All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2019
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NewsStraightpoint rental stock heads to LGH
Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has acquired the rental fleet of Straightpoint, as the load cell manufacturer looks to exit the hire market.
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NewsEnerpac JS-500 performs shovel undecking first
Elko Wire Rope has used Enerpac’s JS-500 Jack-up System to lift a 1,500-ton (1,350.8 tonne) electric rope shovel at a copper mine in the USA.
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NewsKrebs Group receives 30 InterCombi SPEs
Germany’s Krebs Group has taken delivery of 30 axle lines of Scheuerle InterCombi SPE heavy-duty modules from the TII Group.
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NewsFred. Olsen Ocean takes stake in United Wind Logistics
Fred. Olsen Ocean (FOO) has acquired a 50 percent interest in United Wind Logistics (UWL) – the Hamburg-based shipping and logistics specialist active in the wind energy industry.
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NewsMottola steps down from Bechtel
Dennis Mottola, Corporate Manager of Logistics and Manager of Bechtel Global Logistics (BGL) retired on March 1, 2019, after more than 21 years of service with Bechtel and an illustrious career in the project logistics supply chain.
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NewsMikko Järvinen joins Nurminen
Nurminen Logistics has appointed Mikko Järvinen to the post of senior vice president sales.
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NewsCraneWorks welcomes Demag City crane
North American crane distributor CraneWorks has taken delivery of a Demag AC 45 City crane from Terex.
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NewsTurbines get a lift with Cortland
Cortland, a designer and manufacturer of synthetic rope slings, has supplied lifting and rigging equipment for the Norther offshore wind farm, which is being built 23 km off the coast of Ostend, Belgium.
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NewsMammoet delivers Edmonton rail spans
Mammoet has installed two concrete bridge spans as part of the 13 km Valley Line LRT light rail guideway project in Edmonton, Alberta.
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NewsScholte to leave Jan de Rijk
Sebastiaan Scholte is stepping down as ceo of Jan de Rijk Logistics after nine years with the company.
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NewsCometto develops BladeMAX 650
Cometto has developed a wind turbine blade lifter that is capable of transporting the latest generation of blades through built-up areas, narrow streets or mountainous regions.
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NewsUK P&I sets up Dutch operation
In preparation for the UK's departure from the European Union (EU), the UK P&I Club has gained approval from financial regulators in the Netherlands to establish a Rotterdam-based subsidiary, UK P&I Club N.V. (UKNV).
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NewsPCN members on the move
Turkey’s Bati Group, a member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), has handled the delivery of three 50-ton (45.4-tonne) kiln tyres from the port of Derince to Düzce.
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NewsALL invests in transport equipment
ALL Crane, part of the ALL Family of Companies, will take delivery of 212 trucks and trailers throughout 2019 to broaden its ability to offer door-to-door crane services.
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NewsMarhaba Express launches breakbulk service
Marhaba Express, a joint venture between Gold Star Line and Sarjak Container Lines, has launched a breakbulk liner service connecting the west coast of India with the Middle East Gulf.
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NewsMining equipment sails with WW Ocean
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has transported a filtration system, destined for an Australian coal mine, from Germany to Brisbane.
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NewsESTA receives MEP backing
Caroline Nagtegaal, a Dutch member of the European parliament (MEP), has penned a letter to the European Commission (EC) in support of ESTA's calls to develop heavy transport corridors and harmonise the permit issuing process across Europe.
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NewsLeavitt named Potain dealer
Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Leavitt Cranes as a dealer of Potain self-erecting cranes in Washington and Oregon.
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NewsABC increases Asian services
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will increase the number of scheduled flights to destinations in Asia at the end of March.
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NewsEdirisinghe named CEO in Sri Lanka
Ravi Edirisinghe has been named director/chief executive officer of GAC in Sri Lanka, replacing Mahesh Kurukulasuriya, who continues to be a member of the group’s board of directors.