All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2012 – Page 5
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Heavyweight appoints in Argentina
October 16 - Air cargo services provider Heavyweight Air Express has named industry veteran Ronnie Quinn as its new manager in Argentina. Following a successful start-up in both Brazil and Chile, the international group said it views Argentina as an essen
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Antwerp seeks to strengthen links with China
October 16 -To emphasise the importance of Antwerp in world trade for the South China market too, the Belgian port is organising a road show that is currently visiting the southern Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Guangzhou from October 15 - 19, 2012.
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PPG adds Townley in Australia
October 16 - Project forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG) has appointed Townley Group International its new member for Australia.
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Chapman Freeborn marks 15 years in Belgium
October 16 - Global broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is celebrating 15 years of chartering success through its office in Belgium.
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Terex pulls its weight on highway project
October 15 - Three Terex crane models: a Terex RT 780 rough terrain; a Terex HC 110 hydraulic crawler; and a 230-tonne lift capacity Terex HC 230 crawler have been used to support construction efforts of the new Donald Bridge project on the Trans-Canada H
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HAROPA visits Hamburg
October 15 - HAROPA - the joint promotional effort of the French ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris - is continuing its international marketing tour with a presentation tomorrow October 16, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany
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Cory plans for The Coldest Journey
October 15 - UK based logistics experts Cory Brothers is providing agency and logistic services while the research ship Aghulas is berthed on the River Thames before embarking on a Transantarcticexpedition in December.
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Shipowners' Club pegs premium rise
October 15 - A developing trend in the number and quantum of higher value claims has led smaller tonnage specialist the Shipowners' Club to announce a general increase in premiums of 5 percent from February 20, 2013.
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Cuxhaven opens new heavy-duty berth
October 15 - Following a EUR65 million (USD839.8 million) investment, a second offshore port terminal has been opened in Cuxhaven, Germany.
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Not all doom and gloom say project owners
October 15 - Speaking in a conference session on the second day of the Breakbulk Americas event in Houston last week, representatives of five large EPC companies were upbeat on prospects for the project cargo industry, outlining that it was "not all gloom
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The Friday Flyer
October 12 - With HLPFI staff returning from the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and Houston's Breakbulk America event, it's all hands now back on deck at the office. Tales of joint ventures, takeovers and mergers throughout the industry have dominated this we
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Lift and Shift Engineering now operational in Oman
October 12 - Lift and Shift Engineering Middle East LLC (LSEME), a joint venture between FASTCO LLC, an OHI Group company and India's Apurva Parikh Group Company - known as Lift and Shift India Pvt Ltd, has started operations in Oman.
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Clipper Projects invests in Brazil
October 12 - In Brazil, Tropical Comercial Maritima, which has been operating as a commercial office for Clipper Lines since 1990, has changed its name to Clipper Projects Brasil Transportes Mar
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Chapman Freeborn extends on board courier services
October 12 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has further expanded its specialist On Board Courier (OBC) services with the launch of a new office in Hong Kong.
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International Institute of Marine Surveying approved to deliver
October 12 - The International Institute of Marine Surveying has been approved by Edexcel to deliver the first educational-approved BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) and BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in marine surveying.
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Air Partner revamps website
October 12 - Air Partner has unveiled a new website and refreshed its branding, with each division given sub-marques to, in the words of the company's PR company, 'help distinguish the diversity of the group's product offering'.
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Damco acquires Pacific Network Global Logistics
October 12 - Damco is set to acquire PacNet, a leading freight forwarder in China and Australia, with almost 400 employees and a turnover of USD180 million in its last financial year (2011), as well as offices in Italy, India, the UK and the USA.
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No immediate consolidation of liner shipping industry foreseen
October 11 - A recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.
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Nurminen wins Outotec's business for delivery to Russia
October 11 - Outotec has selected Nurminen Logistics, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Finland, as its partner for the delivery of a concentrating plant to the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.
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Holleman braves early winter weather
October 11 - Holleman Bulgaria, a member of the Worlwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Bulgaria, has transported a heavy turbine housing, plus accessories from Pleven, Bulgaria to Tydal, Norway.