Latest news – Page 348
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NewsLouisiana boosts capacity with Konecranes
The port of South Louisiana in the USA has ordered two 125-tonne capacity Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 harbour cranes.
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NewsJaxport’s military move
Stevedores from Patriot Rail and Ports have loaded equipment for the US Army onboard the ro-ro carrier ARC Endurance at the Blount Island Marine Terminal in the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport).
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NewsBIFA’s bitesize training
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) will offer free ‘bitesize’ online training to members of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) – which was launched in March 2019 to foster young talent in the industry.
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NewsValencia invests in Sagunto
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in Spain is investing EUR135.9 million (USD152.6 million) in the facilities at the port of Sagunto and will begin studies into a possible third dock.
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NewsA global solution required for crew change crisis
On June 26 – the Day of the Seafarer – the international maritime community reaffirmed its pleas for universal designation of seafarers as key workers to enable crew rotation.
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NewsAllied Ocean Transport adds heavy lifter
Allied Ocean Transport, which specialises in yacht transport, has added the heavy lift vessel Industrial Grace to its fleet. The vessel has a lifting capacity of 1,400 tonnes.
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NewsErni to join Dachser
Robert Erni will join Dachser as deputy director on September 1, 2020 before succeeding Burkhard Eling as chief financial officer (cfo) on January 1, 2021.
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NewsCLECAT joins bunker pricing initiative
The European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and Customs services, CLECAT, has joined an industry initiative that promotes the voluntary use of a bunker adjustment factor (BAF) price indexing method.
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NewsEZ Link and Actanis team up
EZ Link and Actanis Project Cargo have joined forces to move three oversized units from the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan to the port of Ambarli, Turkey.
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NewsStena Line newbuilds move ahead
Construction of the final two vessels in Stena Line’s E-Flexer newbuild ro-pax series has begun at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard in China.
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NewsZüst & Bachmeier’s trimodal delivery
Züst & Bachmeier, part of the Universal Transport Group, has transported a railway carriage from the manufacturing plant in Tver, Russia, to Alexandria, Egypt.
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NewsBIMCO issues crew change clause
BIMCO has published a clause to help ship owners conduct crew changes amid Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsGerdinand van Dieren opts for Broshuis
The Netherlands-based Gerdinand van Dieren Transport has added a Broshuis pendular axle low-loader to its fleet.
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NewsTag along with Talbert
USA-based Talbert has introduced its series of tag-a-long AC trailers that have been designed to minimise load times for everyday hauling of small-to-medium size equipment.
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Newsdeugro launches visiotrack software
deugro has developed and launched its own web-based track and tracing software – deugro visiotrack.
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NewsMarr secures Sydney metro project
Australia’s Marr Contracting has been awarded a heavy lift contract to support the redevelopment of Central Station as part of the Sydney Metro infrastructure project.
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NewsBarbados Port invests with Kalmar
Kalmar – part of Cargotec – will deliver four electric forklifts and two hybrid straddle carriers to the port of Bridgetown, Barbados.
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NewsWagenborg targets West Africa
Royal Wagenborg has expanded its multipurpose services to include ports in West Africa.
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NewsUniversal Transport moves in Poland
In partnership with its subsidiary StB Verkehrstechnik, Universal Transport has transported modules of a tunnel boring machine across Poland.
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NewsPort NOLA elects commissioners
The board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans, USA (Port NOLA) has elected Darryl Berger as chairman, William Langenstein as vice chairman, and Charles Ponstein as secretary treasurer.