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    Multipurpose recovery in sight says Drewry

    2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - The multipurpose shipping fleet could be greeted with a rising market share and recovery in freight rates in 2018, according to Drewry's latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report.

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    Sarens shows off its biggest crane

    2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Friday the 13th might be unlucky for some, but not for Belgium-based heavy lift and specialised transportation company, Sarens, which selected that date to reveal its largest crane to date, the SGC 140.

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    Shipments fit for a king

    2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Associated British Port's (ABP) Port of King's Lynn in Norfolk, UK has welcomed two cargo deliveries to support the construction of the Palm Paper combined-cycle gas turbine power station.

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    Compressor flies with Antonov

    2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Antonov Airlines has transported four compressor skids on behalf of Bolloré Logistics China from Calgary, Canada to Mary, Turkmenistan using its fleet of AN-124-100 aircraft.

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    BigRoll rolls on

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - BigRoll Shipping, the joint venture between RollDock Shipping and BigLift Shipping, will continue to operate as part of the Roll Group following BigLift Shipping's announcement that it will end its cooperation effective January 1, 2018.

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    XLP members on the move

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Freight Traders, a member of the XLProjects (XLP) network in New Zealand, has loaded components for a power station project onboard a Spliethoff vessel in Israel.

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    Rickmers and RZ get certified

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - RZ Carrier and Rickmers-Line, both companies within the Zeaborn Group, have successfully undergone the certification process for their integrated management system for quality, health and safety, and environment (QHSE) according to the latest

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    DNV GL goes paperless

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - DNV GL has commenced the roll out of International Maritime Organization (IMO) compliant electronic class and statutory certificates across its entire fleet.

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    The Price is right at Longview

    2017-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - The Port of Longview, USA has appointed Mark Price as director of marine terminals.

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    Grúas gets a Liebherr lift

    2017-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Crane and transport contractor Transportes y Grúas Aguado's recently acquired Liebherr LR 11000 has been utilised to lift 36 concrete blocks weighing up to 180 tonnes at the Port of Punta Langosteira in Coruña, Spain.

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    BelugaXL set to take-off next year

    2017-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - The construction of the first of five Airbus BelugaXL super transporters is on schedule, with the power-on process scheduled to start at the end of the year.

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    Talbert launches Roller Paver

    2017-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Talbert Manufacturing has introduced the 55-ton (50-tonne) capacity Roller Paver (55CC-RP) heavy-haul trailer.

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    Treasure loads USS John S McCain

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain has been loaded onto the Dockwise heavy lift semi-submersible ship, Treasure for transport to the US Navy's Fleet Activities Yokosuka dockyard for repairs following its collision

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    Can the convoys be stopped?

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Oversized and hazardous goods vehicles transiting through the Dartford Tunnel in the UK could face being redirected if the 'Stop The Convoys' campaign, launched by Europa Worldwide Group's managing director Andrew Baxter, gains traction.

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    Indiana adds to Commission

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Monica Newhouse-Rodriguez and Michael Browning have been appointed to the Ports of Indiana Commission.

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    Cosco adds to semi-sub fleet

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has acquired the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Xia Zhi Yuan 6 for RMB200 million (USD30.4 million) via an auction arranged by Ningbo Maritime Court.

  • Entrec gets fresh funding
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    Entrec gets fresh funding

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Entrec Corporation, the Alberta, Canada-based heavy haul transportation and crane solutions provider has obtained a five-year extension to its senior secured asset-based credit facility (the ABL Facility) with a syndicate of lenders led by We

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    Houston Food Bank on the Breakbulk Agenda

    2017-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - As Breakbulk Americas 2017 draws near, Flensborg and Associates, the coordinators of the annual charity event BUSINESSrun, hopes Houston will be able to retain its standing record of registered participants, as competition from Bremen looms.

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    Cosco delivers Appomattox hull

    2017-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - After nearly four years of working together with Shell Offshore Inc (Shell) in preparation for the sail away from Geoje, South Korea, Cosco Shipping Specialized Carrier's semi-submersible ship, Xin Guang Hua has safely delivered Shell's 40,33

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    Van der Vlist expands

    2017-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - The Van der Vlist Transport Group has started the development of its facilities on the Schelluinen-West business park in the Netherlands.