All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2017 – Page 3

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    Fighter jets at Jaxport

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has seen the arrival of 17 military fighter jets from the Middle East at its Blount Marine Terminal.

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    Fagioli slides to replace

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Fagioli has utilised its 500-ton (453.6-tonne) capacity Hydra-Slide HT500 heavy track hydraulic skidding system and other rigging equipment to remove and replace a 230,000 lb (104.3-tonne) pipe bending machine.

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    LOC Korea wins MWS contract

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Swiss Re have awarded London Offshore Consultants (LOC Group) a contract to carry out marine warranty surveying (MWS) services on the 60 MW test phase of South Korea's Southwest Offshore windfarm project.

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    BBC launches Euro-Gulf service

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - BBC Chartering will launch the BBC Euro-Gulf Express Line service, departing every fortnight from Europe to the US Gulf, starting in mid-June, 2017.

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    ALE adds with ADDrives

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - ALE has acquired two Goldhofer six-axle self-propelled trailers (SPT), which will primarily be used in Kazakhstan to service the Caspian region.

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    Transformers travel two by two

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 11 generators onboard a series of six An-124-100 freighter flights from Mauritius to Antananarivo, Madagascar on behalf of Kupa Proje Tasimacilik Ve Lojistik, a Turkish freight forwarder.

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    Uber Freight launches

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The Uber Freight app is a new service from the ride-hailing company that pairs up trucking companies, including independent operators, with loads that need to be hauled from one place to another.

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    Van der Vlist takes two

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The first two Nooteboom five-axle extendable Manoovr semi low-loaders have been delivered to Van der Vlist.

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    Demag gets design updates

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Terex Cranes has redesigned its 100-tonne capacity Demag AC 100-4L all terrain crane to improve lifting performance and expand standardisation across the Demag crane line.

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    SIA Cargo re-integrated

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Singapore Airlines' (SIA) wholly-owned subsidiary, SIA Cargo, is to be re-integrated as a cargo division within SIA.

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    Kalitta takes a Boeing

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - USA-based Kalitta Air has taken delivery of the first of two leased Boeing 747-400Fs from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

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    UK port body queries EC ruling

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Commenting on this week's news that the European Commission had formally adopted the new General Block Exemption Regulations (GBER) on state aids, the British Ports Association chief executive Richard Ballantyne warned against the distortion of c

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    MACS appoints Swedish agent

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has appointed Aseco AB as its agent in Sweden.

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    Wilhelmsen acquires more NorSea shares

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Wilhelmsen has entered into a letter of intent with Eidesvik Eiendomsinvest and Simon Møkster Eiendom to acquire 32 percent of the outstanding shares in NorSea Group.

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    Maasvlakte Plaza opens

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - The Port of Rotterdam Authority has opened Maasvlakte Plaza, an international transport park that features a large-scale truck stop with facilities for out-of-gauge cargo, semi-trailers, ECO-combis and reefer containers.

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    Philco and Gevatrans transport transformer

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Philco International and Gevetrans have transported a transformer and its spare parts from France to Agios Nikolaos Voiotias, Greece, for General Electric France and Aluminium of Greece.

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    Mediaco gets a Liebherr lift

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - French heavy lift and crane rental company Mediaco, has acquired a Liebherr LG 1750 mobile crane, in order to reinforce its large lifting division - Mediaco Maxilift.

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    UYT loads in Everglades

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - United Yacht Transport (UYT) has loaded 19 yachts on board Intermarine's heavy lift vessel Industrial Guide in Port Everglades, USA.

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    FLS moves for EMAL

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - FLS Projects has handled the loading operations for eight modules and two drums destined for the EMAL Aluminium Smelter project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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    National and Navitrans fly around the world

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - National Airlines and Navitrans USA have launched a weekly scheduled round-the-world (RTW) freighter service utilising a Boeing 747-400F aircraft.