All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2011 – Page 4
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It's lift-off for launch vehicles from St Petersburg
June 10 - A journey into outer space started at sea level in St Petersburg for two launch vehicles involved in the Kourou Space Centre (KSC).
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Sarens remains tight-lipped on investment rumours
June 10 - The Sarens Group, one of the world's leading multifunction heavy lift and transport companies, remains tight-lipped over recent reports in the Belgian media which suggest that it could be a potential target for investment groups.
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Donjon salvages fishing boat
June 10 - Donjon Marine mobilised its 400 tonne capacity derrick barge, Columbia, NY, to salvage the fishing boat Atlantic Traveler, which had sank after hitting the South Jetty of Manasquan Inlet off Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, USA.
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Hochtief seeks full ownership of Beluga Hochtief Offshore
June 10 - Hochtief has confirmed that it is seeking to acquire the shares which it does not already own in Beluga Hochtief Offshore, its joint venture with Beluga Offshore.
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Agility Project Logistics' Griffin to retire
June 10 - Tom Griffin, president and CEO of Agility Project Logistics, plans to retire from Agility from this position within the coming year, and has been named chairman of Agility Project Logistics.
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Dania Marine transfers ship to Varamar's management
June 9 - Dania Marine, and its Danish bank, have transferred the commercial management of Thor Venture into the supervision of Ukrainian-based Varamar Ltd, representing White Whale Shipping, changing the ship's name to Venture Whale.
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Lufthansa Cargo Charter flies generators to Japan
June 9 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter, together with customer Agility, has arranged the shipment of two gas-driven generators on an Antonov 124 freighter from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to Tokyo Narita Airport.
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Qatar Airways buys into Cargolux
June 9 - Cargolux has entered into a strategic partnership with Doha-based Qatar Airways. The deal includes the acquisition by Qatar Airways of a 35 percent stake in Cargolux and a commercial cooperation.
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Dockwise hints at leaving Dutch flag
June 8 - Dockwise is urging the Dutch government to allow for better protection on its vessels to counteract piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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Van der Vlist Projecten's Chinese takeaway
June 8 - European heavy lift haulage company Van der Vlist Projecten has recently supervised the successful ex-works shipment of two crated 130 tonne cranes from the Netherlands, via Antwerp, to the Seaport Terminal China.
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PCA Cargo Pvt. Ltd joins Project Partners
June 8 - Project Partners has announced that PCA Cargo Pvt. Ltd, based in Sialkot, Pakistan is its latest member.
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It pays to be greener at Antwerp
June 8 - Environment-friendly ships calling at the heavy lift and break bulk gateway of Antwerp will earn their owners more than just brownie points: real financial rewards will be generated for 'clean ships', thanks to a decision by the Port Authority's
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A2SEA in world first offshore installation
June 8 - With five successful offshore wind projects under its belt, Vattenfall UK turned to Danish offshore wind installation business A2SEA to install the world's largest offshore turbines, R5, at Ormonde, 10vkm off the UK coast at Barrow-in-Furness.
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Liebherr waves latest LTM 1200-5.1 out of the factory gates
June 8 - Liebherr waved an LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane out of the factory gate at Ehinger recently when customer Eugen Haslach and his crane driver Max Keck took possession of the latest addition to the fleet of their Wertach, Bavaria-based crane and transp
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Crawler cranes help save Polish military history
June 7 - A tiny part of Polish military history has been saved from oblivion thanks to the use of two Terex lattice boom crawler cranes, one Terex CC 2800-1 and one Terex CC 2500-1. They have relocated the historical bunker for the re-construction of the
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Staffing agency points to potential future staff shortages
June 7 - An employment and staffing agency that specialises in supplying hoisting and lifting, heavy lift and specialised transport personnel has passed its third anniversary and noted continuing industry trends that could lead to staff shortages in the n
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Out of Africa as OTAL lowers its flag
June 7 - It's the end of the line for a stalwart of container shipping for Africa as OT Africa Line, a CMA-CGM group company, is rebranded this month under the Delmas brand.
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Speaking up for project cargo
June 6 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has announced two key industry speakers for its 2011 Annual Summit, which will be held from 19-20 November at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London.
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PCN recruits Canadian member
June 6 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its first member in Canada.
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Austral Asia Line sets up Projects and Tramp Shipping Division
June 6 - Austral Asia Line (AAL) has established a dedicated Project and Tramp Shipping division, based at its head office in Singapore, and engaged a team of four project shipping, chartering and heavy lift cargo specialists, headed by Namir Khanbabi who