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    Fairmount delivers ENSCO rig

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Expedition has towed the rig ENSCO 5002 from Rio de Janeiro to Singapore via the Cape of Good Hope.

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    Fourth round for BigLift

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - This month, BigLift Shipping's Happy Dynamic will complete the fourth of four shipments of five automated rail mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) for Konecranes, from Gydnia, Poland to Global Terminal in New Jersey.

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    AAPA welcomes Obama's bill

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has commended steps taken by President Barack Obama toward increasing the investment in transportation infrastructure, including needed infrastructure in and connecting to America's seaports.

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    Gulf Agency on the double

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Gulf Agency Services had handled two project cargo vessels at the Port of Djibouti.

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    Hacklin gets steel tank moving

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Hacklin Logistics Ltd has transported an 80-tonne steel tank from its manufacturer Japrotek's premises in Pietarsaari on the west coast of Finland to Norway.

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    MFC turns up the heat

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - India's MFC Transport Pvt Ltd has handled the transportation of two air heat exchangers from Walchandnagar Industries to the BHAVINI atomic power plant in Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, India, on behalf of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).

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    Volga-Dnepr on the run

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 73-tonne turbine runner to Russia's Bratsk hydroelectric power station for OJSC Irkutskenergo.

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    Alstom barges in new power

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - International engineering, procurement and construction contractor Alstom accepted its first gas turbine for the Carrington Power Station, utilising the nearby Manchester Ship Canal.

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    Boskalis reaches agreement on Fairmount acquisition

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Royal Boskalis Westminster nv has reached an agreement to acquire Fairmount Marine bv and Fairmount Ocean Towage Company bv from the French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

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    Antitrust: EC consults on prolonging special competition regime for liner shipping consortia

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - The European Commission is inviting comments on a proposal to prolong an exemption of liner shipping consortia from the application of EU antitrust rules that prohibit certain agreements between companies.

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    Mojo eyes tidal energy with HF4

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Mojo Maritime has agreed a deal with German shipowner and manager, Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG to develop an brand new class of offshore construction vessels - the HF4.

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    Ekin transports tank trio

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Ekin Heavy & Project Cargo Transportation Co has handled the shipment of three outsize tanks from Turkey to Bulgaria.

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    Corporate rebranding for Erickson

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has announced that it will now do business under the brand name, Erickson, effective April 1, 2014.

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    MacGregor acquires Deep Water

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has acquired Norway's Deep Water Solutions AS to strengthen its offering for environmentally friendly solutions in the offshore load handling applications.

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    Transpi puts trust in Goldhofer

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Blumenau, Brazil headquartered Transportes Pesados Itaja

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    Northwest gears up with Liebherr

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Northwest Crane Service's new 750-tonne telescopic Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 crane completed its first project when it replaced the gearbox of an 80 m high 1.5 MW wind turbine.

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    Second release of heavy transport guide

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Marco van Daal's reference guide and engineering base for all heavy transports executed by hydraulic platform transporters, The Art of Heavy Transport, is now available in an updated second edition.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 28th 2014

    2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Major players target Texas wind

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - BNSF Logistics (BNSFL) and Tri Global Energy (TGE) have signed a formal agreement to align resources, market knowledge and industry relationships to support BNSFL's development of its West Texas Wind Energy Logistics Center (WTWLC).

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    Houston on upward path

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - The Port of Houston saw across the board increases in all areas of cargo throughput at the gateway during January 2014. More than 3 million of tonnes of cargo were handled, up 15 percent year-on-year over January 2013.