All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2016 – Page 3

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    Bridging the gap to Brazil

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - A loading system developed for the transportation of long aerospace cargoes provided the perfect solution to help load a 35 m long telescopic bridge onto a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 freighter for its delivery to Rio de Janeiro.

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    Lingohr in at Agility

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Global logistics provider, Agility, has appointed Markus Lingohr to be managing director for Area Central Europe, giving him responsibility for its operations in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.

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    Swire launches Pacific Islands service

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Effective July 1, Swire Shipping is launching a new twice-monthly direct multipurpose liner service from Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

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    Geodis targets oil and gas resupply

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - International logistics provider Geodis is presently opening a new office in Aberdeen, UK, focusing on the oil and gas resupply business.

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    Siemens and Gamesa to merge

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Siemens has signed a binding agreement to merge its wind power business with Gamesa to create what it claims will become “a leading global wind power player”.

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    K+N in European reshuffle

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - With effect from October 1, Kuehne + Nagel is establishing two organisational units focusing on central and eastern Europe, and western Europe respectively.

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    Nicolas delivers in topside move

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Nigerian transport services provider Wellmann Group has used 128 axle lines of Nicolas MHD G2 self-propelled modules to move an oil platform topside at the Nigerdock production yard in Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, Lagos.

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    'Small rise' in shipping confidence

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - According to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens, overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose slightly in the three months to May 2016.

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    European transport infrastructure gets cash injection

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - The European Commission has unveiled a list of 195 transport projects that will receive EUR6.7 billion (USD7.5 billion) of funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

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    Hydra-Slide in big skid delivery

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Mountain Heavy Transport has acquired a HT500 hydraulically powered heavy track skidding unit and a smaller XLP150 unit from Canadian manufacturer Hydra-Slide.

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    Mixed picture for Manitowoc

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Manitowoc recorded sales of USD427.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 - a 5 percent increase compared with the same period in 2015.

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    Cumings up at Vanguard

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Roland Cumings has been named managing director of South African heavy lifting and transport specialist Vanguard, with effect from June 1.

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    Hansa delivers crane quartet

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - On behalf of deugro (Finland), Hansa Heavy Lift has shipped four rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) from Ukraine to Egypt on board HHL Kobe.

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    Palfinger to buy TTS

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Austrian deck equipment manufacturer Palfinger Marine has entered into an agreement to acquire Norway based marine and offshore equipment supplier TTS Group.

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    BigRoll Bering delivered

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - BigRoll Shipping's second MC Class ship BigRoll Bering has been handed over to the company by Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    Mallory Alexander heads to Houston

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics has opened a new office in Houston, Texas.

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    ALE boosts barge business

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - ALE is expanding its marine services to provide offshore barge transportation, including brokering, chartering and hire, in addition to turnkey marine operations.

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    Scheuerle trailer in Alaskan haul

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Alaska West Express - part of the Lynden group of companies - acquired a Scheuerle trailer last year, which has recently played a key role in an Alaskan pipeline project.

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    ABC tonnage soars

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded a 31 percent year-on-year increase in tonnage during May and the first five months of 2016.

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    Modulift names I&I Sling

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    June 17 - Modulift has appointed I&I Sling as its latest North American distributor, offering coverage of eastern regions of the USA from facilities in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.