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    Heavy lift action for Germany

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Trailer manufacturer Scheuerle, a member to the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has provided significant transport equipment to deliver vital equipment for Alpha Ventus, Germany's first offshore wind park.

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    Largest boat to date for Peters & May's Australian operation

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Marine logistics company, Peters & May, has shipped a Monte Fino from the Kha Shing yard in Taiwan to Newcastle, Australia.

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    Gosselin announces name changes for group companies

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Antwerp Rapid Transit Team nv (A.R.T. N.V.) and Focus Transport Services N.V. (Focus N.V.) which have been part of the Antwerp, Belgian-based Gosselin Group for some time, have been renamed Gosselin Forwarding Services nv and Gosselin Transport S

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    M

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The compact new Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane operated by Berlin crane specialists M

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    Buss brings new terminal to life

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The Hamburg-based port and logistics services provider, Buss, has taken over a new multipurpose terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, from Groningen Seaports, writes Jamie May.

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    Saudi Arabia plans trans-desert railways

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Rail projects planned for Saudi Arabia could bring significant business for project forwarders and shipping lines.

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    Van Seumeren family withdraws from Mammoet

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Mammoet has confirmed that minority shareholder, the van Seumeren family, has decided to fully withdraw from the company.

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    Terex acquires enough shares to takeover Demag Cranes

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Further to our news item of June 22, the Terex Corporation has announced that the minimum acceptance level of 51 percent for the voluntary public tender offer by Terex Industrial Holding AG to all shareholders of Demag Cranes AG at EUR45.50 (USD6

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    Paradip's largest cargo to date

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Continuing its march forward in handling of projects and heavy lift cargo, Direct Logistics India moved a heavy lift shipment weighing 262 tonnes for the Indian Oil Corporation as a part of the company's refinery project near Paradip, India, writ

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    Wagenborg Nedlift wins Safety Award

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Wagenborg Nedlift received the Safety Award at the annual ESTA meeting in Amsterdam, writes Jamie May.

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    Collett & Sons bolsters wind turbine capabilities

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Collett & Sons Ltd. has bought the wind turbine transport division of MDF Transport based in Great Yarmouth, UK.

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    MLB Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung Spain joins GPLN

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - MLB Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung is the latest member of The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), reports Jamie May.

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    Full steam ahead for project cargo forwarders from UAE rail project

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Project cargo forwarders could be on track to win lucrative contracts to move sleepers for the Gulf region's first major rail network.

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    Doubts raised over business case for offshore wind power generation

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - A report by global business consultants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, on the business case for the offshore wind power industry has determined that the industry "has some way to go to prove it can take its place as a sustainable part of the energy mix

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    Bennett DriveAway launches upgraded website

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Georgia-based high and heavy vehicle transport company Bennett DriveAway has launched a new website for corporate customers.

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    China set to tap shale gas

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Senior managers from the world's leading oil companies are set to descend on China this summer, as the country holds its first licensing round for the production of shale gas, which could be good news for project logistics companies focussing on

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    African demand for heavy lift set to grow beyond 2021

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Africa is one of the few regions of the world where there is genuine expectation of large scale heavy lift growth in the next decade, claims global shipping forwarder and agent Tuscor Lloyds.

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    Super Freight claims a record with ship hull moves

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Super Freight, a Mumbai-based project freight forwarder, arranged the delivery of two ship hull sections in a move it describes as a "first of its kind in India".

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics makes senior appointments

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added two senior officers to its global executive management team.

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    The Italian job fails to defeat Tuscor Lloyds

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - A perfect storm of public holidays, unsafe and illegal material handling equipment as well as road works along the projected route greeted global project cargo specialists Tuscor Lloyds when it handled a significant high and heavy load after disc