All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2012 – Page 6

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    Dutch invention to end towline chaffing failure on tugboats

    2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam, The Netherlands have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology to prevent towline failures from chafing against a tugboat's fixed towing point.

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    Shantanu Bhadkamkar elected IFCBA MD

    2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - Shantanu Bhadkamkar, chairman of Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India (FFFAI), has been elected as managing director of International Federation of Customs Brokers Association (IFCBA).

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    IATA marks trans-Atlantic agreement on air cargo security recognition

    2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has applauded the agreement between the European Commission (EC) and the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to recognise each other's air cargo security programmes.

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    Damen Shipyards unveils new tug type

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - A new tug suitable for offshore and deep sea heavy lift towage operations was unveiled by Damen Shipyards at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in Barcelona, Spain.

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    Wagenborg Nedlift opens in Akersloot

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Wagenborg Nedlift recently opened a new office in Akersloot, the Netherlands, and is targeting its crane and transport services to companies in the oil and gas sector in North Holland.

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    IATA welcomes AirBridgeCargo Airlines

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia's largest all-cargo carrier, has become an active member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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    PD Ports achieves environmental management system recognition

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - PD Ports has recently been awarded the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) certification, one of the first UK ports businesses to achieve this qualification.

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    A freight movement 12 million years In the making

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - A life-like and full-sized reconstruction of the jawbone and mouth of a 12 million year old sea monster named after the author of Moby Dick, has been transported from South America to Europe by Rhoon, Netherlands-based Steder Group.

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    Fairstar takes delivery of Forte

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has taken delivery of its latest new building, Forte, with the closing documentation completed to the satisfaction of Fairstar's bankers, classification society and the Dutch Flag State.

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    Fagioli completes complex generator lift in India

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Fagioli India has successfully lifted and moved a massive generator unit at a power station in India.

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    Barnhart webinar presentation to showcase engineering considerations

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Industrial Training International's (ITI) showcase webinar on June 7 will feature Jim Yates, PE, Barnhart Crane & Rigging's senior vice president of engineering and technical services, for a live presentation entitled 'Heavy Intermodal Lift & Tra

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    Erik Lindbergh joins Air Charter Service

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Erik Lindbergh, the renowned aviator and grandson of world famous Charles Lindbergh, has joined global aircraft charter specialists Air Charter Service as a brand ambassador.