All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2018
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NewsLiebherr expands in the USA
Liebherr will invest USD45 million in the expansion of its Newport News facility in Virginia, USA.
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NewsDHL forecasts solid growth
In its latest quarterly Global Trade Barometer, DHL has forecast solid positive growth for global trade within the next three months.
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NewsDozen Demags for JTC
Kuwait's Jassim Transport & Stevedoring (JTC) has placed an order for six Demag all-terrain cranes.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers for Yamal LNG
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 130 tonnes of industrial equipment from Novy Urengoy to Sabetta in Russia for the Yamal LNG project.
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NewsSun shines with SAL
SAL Heavy Lift has coordinated the delivery of the river passenger vessel, named AmaMagna, from Romania to the Netherlands.
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NewsMammoet moves in Moscow
Mammoet Russia has delivered two heavy and oversized columns to the Gazprom Neft Moscow refinery modernisation project.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd restructures management
Hapag-Lloyd has appointed Joachim Schlotfeldt as a member of the executive board and announced that Thorsten Haeser, chief commercial officer, will step down from his role.
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NewsShipping confidence hits four-year high
In the three months to end-February 2018, shipping confidence reached a four-year high, according to international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.
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NewsTownsville opens upgraded berth
The port of Townsville in Australia has completed the AUD40.7 million (USD31.2 million) upgrade of its Berth 4 container and general cargo facility.
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NewsSC&RA launches UPT2021 initiative
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has launched the Uniform Permit Transport 2021 (UPT2021) initiative, which aims to establish harmonisation in weight allowances and permitting systems across all 50 US states.
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NewsNordLB in privatisation talks
Reports in the German media suggest that the owners of Hannover-based NordLB are in talks regarding the business model of the public-sector bank, and are considering the possibility of selling to private investors.
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NewsSilk Way extends European network
Silk Way West Airlines has reintroduced scheduled Boeing 747 freighter flights to Budapest, Hungary, from its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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NewsTwin cranes arrive in Philadelphia
Two super-post-Panamax cranes have arrived at the US port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) on board ZPMC's heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 16.
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NewsALE and Roll-Lift end JV
ALE and Roll-Lift have ended their Canadian joint venture - ALE Roll-Lift Canada.
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NewsCargolux adds Narita link
As part of its cooperation agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), Cargolux has inaugurated a weekly flight from Luxembourg Airport to Narita International Airport in Japan.
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NewsUCLH teams up for LNG project
Three UCL Holding (UCLH) companies - Universal Forwarder, North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC) and Volgo-Baltic Logistics - coordinated the delivery of oversized cargoes to the Cryogas-Vysotsk LNG terminal in the Leningrad region of Russia.
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NewsRapid Response slides in Jersey
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has moved two 50-tonne transformers into their final position for Jersey Electricity's GBP17 million (USD24 million) substation project in Jersey.
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Kuebler invests in Mannheim
Construction is nearing completion on the multipurpose hall that Kübler Spedition is having built at its tri-modal terminal in Mannheim, Germany.
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NewsA shipment fit for a King
The port of King's Lynn in the UK has welcomed the arrival of a 300-tonne Siemens gas turbine, which will be used to re-power Centrica's power station in Norfolk.
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NewsALE lifts in Lagos
ALE has fitted its AL.SK350 crane with a 38 m-long modular jib to lift a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) module, weighing 1,276 tonnes, in Nigeria.