All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2016 – Page 4
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Modest increases for SCPA
March 18 - South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) handled 66,619 tonnes of non-containerised cargo at Charleston in February, with total fiscal year-to-date breakbulk volumes almost 31 percent ahead of plan.
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Paul up at GAC
March 18 - GAC has appointed John Paul as its group freight purchasing manager, responsible for both sea and air business.
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High five for WCA projects
March 18 - Five project moves have been executed recently by six members of the WCA Projects network.
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Heavy work for PCN duo
March 18 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Germany, Intertransport Gruber has completed the shipment of a number of crates from Taiwan to Germany.
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Good year for Gebrüder Weiss
March 17 - Gebrüder Weiss recorded a provisional net turnover of EUR1.28 billion (USD1.44 billion) in 2015, a 3 percent increase compared with EUR1.24 billion (USD1.4 billion) in 2014.
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IRISL resumes European service
March 17 - After its withdrawal in mid 2010 due to sanctions, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its regular liner service - European Container Line (ECL) - between northern Europe and ports in the Middle East Gulf.
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MHI Vestas invests in Esbjerg
March 17 - MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed an agreement with the Port of Esbjerg, more than doubling the area of land it leases at the Danish port for the pre-assembly and shipment of offshore wind turbine components.
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'Positive trend' at DB Schenker
March 17 - DB Schenker's volume of European overland and airfreight consignments rose by 2.9 percent and 1.4 percent year-on-year respectively in 2015, while its ocean freight volumes fell 2.1 percent.
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Indonesia looks to Antwerp
March 17 - Antwerp Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel has signed two framework agreements with IPC Corporate University - a subsidiary of the Indonesian Port Corporation - which will see the port provide training and consultancy services for Indonesian
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FLS-KAA pipes up again
March 17 - Fleet Line Shipping/Kamar Al-Ard (FLS-KAA) has coordinated the shipment of 21,000 tonnes of cement-coated pipes from the UAE to Iraq.
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Höegh Osaka accident report released
March 17 - The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released a report into the listing and subsequent grounding of Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank at the entrance to the Port of Southampton in January 2015.
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RollDock returns to L&T
March 16 - RollDock Shipping has purchased RollDock Sky from Larsen & Toubro India (L&T).
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Swire ups Papua New Guinea coverage
March 16 - Swire Shipping is launching a monthly direct call to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea from New Zealand and Fiji, with effect from May 4, 2016.
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Good vibrations cut offshore costs
March 16 - Research into wind turbine and monopile design plays a key role in identifying technologies and techniques that reduce build times and lower costs for the offshore wind energy industry - music to the ears of project logisticians serving the sec
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Compactor gets rapid response
March 16 - Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has transported a 56-tonne Bomag refuse compactor across the UK from Aylesford, Kent to Bishop's Cleeve in Gloucestershire using a four-axle Nooteboom low loader and a Scania tractor unit.
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NileDutch buys out SafmarineMPV
March 16 - NileDutch has acquired SafmarineMPV's Europe to West Africa services and operations.
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Sohar strengthens breakbulk focus
March 16 - Speaking at the Breakbulk China exhibition in Shanghai, Sohar Port and Freezone's executive commercial manager Marc Evertse told delegates that the Omani port saw a 46 percent year-on-year increase in breakbulk cargo shipments in 2015.
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ALL Crane branches out
March 16 - ALL Family of Companies has opened a new branch in Indianapolis, and expanded its facility in Mobile, Alabama.
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ACS breaks 10,000 charter mark
March 16 - Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged over 10,000 charter contracts in 2015 for the first time in its history.
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FleetWeather rebrands
March 15 - Effective immediately, FleetWeather Ocean Services has changed its name to Accuritas Global Solutions.