All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2015
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Tidal turbines guidelines published
May 29 - International classification society and certification group Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines.
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Van der Vlist pumps up the volume
May 29 - Van der Vlist has coordinated the transport of two pump houses for a dredging vessel from Turkey to the Netherlands.
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SC&RA critiques interchange design
May 29 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has published a white paper detailing how poorly designed intersections adversely affect the shipment of oversize and overweight cargoes in the USA.
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Mammoet completes Westermeerwind piling
May 29 - The Van Oord/Mammoet joint venture has driven the last foundation pile into the bed of the IJsselmeer, completing the foundation work for the Westermeerwind offshore wind park.
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Panalpina makes Egyptian buy
May 29 - Panalpina is to acquire its long-standing Egyptian agent, Afifi - a family-owned company specialising in freight forwarding, Customs clearance and logistics.
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Beginning of new life for Toll
May 29 - Toll Group today celebrates its first official day as part of Japan Post, after a USD5.1 billion takeover deal was agreed.
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Ritchie Bros appoints new cfo
May 29 - Ritchie Bros has appointed Sharon Driscoll as its new chief financial officer, effective July 6, 2015.
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Palfinger adds Malaysian dealer
May 29 - Salzburg-based Palfinger has appointed Asia Group Sdn Bhd - a Singapore-based crane rental company with operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Myanmar - as its new distributor for Malaysia.
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Able looks to decommissioning market
May 29 - Able UK has been awarded the contract for the disposal of four offshore structures from the Shell-operated Brent field, which is located northeast of the Shetland Islands.
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The Friday Flyer - May 29th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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WWPC member duo join forces
May 28 - Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Portlog International and Steder Group, have jointly managed the transportation of pipes and dredging equipment from Mexico to Nigeria.
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Eriksen to head up DNV GL
May 28 - The DNV GL Group board of directors has appointed Remi Eriksen as the company's new group president and ceo.
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Second con-ro cut for Crowley
May 28 - VT Systems subsidiary VT Halter Marine has begun construction on the second of two LNG-powered con-ro ships for Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group.
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Competitors club together in crane quartet delivery
May 28 - The last of four new super post-Panamax wharf cranes for the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal have been offloaded from ZPMC's semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 13 after a 73-day journey from South Korea.
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First for Bahri in Rotterdam
May 28 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia's (Bahri) ro-ro vessel Bahri Jazan has docked at the SCA Logistics terminal in the port of Rotterdam and taken onboard 200 trucks destined for the Middle East.
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Micanti gets backing for Thorn-D antifouling
May 28 - Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has closed an investment round with independent investment company Pindustry to finance the global roll-out of its proprietary antifouling technology, Thorn-D.
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Crew safe after Purple Beach fire
May 28 - On the evening of May 25 smoke was detected in the cargo hold of the multipurpose vessel Purple Beach, which is operated by Hamburg-headquartered MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping.
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SDV wins UK aerospace contract
May 28 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has selected SDV to provide domestic and international logistics services in the UK, based on a three-year contract beginning May 1, 2015.
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ADP appoints new ceo
May 28 - Effective August 1, Nils Skeby will join Associated Danish Ports (ADP) as its new chief executive officer.
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ACS responds to Nepalese tragedy
May 28 - Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, Air Charter Service (ACS) has completed over 50 charter flights into and out of Kathmandu transporting relief goods as well as search and rescue teams.