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    On your marks: breakbulk to pound the pavement in a good cause

    2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Keen professionals in the project cargo and shipping industry are soon to don Lyrca and running shoe to work up a sweat, all in a good cause, as they race to the finishing line in the sixth Break-Bulk Business Run.

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    Success in the pipeline for Wagenborg Nedlift

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Dutch-based heavy lift transport solutions provider Wagenborg Nedlift has placed the last pipe in the multi-million dollar, 302 km Nord-europ

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    Fairmount tug positions FPSO Usan offshore Nigeria

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11- Fairmount Marine's tug, Fairmount Glacier has successfully assisted in the installation of the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Usan, offshore Nigeria.

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    Bellville Rodair opens in Brazil

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Bellville Rodair International (BRI) has opened for business in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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    ALS handles huge pile driver

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Global project specialists - ALS (Freight Management Group)'s - European project teams have worked together with their South American partners to successfully deliver a crawler crane, described as being "the biggest pile driving machine ever

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    Norrlandskranar acquired by Havator Group

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Havator AB has acquired all shares in Norrlandskranar AB and its affiliated subsidiaries Norrlandskranar i J

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    Terex Demag move lifts Van der Vlist business

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - European abnormal and heavy haulage provider Van der Vlist has undertaken the recent movement of a Terex Demag CC8800 crane from the manufacturer's factory at Zweibrucken, Germany to the port of Antwerp, Belgium.

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    Liebherr throws down challenge in lattice boom crane sector

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - Heavy lift crane manufacture Liebherr is backing the development of the power boom system by setting new benchmarks in the large lattice boom crane sector, says the company.

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    Globalink delivers ahead of schedule

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - A thousand tonne consignment of oil field equipment has been moved from Dubai to Iraq almost two weeks ahead of deadline.

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    Heavy lift technical workshop to be held at Breakbulk Americas 2011

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - Industry experts from the fields of logistics, rigging, engineering and naval architecture will present, in partnership with Breakbulk Americas 2011, a practical and learned heavy lift technical workshop at the Breakbulk conference in New Orl

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    New Terex Crossover crane delivers superior lift performance

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - The Terex Crossover 4500, a 40.8 tonne capacity class boom truck, blends truck crane and boom crane designs to offer a 360-degree load radius that outperforms other 45 tonnes capacity class boom trucks by more than 10 percent claims Terex.

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    Tiong Woon inks contract with JGC Corporation

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (Tiong Woon) has inked a contract for heavy lifting and installation works with leading global engineering company JGC Corporation at a Singapore refinery project related to an oil major.

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    Horizon Lines completes refinancing

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Horizon Lines, Inc has completed a comprehensive refinancing of the company's entire capital structure.

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    Fairmount Alpine delivers rig Ocean Yorktown in Gulf

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Alpine has delivered the semi submergible drilling rig Ocean Yorktown safely in Brownsville, USA, after a 5,400 miles (8690.5 km) tow from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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    Maersk Line and Apex Offshore Wind Energy agree partnership

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Apex Offshore Wind, LLC and Maersk Line, Limited have established a working relationship to support the development, financing and construction of utility-scale offshore wind energy facilities in North America.

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    New insurance cover offered for multimodal operators and intermediaries

    2011-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - Michael Else & Company, manager of the Charterers P&I Club and Transmarine, has launched a new product to provide insurance solutions worldwide for small and medium-sized multimodal transport operators and shipping intermediaries such as freig

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    Bertling and BP agree long term contract

    2011-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - F.H. Bertling has been awarded a long term contract for the global provision of freight forwarding, freight management and project logistics services to further support BP's worldwide operations.

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    National Airlines wins B747-400F operating authority

    2011-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - America's National Airlines, a unit of upstate New York's National Air Cargo Holdings, which provides military air freight to the Pentagon, has announced its initiation of Boeing 747-400F flight operations, having received regulatory certifica

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    Alphaliner report says half newbuilds have more than 10,000 teu capacity

    2011-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - According to analysis by Alphaliner, almost half of the containership capacity on order, or 48 percent, has capacities of more than 10,000 teu, with the average new containership size around 6,100 teu.

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    Significant membership increase for WPA Network

    2011-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - The Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA), a global network of independently owned and operated freight forwarders, including those with a project cargo and heavy lift expertise, has seen a significant expansion of membership across the world.