All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2016 – Page 4
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Breakbulk slides at NWSA
May 18 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has posted a 36 percent year-on-year decline in breakbulk cargo volumes during January-April 2016.
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GAC names South American head
May 18 - GAC North America has appointed Carlos Arrieta as regional commercial director, oil and gas in South America.
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Ceva names aerospace head
May 18 - Ceva Logistics has named Alain Souto as vice president, global contract logistics - aerospace sector operations.
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Pasha to open at Pier 80
May 18 - The Port of San Francisco has approved a 15-year agreement for Pasha Automotive Services to provide cargo handling and other terminal services at Pier 80.
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Safer sulphur levels for WWL
May 17 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has launched a new company policy which states that all vessels are to operate using fuel containing sulphur levels of less than 0.1 percent, or equivalent at berth, in all ports across the globe.
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Project Cargo & Yacht on the double
May 17 - Project Cargo & Yacht Transport, a Project Freight Network (PFN) member in Istanbul, Turkey has completed a breakbulk shipment from the Port of Istanbul (Turkey) to the Port of Tobruk (Libya).
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CakeBoxx launches Q-Boxx
May 17 - CakeBoxx has designed a new range of Q-Boxx containers that provide customers with two-storey living or working space, avoiding the need to purchase two standard containers to perform the same task.
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Sarens steers bridge into place
May 17 - Sarens has moved an 8,400-tonne railway bridge into position above the A1 highway in the Netherlands using a combination of Kamag self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT).
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GPLN prepares for Brussels bash
May 17 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) is expecting 170 members, sponsors and media representatives to gather at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23 for its AGM.
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DB Schenker delivers Australian first
May 17 - Thousands of people turned up to see the first ever landing of the Antonov-225 Mriya (AN 225) in Perth, Australia.
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Comarco assembles
May 17 - Comarco has completed a crane construction contract at its supply base in Mombasa, Kenya.
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Terex agrees Konecranes sale
May 17 - Terex Corporation has agreed with Konecranes to terminate its original merger plans and instead sell its material handling and port solutions (MHPS) business to the Finnish company for USD1.3 billion.
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AAL adds Chinese agent
May 17 - AAL has appointed project freight forwarder Central Oceans as its commercial agent representing Hong Kong and South China.
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XLP updates
May 16 - XL Projects (XLP) network member in Oman, Khimji Ramdas, provided freight management services at the Port of Sohar, handling the delivery of a 100-tonne ABB transformer measuring 6.4 m x 3.5 m x 3.8 m.
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PCN member updates
May 16 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) member representing Bangladesh, Bengal Electric, says it is close to finishing the construction of a 1,000-tonne capacity floating crane.
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CEA and Fagioli team up in Southeast Asia
May 16 - CEA Project Logistics and Fagioli have entered into a consortium agreement that will see the two companies deliver services throughout Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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ALE loads out TLP
May 16 - ALE has completed the load out of the Malikai tension leg platform (TLP), which weighed 27,500 tonnes, at Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering in Johor Darul Takzim.
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Samson launches Agile system
May 16 - Samson Rope has introduced its Agile lifting system for offshore lifting and construction applications.
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City Lifting calls on Grove GMK6400
May 16 - City Lifting mobilised its 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 to carry out a challenging lift in the narrow streets of London.
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Kieldrecht lock's royal opening
May 13 - The King of Belgium will officially open the Kieldrecht lock - the largest of its kind in the world - at the Port of Antwerp on June 10, 2016.