All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2015 – Page 5
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GAC appointed Thorco agent
March 18 - GAC Singapore has been appointed by Thorco Shipping to provide agency services for its vessels calling at Jurong port.
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Manitowoc ups MLC650 capacity
March 18 - Manitowoc's MLC650 crawler crane has successfully completed maximum load testing with the VPC-MAX attachment, raising the machine's lifting capacity from 650 to 750 tonnes.
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Abu Dhabi Ports optimistic for 2015
March 18 - Following a record year in 2014, Abu Dhabi Ports is forecasting 17 percent growth across all its general cargo activities in 2015.
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The Wednesday Wire - March 18th 2015
Your midweek round-up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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Steder now sole owner of Romanian jv
March 17 - Dutch Steder Group has acquired the shares previously held by Delta Maritime of Greece in the joint venture that the two companies had in Romania.
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WWPC members to support Infania
March 17 - Members attending the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) 15th annual membership conference, which will be held in Fuengirola, Spain from May 13-15, will be supporting the Infania Organisation in a charity auction.
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Port of Vancouver USA has 'historic year'
March 17 - Port of Vancouver USA ceo Todd Coleman says that 2014 was a "banner year" for the port, with the gateway experiencing its best year for revenue and tonnage in its 103-year history.
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GAC ups Japanese offering
March 17 - GAC has set up an operations office in Japan to cater for the growing demand for ship agency and husbandry services in light of the country's burgeoning energy sector.
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Titan delivers theme park
March 17 - Titan Sea & Air Services has handled the shipment of equipment and machines from different parts of the world to India for the Adlabs Imagica amusement park near Khopoli.
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New era for Damen Yichang Shipyard
March 17 - The Damen Yichang Shipyard - a joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Sinotrans CSC - plans to expand its portfolio of vessels, as well as its geographical reach.
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Cosco lifts stinger
March 17 - A tandem lift was required to load a 616-tonne stinger onboard Cosco Shipping's multipurpose heavy lift ship, Da Kang, for delivery to Port Pasir Gudang in Malaysia.
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Siemens chooses Cuxport
March 16 - Cuxport has signed a contract with Siemens regarding the logistics services for the operation of the offshore platforms BorWin 2, HelWin 1 and 2, and SylWin 1.
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Sohar looks to China
March 16 - Sohar Port and Freezone has said that it aims to capitalise on the economic slowdown in China by focusing on the opportunities being created in booming regional markets.
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Fleet Line cradles latest boat
March 16 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has coordinated the shipment of a 160-tonne crew boat, measuring 41 m x 8 m x 12 m, from Jebel Ali in the UAE to Dos Bocas, Mexico.
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Military aircraft land at Jaxport
March 16 - The US military has landed 48 specialty Army helicopters and three Air Force helicopters at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal.
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Liebherr adds crane rescue sheets
March 16 - Liebherr mobile cranes that comply with stage 3b or over will now come with a rescue sheet, which aims to enable the fast rescue of passengers and recovery of the crane after accidents.
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Vehicles take to sea with Tuscor Lloyds
March 13 - Tuscor Lloyds has recently coordinated a shipment of approximately 475 tonnes of equipment, including trucks, generators, cars and support equipment, from Aqaba, Jordan to the UK port of Felixstowe.
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ITIC issues fraud warning
March 13 - The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that the fraudulent diversion of funds is on the increase in the maritime sector.
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Boskalis sets a record
March 13 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) achieved a record net profit of EUR490 million (USD521 million) in 2014, compared with EUR366 million (USD389 million) in 2013.
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Ritchie auctions Energy fleet
March 13 - Ritchie Bros. is to conduct a multi-million dollar crane and transportation auction for Casper, Wyoming based Energy Transportation.