Latest news – Page 256
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NewsERA boosts CO2 calculator access
The European Rental Association’s (ERA) equipment CO2 calculator is now available in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish, in addition to English.
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NewsLiebherr’s power couple
Crane contractor Dietmar Flossdorf deployed its Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 alongside Autokrane Schares’ LTM 1500-8.1 to lift a 140-tonne column in Germany.
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NewsAntwerp posts positive half-year figures
The port of Antwerp has reported that a total of 120 million tonnes of cargo was transhipped through the port during the first six months of 2021, representing a year-on-year increase of 5 percent. The port said that transhipments with the UK and Ireland are showing positive signs in spite of Brexit.
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NewsPioneering Spirit swoops in
Allseas’ installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has delivered a 516-tonne module for CNOOC’s Buzzard phase II development in the North Sea’s Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.
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NewsVoltaire selected for Dogger Bank C
Jan De Nul Group will transport and install 87 GE Haliade-X turbines at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm, which is jointly owned by SSE Renewables and Equinor.
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NewsHuisman upscales 3D-printed hooks
Huisman has successfully tested four 3D-printed, 350-tonne lifting capacity crane hooks under the supervision of certification authority Lloyd’s Register.
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NewsTackling surging costs
US President Joe Biden issued an executive order to tackle anti-competitive practices in parts of its economy. Among the broad-ranging remit, the government is tasking the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to come up with solutions to the surging costs shippers presently face.
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NewsCrowley plans all-electric tugboat
Crowley Maritime plans to build and operate an all-electric harbour tugboat to serve the port of San Diego, USA.
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NewsAAL ships RTGs for Norway
AAL Shipping has delivered four rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) from Taicang in China onboard AAL Pusan, to the port of Oslo in Norway.
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NewsAntonov delivers medical cargoes
Antonov Airlines has transported medical cargo from Germany to Namibia onboard the AN-225 Mriya aircraft to assist the fight against Covid-19.
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NewsLiving Stone demonstrates capabilities
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 high-voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea using its DP3 vessel Living Stone.
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NewsMaxim orders 51 units from Grove
Maxim Crane Works has committed to its expansion strategy having purchased 51 Grove mobile cranes, a mix of high-capacity rough-terrain cranes along with five and six-axle all-terrain cranes.
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NewsHareket handles heavy cargoes
In partnership with Logistics Plus, Hareket has handled two converter tank sections destined for Kentucky, USA. Each section measured 10 m high and 8 m in diameter.
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NewsMammoet bridges the gap
In collaboration with Flatiron Construction, Mammoet has installed the Wellsburg Bridge that connects West Virginia and Ohio, USA.
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NewsCheck before Fixing 2021
BIMCO has published Check before Fixing 2021 – a practical handbook to help shipping practitioners navigate today’s complex risk management environment.
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NewsSarens keeps busy
Sarens has installed 57 wind turbines for the Markbygden II onshore wind farm near Pitea, Sweden.
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NewsMammoet’s unique barge solution in Canada
Mammoet has transported a generator stator from Poland to Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington nuclear facility in Canada for a refurbishment project.
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NewsEnerpac launches ML40
Enerpac has introduced its ML40 mini lift gantry, designed to move machinery and equipment in compact spaces.
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NewsBrannigan joins Magma Aviation
Magma Aviation – a Chapman Freeborn Company and member of Avia Solutions Group – has appointed Conor Brannigan as deputy ceo.
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NewsVanguard installs rail equipment
Heavy lift specialist Vanguard has installed a 300-ton (272.2-tonne) rail tippler in the Western Cape of South Africa.