All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2019 – Page 5

  • Antonov and Bolloré team up for Mozambique
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    Antonov and Bolloré team up for Mozambique

    2019-05-14T13:20:00Z

    Antonov Airlines and Bolloré Logistics France have worked together to help support disaster relief efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai, which caused severe flooding.

  • Worlifts opts for Straightpoint load cell
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    Worlifts opts for Straightpoint load cell

    2019-05-14T13:10:00Z

    Worlifts is using a 300-tonne capacity Straightpoint compression load cell to record data on its newest test machine for hydraulic cylinders and jacks.

  • Cosmatos on the double
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    Cosmatos on the double

    2019-05-14T11:40:00Z

    Cosmatos Shipping Services has coordinated port handling and operations involved in the delivery of six refinery columns and 86 loose parts in Greece.

  • Aqualis to acquire Braemar business units
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    Aqualis to acquire Braemar business units

    2019-05-14T11:15:00Z

    Aqualis has agreed to buy the offshore, adjusting and marine business lines of Braemar Technical Services.

  • Sun shines with Chipolbrok
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    Sun shines with Chipolbrok

    2019-05-14T11:05:00Z

    Chipolbrok has called at the port of Esbjerg in Denmark to offload wind turbine towers that originated in China.

  • RRS skids for CTS
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    RRS skids for CTS

    2019-05-14T10:55:00Z

    Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has installed a 45-tonne transformer at the East Cowes power station on the Isle of Wight, UK on behalf of transport and logistics specialist CTS.

  • US Ex-Im Bank revived
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    US Ex-Im Bank revived

    2019-05-13T16:00:00Z

    The US Senate confirmed Kimberly Reed as president of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), along with Spencer Bachus III and Judith DelZoppo Pryor as members of the board of directors.

  • Blue Marlin on route for repairs
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    Blue Marlin on route for repairs

    2019-05-13T15:50:00Z

    Following the hijacking of Blue Marlin, Royal Boskalis Westminster has confirmed that the heavy transport vessel is now en route to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, Spain, for repairs.

  • Cayon delivers with Cometto
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    Cayon delivers with Cometto

    2019-05-13T15:15:00Z

    Groupe Cayon has handled the delivery of a transformer for an EDF substation in Gennevilliers, France.

  • Octra and Vanguard team up
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    Octra and Vanguard team up

    2019-05-13T14:00:00Z

    Paris-headquartered Octra and Johannesburg-based Vanguard have entered a strategic partnership to serve clients in the energy, automotive, renewables and mining industries.

  • Breakbulk boosts ro-ro revenue
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    Breakbulk boosts ro-ro revenue

    2019-05-13T13:50:00Z

    Ro-ro operators are one of the main disruptors for traditional carriers of breakbulk and project cargoes, and these shipments are continuing to boost volumes for the companies that specialise in moving vehicles.

  • Vernazza dismantles railway bridge
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    Vernazza dismantles railway bridge

    2019-05-13T13:40:00Z

    Crane service provider Vernazza Autogru has dismantled an old steel railway bridge near Cannes, using a Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane.

  • Maxim moves to acquire Shaughnessy Companies
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    Maxim moves to acquire Shaughnessy Companies

    2019-05-10T13:55:00Z

    Maxim Crane Works has entered into an agreement to acquire Boston-based Shaughnessy & Ahern Co and S&A Cranes. 

  • Collett transports transformer
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    Collett transports transformer

    2019-05-10T13:35:00Z

    Collett & Sons has moved a 170-tonne Hyundai transformer from Port Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire to the Eaton Socon substation in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.

  • Master Projects moves massive magnet
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    Master Projects moves massive magnet

    2019-05-10T13:20:00Z

    Master Projects, part of Tarros Group, has handled the transport and loading of a 200-ton (181.4-tonne) magnet at Terminal Del Golfo in La Spezia, Italy.

  • Liebherr delivers mobile harbour cranes to Maputo
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    Liebherr delivers mobile harbour cranes to Maputo

    2019-05-10T12:35:00Z

    Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) has taken delivery of two LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes from Liebherr.

  • Kern elected at Panalpina
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    Kern elected at Panalpina

    2019-05-10T12:30:00Z

    Panalpina’s annual general meeting has named Thomas Kern as chairman of the board. 

  • Saudia expands Asian connections
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    Saudia expands Asian connections

    2019-05-10T12:30:00Z

    Saudia Cargo has added weekly freighter services to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India to its network. 

  • It's a 'steel' for EXG
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    It's a 'steel' for EXG

    2019-05-10T12:25:00Z

    Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the delivery of 850 steel pipes from Gujarat, India to France. 

  • Boskalis vessel hijacked in Africa
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    Boskalis vessel hijacked in Africa

    2019-05-10T12:15:00Z

    Royal Boskalis Westminster’s heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin was hijacked on May 5, 2019 offshore Equatorial Guinea.