All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2017 – Page 6

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    Dynamometer receives a Stute handling

    2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Stute Logistics was contracted to provide multimodal project services for the transport of a hydraulic dynamometer from Korea to Russia.

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    Greencarrier and JAS form alliance

    2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Greencarrier Freight Services and JAS Worldwide have formed an alliance to provide freight and logistics services through JAS' global network and Greencarrier's operations in the Nordic and Baltic areas, representing each other exclusively in th

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    Airlander prepares for flight

    2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - The structural damage of Hybrid Air Vehicles' (HAV) Airlander has been repaired, and the airship is in an extensive test phase prior to its next flight, resuming the Flight Test Programme.

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    Results round up

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Gebrüder Weiss has reported total revenues of EUR1.36 billion (USD1.435 billion) for its 2016 financial year, up 6.4 percent in comparison to EUR1.278 billion (USD1.348 billion) achieved in 2015.

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    Manitowoc sees business at ConExpo

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - ConExpo 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, got off to a quick start from Manitowoc, with several crane purchases being celebrated at the company's booth.

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    Bengal chosen to build Bibiyana

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Bengal Electric has been awarded a contract for the entire erection of a Bibiyana 400 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Bangladesh.

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    Faymonville acquires Cometto

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Luxembourg headquartered trailer manufacturer Faymonville has reached an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares in Italian trailer manufacturer Industrie Cometto.

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    UK groups set up abnormal loads forum

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - A new abnormal loads cross-industry forum and working group has been established in the UK to develop an industry code of practice to benefit the whole of the distribution network.

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    Rapid Response skids to solution

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has used a 270-tonne capacity Hydra-Slide HT300 heavy track skidding system to remove and return a 20-tonne gearbox at a Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) power generation plant in Weymouth, UK.

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    FLS Projects transports pontoons

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - FLS Projects has transported two pontoons, each weighing 126 tons (114.3 tonnes), two link spans and four struts from Vietnam to Australian waters on board a Spliethoff heavy lift ship.

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    Liberty Global Logistics christens ship

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Liberty Global Logistics (LGL) of Lake Success, New York, has held a naming ceremony at the Port of Beaumont, Texas for the newest US-flag ro-ro ship, Liberty Passion.

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    The wind beneath Blue Water's wings

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Blue Water Shipping has transported 70 wind turbines for the White Rock Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia.

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    Record January for Baltimore

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - The Port of Baltimore, USA has reported a record month for general cargo and containers in January 2017.

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    Added security for road transport networks in Iran

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - According to the IRU, the global industry association for road transport, overland transport networks across Iran are set to become safer and more secure for national and international road transport operations as the Iran Ministry of Transport

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    Mammoet will move for MHIA

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Mammoet has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) to support a large polymer production plant expansion project on the US Gulf Coast in Texas.

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    Hostages freed

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Eight crew members of BBC Caribbean have been released from the captivity of Nigerian pirates, Briese Schiffarts, which owns the ship, has confirmed.

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    Enerpac rebrands

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Enerpac Integrated Solutions has changed its name to Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology.

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    AMI buys into Manica

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - AMI International of Mauritius has acquired the Bidvest Group's shareholding in Manica Holdings of South Africa.

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    Double addition to Demag line

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Terex Cranes is introducing the 3-axle AC 55-3 and AC 60-3 to its Demag line of all-terrain cranes, which have a capacity of 55-tonnes and 60-tonnes respectively.

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    RSS assists ABP's crane refurbishment

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has provided the rigging equipment to support the refurbishment of two 10-tonne capacity, four-rope quayside cranes, each weighing 65 tonnes in total, at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Newport dock, UK.