All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in March 2020 – Page 8
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NewsTyne joins Connected Ports Partnership
The UK’s port of Tyne has joined the Connected Ports Partnership – a global data and resource sharing initiative that includes the ports of Rotterdam, Gdansk, Helsinki, Hamburg and Los Angeles.
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NewsTownsville progresses with widening project
The port of Townsville in Australia has awarded two major contracts as part of a AUD193 million (USD126.6 million) channel widening project.
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NewsFred. Olsen gears up for Gusto upgrade
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is upgrading one of its Gusto 9000 jack-up vessels with a 1,600-tonne capacity leg-encircling crane from Huisman.
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NewsHow proposed changes will clarify lashing rules
Paul Hoogenhout, senior project engineer at RollDock, discusses some of the proposed changes to Annex 13 of the IMO Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS-Code), which provides guidance for the lashing and securing of project cargo.
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NewsProject Partners gathered in Dubai
The Project Partners network held its 12th annual conference at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City in the UAE last week.
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NewsJumbo wins Hornsea contract
Jumbo will transport 165 monopiles and 135 transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, on behalf of DEME Offshore.
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NewsRitchie calls on Enerpac for boiler move
Ritchie Services has used an Enerpac skidding system to remove two 70-tonne boilers at the Alderley Science Park in Cheshire, UK.
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NewsBlue Tern to complete Trianel work
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will use its jack-up vessel Blue Tern to install 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II, located in the North Sea.
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NewsSAL refines bunker strategy with Inatech
SAL Heavy Lift has partnered with Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to ensure compliance with the 0.5 percent sulphur cap and optimise bunker strategies.
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NewsEMS APO partners with University of Durrës
EMS Albanian Port Operator (EMS APO) has signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Durrës, Faculty of Professional Sciences that will see the company provide internship opportunities for students.
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NewsWind energy boosts Longview revenue
Imports of wind energy components and steel, as well as soda ash exports, helped the port of Longview in the USA exceed its 2019 budget projections.