All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2011 – Page 2

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    Equipment owners network celebrates second birthday

    2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - 30 members of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), the global network for equipment owners and operators, supporting manufacturers and carriers, which are involved in the movement of heavy cargo, gathered in Amsterdam for the network's second annua

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    Heavy lift newbie sets benchmark for cryogenic tank movement

    2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Project cargo broker InterConti Navigation is claiming a heavy lift benchmark with a recent shipment from the Czech Republic to Norway of the world's largest double-hull cryogenic tanks.

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    Gruber hauls huge reactors

    2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - In Italy, Gruber Logistics has completed the transportation of two huge oil refinery reactors.

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    Strategic investments help St Petersburg efficiency

    2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - The Sea Port of Saint Petersburg has revealed that it has invested RUB152 million / USD5.4 million in handling equipment, including nine Kalmar fork lift trucks with lifting capacity from 10 to 33 tonnes for handling of general cargoes, terminal

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    New mobile helps Liverpool go nuts for Brazilian steel

    2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - The Port of Liverpool's new Liebherr mobile harbour crane has earned its spurs by massively reducing the discharge time in its first operational use, says port owner Peel Ports.

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    ALE launches Mega Jack system

    2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - Global heavy lift and transport company ALE has launched its new Mega Jack system at its R&D facility in Breda, the Netherlands.

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    TTS to supply integral tank linkspan for Australia

    2011-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - A major Australian contract will see TTS supply a specialised linkspan serving a liquefied natural gas plant off the country's east coast.

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    Metro Ports appoints director, business development for US west coast

    2011-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - US marine terminal operator and stevedore contractor, Metro Ports has appointed Jonathan Allyn as director, business development, U.S. west coast.

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    Three into one for Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg

    2011-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - With the Second Stevedoring Company joining JSC Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia, the reorganisation of the latter is almost complete.

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    Kuehne + Nagel opens in Esbjerg

    2011-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, strengthening its presence in the Danish market and particularly in the oil and gas sector.

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    Vancouver, USA secures funds for port improvements

    2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - The Port of Vancouver, USA is to receive a USD800,000 loan from the Washington State Community Economic Development Revitalization Board to improve port facilities.

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    Port of Corpus Christi gets funding for La Quinta Channel extension

    2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed USD58.477 million in funding for the the Port of Corpus Christi's La Quinta Channel extension project as part of its 2011 work plan for the Army Civil Works program.

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    Bids invited for Hull port expansion

    2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Associated British Ports is searching for contractors to expand its docks at Hull in the UK to allow construction of offshore wind turbines.

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    UK liner agency enters into administration

    2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Long-established UK liner shipping agency Johnson Stevens Agencies has entered into administration with the administrators, accountancy firm PKF, already agreeing deals shipping industry entrepreneur, Andrew Thorne to acquire certain assets from

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    Bigge adds to its fast growing rental fleet

    2011-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - In response to continuing activity, California based Bigge Crane and Rigging is adding to its crane rental fleet.

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    Flinter Aland named and launched

    2011-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Flinter Aland has been christened and launched at Shipyard Ferus Smit in Westerbroek.

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    Harwich welcome largest jack-up ship

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Harwich International Port in the UK has welcomed the maiden call of MPI Adventure in readiness for its participation in operations at the London Array offshore wind farm project.

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    Crowley given CRP status by US State Department

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - The US State Department has designated Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime's Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point (CRP) facility. This permits Crowley to act as a subcontractor, providing complete logistics services to the

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    Ethiopian Shipping Lines' vessels get MacGregor cranes

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Cargotec has confirmed a new order for 21 MacGregor variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes to be installed on seven 28,000 dwt multipurpose cargo ships being built at Huanghai Shipbuilding in China for Ethiopian Shipping Lines, with the c

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    IGS handles Mumbai-bound consignment of construction equipment

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Qatari freight forwarder Intergroup Shipping (IGS), working with Mumbai-based Keel Logistics, has won an order to ship secondhand construction equipment and accessories from Doha to Mumbai for a Qatar-based Chinese company.