All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2020
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NewsCLECAT joins bunker pricing initiative
The European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and Customs services, CLECAT, has joined an industry initiative that promotes the voluntary use of a bunker adjustment factor (BAF) price indexing method.
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NewsAllied Ocean Transport adds heavy lifter
Allied Ocean Transport, which specialises in yacht transport, has added the heavy lift vessel Industrial Grace to its fleet. The vessel has a lifting capacity of 1,400 tonnes.
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NewsA global solution required for crew change crisis
On June 26 – the Day of the Seafarer – the international maritime community reaffirmed its pleas for universal designation of seafarers as key workers to enable crew rotation.
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NewsValencia invests in Sagunto
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in Spain is investing EUR135.9 million (USD152.6 million) in the facilities at the port of Sagunto and will begin studies into a possible third dock.
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NewsBIFA’s bitesize training
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) will offer free ‘bitesize’ online training to members of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) – which was launched in March 2019 to foster young talent in the industry.
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NewsJaxport’s military move
Stevedores from Patriot Rail and Ports have loaded equipment for the US Army onboard the ro-ro carrier ARC Endurance at the Blount Island Marine Terminal in the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport).
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NewsLouisiana boosts capacity with Konecranes
The port of South Louisiana in the USA has ordered two 125-tonne capacity Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 harbour cranes.
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NewsTrans-Trading delivers to Australia
Hamburg-headquartered Trans-Trading has delivered two vessel engines from Bremerhaven in Germany, to Australia
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NewsDamen newbuild progresses
Damen Shipyards Group has laid the keel of a crane barge that will be ultimately delivered to Panama.
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NewsMammoet delivers for Sakhalin-2 project
Mammoet has delivered 22 pieces of gas production equipment to an onshore processing facility compression site (OPFC) on the island of Sakhalin, Russia.
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NewsStevens Towing moves ship components
Stevens Towing has delivered ship components from the UK, Germany and Norway to a shipyard on the US West Coast using its vessel Coastal Venture.
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NewsAble to decommission Brent Alpha
Demolition contractor and port services provider Able has received the 17,000-tonne Brent Alpha platform in preparation for dismantling and recycling.
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NewsModulift forms alliance with pewag
UK-headquartered under-the-jib equipment manufacturer Modulift has formed an alliance with chain manufacturer pewag group.
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NewsTime charter rates stabilise
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained steady over the last month, according to the latest report from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsAAL supports energy projects in Europe and Iraq
AAL has delivered three generators using its 31,000 dwt multipurpose ship AAL Singapore for two gas-fired power plant projects.
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NewsTschudi partners with UHL for bridge move
Tschudi Logistics, in collaboration with United Heavy Lift (UHL) and United Engineering Solutions, is loading oversized bridge components aboard the heavy lift vessel UHL Falcon in the port of Seville, Spain.
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NewsLOC awarded Johan Sverdrup work
International marine and engineering consultancy firm LOC Group will provide marine warranty surveyor services for the second phase of Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield development in the North Sea.
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NewsJan De Nul completes Virginia project
Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation of two wind turbines at the Coastal Virginia demonstrator offshore wind project.
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NewsEMS boosts German presence
EMS Log has opened an office in Seelbach, Germany and appointed Jürgen Menge to head the facility.
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NewsMomentous lift for Marr
Australia-headquartered Marr Contracting has used a heavy lift tower crane to lift a 155-tonne load to height of 318 m.