All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2014

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  • News

    Latin growth for Hansa

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Platetrade SA to support its Sao Paulo/Brazil office as part of the ongoing development of its agency network.

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    New class rules for steel ships

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Classification society, ClassNK has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

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    All aboard for the AAL

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Austral Asia Line (AAL) has introduced a passenger service where travellers can experience life on board a cargo ship while enjoying the views of the Asia Pacific region.

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    Liebherr chalks up 30,000

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - The recent delivery of an LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane was the 30,000th supplied by Liebherr-Werk Ehingen to date.

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    Pennsylvanian transformer move

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - World Logistics Consulting (WLC) has delivered the main body of a transformer weighing 178 tonnes from the port of Philadelphia to Adrian in the US state of Pennsylvania.

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    Leipzig/Halle steps on the gas

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - A gas cooler weighing 141 tonnes was loaded on board an aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport having made its way to the airport from Berlin by inland waterway and low loader.

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    Jumbo Javelin to get DDS system

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Jumbo has awarded a contract to Huisman for the design and construction of a second Deepwater Deployment System (DDS) to be integrated on the shipping line's Jumbo Javelin.

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    TT Club warns on cyber-crime

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - TT Club's Mike Yarwood has warned that as invasive cyber-technology becomes more widely available, a greater risk to legitimate trade is emerging, exposing operators in the supply chain to economic and commercial damage.

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    ISS on hand in Algeciras

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has worked as agents for ZPMC for its breakbulk carrier, Zhen Hua 25, to manage discharge of four STS cranes at Algeciras port in Spain.

  • News

    Capital projects and contracts - June 27th 2014

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Here is this week's round up of capital projects and contracts. Over the past few days we have seen Alstom reject a takeover from Siemens and Mitsubishi in favour of GE's USD17 billion bid, Technip securing projects on the Danish Continental Shelf, and Le

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    The Friday Flyer - June 27th 2014

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

  • News

    Fairmount tows jack-up rig

    2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Ocean towage and heavy lift transportation company, Fairmount Marine has managed the towage of the West Ariel jack-up rig from Vung Tau, Vietnam, to Singapore.

  • News

    SAL ships coal loaders

    2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - SAL Heavy Lift's Lone has transported two shiploaders with a combined weight of approximately 1,900 tonnes from Germany to Northern Colombia, becoming the first ship to call at the newly constructed pier in Puerto Bolivar.

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    Mammoet adds offices

    2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Mammoet has moved to a new office in S

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    European Commission extends antitrust exemption for liner consortia

    2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - The European Commission has extended by another five years until April 2020 the validity of the existing legal framework exempting, if certain conditions are met, liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules.

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    Van Oord's Aeolus now operational

    2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Van Oord's first transport and installation vessel for the construction of offshore wind farms is now operational.

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    A2SEA gets Sea Challenger ready

    2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - A2SEA's new offshore installation vessel Sea Challenger is now in Esbjerg, making ready to mobilise for its first project - the installation of 35 Siemens 6MW turbines on DONG Energy's Westermost Rough project.

  • News

    It's a wrap for Topline

    2014-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Topline Express Logistics has shipped a consignment of cryogenic liquid storage tanks from Shanghai to Costa Rica's Port Caldera on board the multipurpose vessel Du An Chang.

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    The grass is greener with Volga-Dnepr

    2014-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Two 9-tonne artificial grass machines used to create sustainable sports stadium pitches have arrived in Maastricht, the Netherlands onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' IL-76TD-90VD freighter aircraft.

  • News

    Scheuerle put to the test by Doolan's

    2014-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Doolan's Heavy Haulage is relying on Scheuerle's Widening Trailer to transport heavy cargo across Australian states, where a vehicle's axle spacing or width must be changed on crossing state borders.