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Reaching for the sky as turbine towers soar
May 26 - Have modern cranes reached their limits in terms of renewable energy infrastructure and wind turbine tower installation Loading capacity decreases significantly with increased height and longer jibs and at some point every approach reaches its li
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Fairstar satisfied with Forte's progress
May 26 - Just a month after HLPFI reported the keel laying of Fairstar Heavy Transport's 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Forte (April 21) at the Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) facility in Qidong, China, senior Fairstar executives are more t
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Roll up, roll up as RollDock doubles up
May 26 - The semi-submersible RollDock Sea has been delivered by her builders to Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock, doubling the Ijssel-based company's current fleet.
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Once more unto the breach for Embassy Freight
May 26 - What's in a name? That which we call the Big Apple is the destination of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), thanks to UK freight forwarder Embassy Freight Services (Midlands).
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German ports group goes online to showcase offshore logistics
May 25 - Germany's Seaports of Niedersachsen has launched a new website to demonstrate the capabilities of the various ports within the group in regards to offshore logistics.
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IMO places container weight misdeclaration in the spotlight
May 25 - The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation will address the issue of weight misdeclaration of containerised cargo shipments and undertake other measures to improve the safety of container stowage and ship operations.
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Jade Cargo International selects Traxon Europe
May 25 - The Chinese all cargo airline Jade Cargo International has signed an agreement with the e-communications provider Traxon Europe for the implementation of the AWB Data Capture application.
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Brazil hosts project cargo training
May 25 - A training course for project forwarders that focuses on interactive real-world scenarios will be held in Brazil for the first time from June 13-14, 2011.
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Port of Antwerp congratulates Chipolbrok on 60th birthday
May 25 - The Port of Antwerp congratulated Chipolbrok on its 60th anniversary during the recent Breakbulk Conference in Antwerp.
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Fairstar wins fertilizer plant contract
May 24 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has won a USD 28 million multi-voyage transportation contract to provide the marine transportation of 111 modules and 70 containers from the Agrium Fertilizer Plant in Kenai, Alaska to a greenfield site in Ossiomo, Nigeri
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Study shows mixed messages for container supply for project cargo
May 24 - Project cargo forwarders who rely on containerised traffic are facing mixed messages as to the supply of ocean containers - a decline in the manufacture of new containers, an excess of idle containers and a forecasted upturn in global trade that
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Faststream reports rising demand for technical shipping candidates
May 24 - The latest report by shipping industry recruiters Faststream reveals that there is a rising global demand for ex-seafarers in shore based positions.
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Strijland resigns from Executive Board at Dockwise
May 24 - Rob Strijland, chief operating officer at Dockwise in The Netherlands, has announced that he plans to leave his post with effect from June 1, 2011.
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Equipment owners network celebrates second birthday
May 24 - 30 members of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), the global network for equipment owners and operators, supporting manufacturers and carriers, which are involved in the movement of heavy cargo, gathered in Amsterdam for the network's second annua
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Heavy lift newbie sets benchmark for cryogenic tank movement
May 24 - Project cargo broker InterConti Navigation is claiming a heavy lift benchmark with a recent shipment from the Czech Republic to Norway of the world's largest double-hull cryogenic tanks.
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Gruber hauls huge reactors
May 23 - In Italy, Gruber Logistics has completed the transportation of two huge oil refinery reactors.
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Strategic investments help St Petersburg efficiency
May 23 - The Sea Port of Saint Petersburg has revealed that it has invested RUB152 million / USD5.4 million in handling equipment, including nine Kalmar fork lift trucks with lifting capacity from 10 to 33 tonnes for handling of general cargoes, terminal
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New mobile helps Liverpool go nuts for Brazilian steel
May 23 - The Port of Liverpool's new Liebherr mobile harbour crane has earned its spurs by massively reducing the discharge time in its first operational use, says port owner Peel Ports.
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ALE launches Mega Jack system
May 23 - Global heavy lift and transport company ALE has launched its new Mega Jack system at its R&D facility in Breda, the Netherlands.
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TTS to supply integral tank linkspan for Australia
May 22 - A major Australian contract will see TTS supply a specialised linkspan serving a liquefied natural gas plant off the country's east coast.