All News articles – Page 796

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    Statoil chooses Pioneering Spirit

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Statoil has signed a contract with Allseas for the installation of three platform topsides on the Johan Sverdup field, using its recently renamed platform installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit.

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    Olsson heads to Ceva

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Niklas Olsson has left his position as managing director of Greencarrier Freight Services in China to join Ceva Logistics as managing director, Nordics.

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    Gruber cements deal with HW

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Gruber Logistics has taken over the logistics department of Cologne-based cement plant manufacturer Humboldt Wedag (HW), a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag International.

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    AGL heads down the Danube

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has handled the transport of lock sections from Germany to Romania as part of an ongoing project for the construction of a giant lock system on the Danube River.

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    Nor Lines adds two and Norwegian link

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Effective April 1, 2015, Nor Lines is deploying two new LNG-powered ro-ro vessels to offer a weekly service between Cuxhaven and Norway.

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    HHI adds largest heavy lifter

    2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) subsidiary Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has completed the construction of the heavy lift crane vessel Hyundai-10000 at its shipyard in Yeongam, South Korea.

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    Manitowoc tackles ten in Russia

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Specialised transportation and installation company SWTrans has used a Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane to lift ten large absorbers at a gas processing plant in southwest Russia.

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    Martin delivers to Teichmann

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Teichmann Plant Hire has taken delivery of a custom-made RGN 55 removable gooseneck lowbed trailer with an HD 50 single-axle dolly from Martin Trailer Company.

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    Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill from Congress that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline.

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    Contracts rush in for ASCO

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - ASCO has been awarded the contract to manage the supply base for BP's upcoming exploration programme in the Great Australian Bight, as well as winning two long-term oilfield services contracts from Statoil (UK) for the Mariner field, located

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    Another executive turns head on Thorco

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Hot on the heels of Clipper Group ceo Kristian Morch's decision to resign from the Thorco Shipping board, Kent Hedegaard, joint chief executive officer and chief financial officer at Thorco, has stepped down from the company.

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    Another Hercules for Asian Lift

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Asian Lift has taken delivery of the new floating sheerleg Asian Hercules III in Singapore.

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    ALE Mega Jack makes Spanish debut

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - ALE's Spanish office has handled the jacking of a ship-to-shore (STS) crane by 6.3 m at the TCB terminal in the Port of Barcelona.

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    Minister checks Able energy park progress

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - A UK government minister has visited the GBP450 million (USD692.7 million) Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) development on the south bank of the Humber to witness the progress that has been made.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 27th 2015

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Wagenborg puts the skids on

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Wagenborg Nedlift and Wagenborg Towage have handled the transport and installation a 208-tonne temporary bridge in M

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    Faymonville gets US patent rights

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Faymonville has acquired the complete US patent rights for dual-lane multi-axle transport vehicles, also known as the 897 patent.

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    IMC launches equipment tracking tool

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - The UK's IMC Group has launched a new product, Tracker, which monitors the condition of and pinpoints damage to high-risk equipment during transport.

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    Tyre-some job for Van der Vlist

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Van der Vlist has helped deliver equipment for a new car tyre manufacturing facility in Ulyanovsk in southwest Russia.

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    Videotel launches project cargo programme

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Videotel has produced a new training programme - Heavy Lifts and Project Cargoes - which focuses on the complex handling issues involved in the loading and unloading of project and heavy lift cargoes.