Latest news – Page 284
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NewsAlfa Laval to acquire StormGeo
Sweden-headquartered Alfa Laval will acquire StormGeo, which provides weather intelligence software for the shipping industry.
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NewsMammoet questions lump-sum approach to wind projects
As Mammoet steps up its focus on the renewables sectors and implements changes to its organisation to tackle the growing markets, the global engineered heavy lifting and transport specialist has criticised the wind energy industry’s lump-sum approach to projects.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen rolls out weather routing software
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has installed a weather routing software solution across its fleet to reduce emissions and improve safety.
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NewsJackets move on Cometto SPMTs
Fagioli has deployed Cometto SPMTs for the transport of several jacket components in northern Spain.
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NewsChanges to Finnlines’ executive management
Finnlines has appointed Tom Pippingsköld as vice president and deputy ceo.
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NewsMagma Aviation steps up to surging demand
Magma Aviation – a Chapman Freeborn Company and member of Avia Solutions Group – is expanding its fleet with an additional Boeing 747-400F through a partnership with Plus Logistics Solutions.
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NewsPort of Gothenburg to digitalise port calls
The Gothenburg Port Authority is launching a digital tool – Berth Planner – that will make calls at the port more time efficient, cost effective and environmentally smart.
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NewsA.C.T. Shipping keeps busy in Mauritania
A.C.T. Shipping has handled 168 units of trucks, trailers, military equipment, excavators, and other rolling material in Mauritania.
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NewsDamen launches crane barge
Damen has launched a 75 m x 32 m crane barge at its shipyard in Yichang, China.
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NewsWW Ocean commits to South America
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has introduced monthly calls to Arica port in Chile on its North America to South America service.
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NewsIn memoriam: Sander Splinter
Sander Splinter, a highly respected figure in the heavy lift and abnormal transport industry, sadly passed away on April 30, 2021.
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NewsLiftEx Bahrain postponed
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has decided to postpone LiftEx Bahrain until 2022 as a result of the ongoing uncertainty around Covid-19.
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NewsSamskip Air opens its doors
Samskip has established a dedicated airfreight business based out of Schiphol airport in the Netherlands.
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NewsCrane Maier modernises with Liebherr
Germany-based Crane Maier has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane to replace one of its older 60-tonne capacity cranes.
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NewsOmega Morgan keeps costs down
USA-based Omega Morgan has handled heavy equipment at Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) plant.
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NewsPrangl grows Scandinavian footprint
Austria-headquartered heavy lift and transport specialist Prangl is establishing a business unit in Stockholm, Sweden.
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NewsCadeler invests in newbuilds
Cadeler will acquire two newbuild X-class vessels for installation, services, operation, and maintenance work on offshore wind farms.
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NewsIncreased cargo handling capability for port of Douala
Régie du Terminal à Conteneurs (RTC) – terminal operator at the port of Douala in Cameroon – has ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbour cranes.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr soars in Russia
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a full-scale prototype of the Luna-25 spacecraft from Moscow to Blagoveshchensk, Russia, onboard one of its AN-124 aircraft.
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NewsAinscough invests in fleet
UK-based Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 700-tonne lifting capacity Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane.