag launches pedestal crane
July 31 - Demag has launched the PC 3800-1 pedestal crane, which it claims provides access to job sites previously inaccessible with a standard crawler model, while boasting strong load charts.
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CES claims heavy-duty reachstacker first
July 31 - During an event at its factory near Verona, Italy, Containerhandling Equipment & Solutions (CES) presented its new heavy-duty reachstacker, the VRS-K, which boasts a lifting capacity of 150 tonnes.
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ALE adds second Mega Jack
July 31 - ALE has started construction of a second Mega Jack 800, an 800-tonne capacity jacking system that was first launched in 2014 as part of ALE's Innovation Series.
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DrayQ relaunched
July 28 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has relaunched the DrayQ mobile application to help speed the flow of cargo along local freight corridors, reduce truck-related air emissions, and save fuel.
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Particle hunter reaches final destination
July 28 - ICARUS, the world's largest liquid argon particle hunter, has arrived at the US Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois.
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Cranes on route to Houston
July 28 - Three Post-Panamax cranes bound for the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal have departed Shanghai, China on board ZPMC's heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 13.
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Schutte promoted at Crane Worldwide
July 28 - George Schutte has been promoted to vice president, global energy solutions, at Houston-headquartered Crane Worldwide Logistics.
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Helipad gets Certex lift off
July 28 - Certex (UK) has used two modified spreader beams from Modulift's heavy, off-the-shelf range to lift two halves of a helipad in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
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Liebherr responds to wind energy boom
July 28 - Liebherr has increased the lifting capacity of its 750-tonne capacity LR1750/2 and LG 1750 models, with an upgraded SX boom system.
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Long Beach appoints to board
July 28 - The Port of Long Beach has appointed Lou Anne Bynum as president and Tracy Egoscue as vice president of the board of harbor commissioners, while Lori Ann Guzmán has been named secretary of the board.
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SRT ties-down Nola shipment
July 27 - SRT Transportation Solutions has handled the shipment of a 306-ton (277.6-tonne) reactor vessel from the Port of New Orleans (Port Nola) to a facility within Louisiana.
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SAL heaves in international patent
July 27 - SAL Heavy Lift has been granted an international patent for its active passive heave compensation (APHC) system, which combines the advantages of active heave compensation (AHC) and passive heave compensation (PHC) technologies.
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Jagulak lifts with Demag
July 27 - France-based crane operator Jagulak Levage has taken delivery of a Demag AC 250-5 all terrain crane.
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Container profitability on the horizon
July 27 - Container lines could see a 12-month cumulative profit of up to USD5 billion this year, as the "super-cycle" of carrier consolidation has changed the playing field and left shippers with less choice, says Drewry.
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Ironshore insures BRI's project cargo
July 27 - Pembroke Managing Agency, part of the international insurance company Ironshore, has launched a project cargo consortium on Lloyd's China related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Subsea 7 sees market improvement
July 27 - Subsea 7's renewables and heavy lifting business unit saw increased offshore activity in the second quarter of 2017, following its acquisition of Seaway Heavy Lifting.
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Megalift moves for Jimah
July 26 - Megalift Malaysia has transported six condenser components and a generator stator for the Jimah East Power coal-fired power plant, Malaysia.