All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2014 – Page 7
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Royal Arctic Line reports deficit
March 12 - A 9.1 percent decrease in freight volumes to and from Greenland has resulted in Royal Arctic Line posting a loss before tax and minority interests of DKK20 million (USD3.7 million) and DKK14million (USD2.6 million) after tax for 2013.
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ISS appoints Lavau-Wira
March 12 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has appointed Olivier Lavau-Wira as vice president of sales, marine solutions, for its South and Central America region.
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Stanford sees a renewable future
March 11 - Stanford University scientist Mark Jacobson has developed a programme for transforming the United States dependence on fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, using currently available technologies.
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Logwin revenue falls
March 11 - In its 2013 financial year, the Logwin Group reported total revenues of EUR1.22 billion (USD1.68 billion) compared with EUR1.32 billion (USD1.82 billion) in 2012.
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Sea Star and Horizon face the music
March 11 - Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC will pay a USD3.4 million settlement to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act when they knowingly fixed the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the USA and Pue
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PSA Marine enters PB Sea-Tow talks
March 11 - Hong Kong headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has entered into discussions with PSA Marine to divest its harbour towage, offshore towage and infrastructure support business, PB Sea-Tow.
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Success for CLC in Bangkok
March 11 - CLC Projects held its fifth global conference in Bangkok, Thailand from March 7 - 8.
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ArcelorMittal chooses PKP for super-long lines
March 11 - Poland headquartered rail freight specialist PKP Cargo Logistics has started handling 120 m long steel railway lines on behalf of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer.
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Caterpillar move for Van der Vlist
March 10 - Van der Vlist has transported two CAT 777F dump trucks from the its Zeebrugge site to the Bastenaken Terminal in Belgium for shipment to Port Hueneme in California, USA for Caterpillar Used Equipment Services International (CUESI).
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Conxion crosses borders
March 10 - Conxion Logistics & Heavy Equipment has transported a 95-tonne heat exchanger from Jebel Ali Free Zone in the UAE to Qatar, and offloaded it at the Qatar Petroleum refinery in Doha.
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ISS appoints Ferguson
March 10 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has appointed Michael Ferguson as vice president of cargo solutions, terminals and port infrastructure.
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Antwerp goes on the road with steel and breakbulk
March 10 - The Port of Antwerp is taking its roadshow to China once more visiting Shenzhen, Shanghai and Ningbo with the emphasis on promoting its services for the steel and breakbulk sectors.
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Acta races with Coastal Chariot
March 10 - Netherlands headquartered Acta Marine has taken delivery of Coastal Chariot - a DP1 multipurpose support vessel built by the Maritiem Cluster Friesland shipyard.
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UECC orders LNG PCTCs
March 7 - United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a deal to build two, dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs).
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Jumbo ramps up for Huisman
March 7 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision has carried a pipe laying ramp for Huisman from the manufacturer's quay in Schiedam, the Netherlands to Sovik in Norway.
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Generator jack-up for Tradelossa
March 7 - Tradelossa has transported a 200-tonne generator from the port of Altamira to a thermal power station in the state of Durango, where rigging operations were performed to position the generator on its foundations.
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GBS opens in Hamburg
March 7 - Global Boat Shipping (GBS) has opened a new office in Hamburg, which will be headed up by Michael Wirt.
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ENTREC fixes funds
March 7 - ENTREC Corporation has closed a new USD240 million senior secured asset-based credit facility, the ABL Facility, with a syndicate of lenders led by Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada.
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LA on hunt for port director
March 7 - Los Angeles' mayor, Eric Garcetti, has announced that a global executive search to fill the position of executive director at the Port of Los Angeles has got underway.