All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2019 – Page 3
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NewsShipping confidence impacted by trade wars
Ongoing concerns over trade wars and increased regulations are having an adverse effect on confidence in the shipping industry, according to the latest survey from BDO (formerly Moore Stephens).
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NewsZeamarine christens eighth newbuild of 2019
Zeamarine has christened its latest newbuild Zea Fortune. This is the eighth ship in a nine-vessel order that was placed by Intermarine.
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NewsCrane Worldwide opens in Guyana
Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened an office in Guyana as it aims to capitalise on the country’s growing energy and oil and gas sectors.
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NewsPirtle to lead Freeport commission
Port Freeport in Texas has named Shane Pirtle as chairman of the port commission.
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NewsDS Multibulk scales back multipurpose interest
Germany-based DS Multibulk has sidelined plans to invest in the multipurpose shipping sector and has already begun limiting its exposure to the business.
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NewsMammoet flat-top barge returns to Middle East
Mammoet has relocated its Mammoet 331 seagoing deck cargo barge to the UAE in anticipation of projects taking place in the Middle East.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr to expand at Leipzig
Volga-Dnepr Group and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen (MFAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.
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NewsJan De Nul lands Formosa 2 contract
Jan De Nul Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm.
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NewsBravo for Pioneering Spirit
Allseas’ installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the 25,000-tonne Brent Bravo topsides from the North Sea.
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NewsGenerational handover at Blue Water Shipping
Blue Water Shipping’s founder Kurt Skov has transferred a large proportion of his shareholding to his daughter, Anne Skov.
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NewsAvia Solutions buys Chapman Freeborn Group
Avia Solutions Group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shareholding in UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group.
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NewsBrett joins port of Tyne
Simon Brett has joined the UK’s port of Tyne as commercial director of port services.
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NewsApollo completes refit at DSDu
DEME Offshore’s latest heavy lift jack-up vessel Apollo has completed a one-month conversion project at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu).
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NewsAllcargo exits ship-ownership
Mumbai-headquartered Allcargo Logistics has exited the shipowning and coastal shipping business by selling its last vessel.
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NewsCargolux adds Santiago call
B747 operator Cargolux Airlines has re-introduced Santiago de Chile as a call on its South American service.
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NewsIan Martin Jones passes away
We are sad to report that Ian Martin Jones, ex-HLPFI editor, passed away peacefully earlier today.
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NewsBrown joins SAL in the USA
Phillip Brown has been appointed as vice president – projects for SAL Heavy Lift in the USA, effective July 1, 2019.
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NewsMultipurpose TOS introduced
CyberLogitec has introduced OPUS Terminal M, a multipurpose terminal operating system (TOS) that can coordinate containers, breakbulk, project, bulk and ro-ro cargoes.
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NewsMohembo bridge parts move in Namibia
10,720 tonnes of project cargo, destined for the Mohembo bridge project in Botswana, has moved through the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia.
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NewsGALA completes TAP scope
German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) has unloaded and stored 2,800 tons (2,540 tonnes) of sheet piles for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).