All News articles – Page 592

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    Dover gears up for project cargo

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - With construction underway on a GBP115 million (USD 148 million) project to revive the Port of Dover's Western Docks, the UK maritime gateway says it is gearing up to handle greater volumes of heavy and over-dimensional project cargoes.

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    Mammoet awarded Fortescue MSA

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Fortescue Metals Group, the owner and operator of the Chichester mining hub in Australia, has awarded Mammoet Australia a maintenance master service agreement (MSA).

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    Antwerp appoints Holzhammer

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - The Port of Antwerp has appointed Walter Holzhammer as a representative for Austria and Hungary.

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    ALE bridges the gap

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - ALE has jacked-up, loaded-out, transported and installed two bridge sections, weighing 345 tonnes each, for the Albert Canal in Belgium.

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    Nordic Crane adds eight Demags

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Nordic Crane Vest, part of the Crane Norway Group, has ordered eight Demag all terrain cranes, ranging in capacity from 130 to 250 tonnes.

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    Venice grows with Grimaldi

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - In a presentation at the transport logistic exhibition in Munich last week, the Port of Venice celebrated its successful cooperation with the Grimaldi Group, now operating five departures a week to Greece and one weekly departure to the Near East

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    Navantia-Windar loads out foundations for Hywind

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The first two of five SPAR-type floating foundations built by Spain's Navantia-Windar consortium for Statoil's 30 MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm has been loaded onto OHT's semi-submersible vessel Albatross.

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    Rhenus expands global services

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - The Rhenus Group will increase the number of its business sites in the Asia/Pacific region by more than ten percent during 2017 to support the expansion of its sea and airfreight business divisions.

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    Malaysia to lift cabotage rules

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - Effective June 1, 2017, the government of Malaysia will abolish its cabotage restrictions on routes between East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak and Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan).

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    Noise fines cause cargo airlines to flee Brussels

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - Brussels Airport has reported that it has received the written confirmation that a second cargo airline is leaving as a result of the noise fines imposed by the Brussels Capital Region. A third cargo carrier is also threatening to leave Belgium i

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    Tidewater to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - Hampered by a global slowdown in oil-drilling activity and a prolonged slump in oil prices, New Orleans, USA-based Tidewater Inc announced that it will file a prepackaged bankruptcy plan aimed at removing USD1.6 billion in debt.

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    Straightpoint expands in the UK

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Straightpoint has expanded its manufacturing facilities at its headquarters in Havant, Hampshire, UK.

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    Commissioners continue at Freeport

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - John Hoss and Shane Pirtle will retain their seats on the Port Freeport Commission, in the USA, serving six-year terms.

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    CSL champions flo-flo in China

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - CSL Asia Shipping has handled the shipment of two tugboats on a semi-submersible ship from China to South America.

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    Siemens' turbines hike the Andes

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Two industrial gas turbines, manufactured by Siemens, are being transported 16,000 km from Sweden to the Termoeléctrica del Sur power plant in Bolivia.

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    Jones Act changes postponed

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - In a sharp reversal for US offshore service companies, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) withdrew its proposed changes to Jones Act rules that could have shut the door to foreign-flag operators in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Mammoet expands in USA with acquisition

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Mammoet has acquired USA-based George Young Company, which specialises in rigging, machinery installation and heavy hauling.

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    Hoëgh opts for Optimarin retrofit

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Optimarin has signed contracts with Hoëgh Autoliners and Wisby Tankers to install its ballast water treatment (BWT) systems on five existing vessels.

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    EMS launches EFG Scandinavia

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - EMS-Fehn-Group has established EMS-Fehn-Group (EFG) Scandinavia in Bergen, Norway to offer logistics services with a focus on project logistics and crane services in the Nordic countries.

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    Silverburn on the tug double

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Silverburn Shipping Group is continuing to renew its fleet with the building of two unlimited navigation Ice class 1C Tow/Pusher/AHT tugs for oil field support and Russian Inland Waterways system (RIWS) towage, at TB Shipyards in the Netherlands.