Latest news – Page 490
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NewsPositive outlook for Entrec
In announcing its third quarter financial results, specialised transportation and crane services provider Entrec has outlined its strategy and outlook for 2019.
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NewsHiab completes Effer acquisition
Hiab, has acquired knuckle-boom crane manufacturer Effer from CTE Group for an enterprise value of EUR50 million (USD57.1 million).
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NewsRhenus Project Logistics and Logistics Plus join forces
Logistics Plus and Rhenus Project Logistics are joining forces to transport equipment for the modernisation of two lignite-fired coal power plants in Turkey.
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NewsOminous future for the oil and gas industry
Major oil and gas producing economies will need to diversify and demonstrate a renewed commitment to reform, if they are to cope with the changing dynamics of global energy.
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NewsSomers steps down from Geodis
Philippe Somers has stepped down from his role as senior vice president of Industrial Projects at Geodis, as the company reorganises its project logistics and oil and gas activities.
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NewsVirginia gets the go-ahead
The port of Virginia has secured full federal authorisation for its project to deepen and widen Norfolk Harbor’s commercial shipping channels.
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NewsMammoet moves refinery pieces with mere inches to spare
The rental division of heavy lift specialist Mammoet has deployed one of its recently acquired LTM 1400-7.1 cranes to move several items for the expansion of a refinery on the US Gulf Coast.
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NewsWW Ocean completes record-breaking Japanese loading
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has loaded a 275-tonne rotor at the Japanese port of Yokohama – the carrier's heaviest-ever Japanese shipment.
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NewsEquipment flows through Jaxport
State-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment, with a combined weight of nearly 200 tons (181.4 tonnes), has moved through the port of Jacksonville’s (Jaxport) Talleyrand Marine Terminal.
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NewsAAL opens in Genoa
AAL has opened an office in Genoa, Italy, strengthening the carrier’s European network.
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NewsLochmann steps up at Geodis Germany
Geodis has appointed Antje Lochmann as managing director of Geodis Freight Forwarding Germany, effective November 1, 2018.
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NewsTechnip picks Jumbo for Leviathan project
Technip has awarded Jumbo a contract for the transportation and installation of a 410-tonne subsea production manifold for the Leviathan development, located off the coast of Israel.
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NewsYilport invests in Puerto Quetzal
Yilport has signed a contract with Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala that will see the Turkish operator take a 55 percent share in the port and handle the multipurpose quay operations.
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NewsMacGregor moves forward with TTS acquisition
MacGregor has received clearance from the German competition authorities regarding the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore business units of TTS Group.
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NewsRitchie Bros to host transport-only Vegas auction
Ritchie Bros is holding its first transportation equipment-only auction in Las Vegas on December 6, 2018.
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NewsGRT topples STS crane
USA-based engineered heavy lifting and transport company, Global Rigging & Transportation (GRT), has completed the demolition of a heavily corroded ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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NewsBeaumont secures Main Street grant
The port of Beaumont in Texas has been awarded a USD5 million grant from the US Economic Development Administration for the construction of the first phase of the Main Street Terminal 1 project.
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NewsLiebherr developing TCC 78000 at Rostock
Liebherr is constructing a 1,600-tonne capacity crane - the TCC 78000 - at its facility in Rostock, Germany.
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NewsHöegh calls on Optimarin
Höegh Autoliners has placed an order with ballast water treatment system manufacturer Optimarin for ten retrofitted units.
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Rostock incident investigated
HLPFI understands that investigations are continuing into an incident at the port of Rostock that occurred last week, which saw a wind turbine monopile foundation fall whilst being lifted on board a heavy lift vessel via the ship's crane.