All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2012 – Page 6
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Shipping boss ponders on industry prospects
October 11 - In a keynote address to delegates of the 2012 Breakbulk Americas conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on October 10, 2012, Ron Widdows, CEO of Germany-based Rickmers-Linie, queried when there would be an economic pic
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Guinness first for Almajdouie
October 11 - The Almajdouie Group LLC, a member of both the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) networks in Saudi Arabia, has become the first Saudi private company to appear in Guinness Book of World Records.
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Clipper Group celebrates 40 years
October 11 - October 1972 witnessed the founding of the first Clipper company by Torben G. Jensen and the company is now celebrating its 40th anniversary in shipping.
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Teesport sees a million tonnes of SSI slab steel
October 10 - SSI UK has recently achieved a major milestone having exported over one million tonnes of steel slab through PD Ports-owned Teesport in the UK.
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Prangl keeps Romanian tram on track
October 10 - Austrian logistics company Prangl GmbH has handled the shipment of a tram from Romania to Germany.
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Great Yarmouth targets offshore energy industry
October 10 - In the UK, the management of Great Yarmouth outer harbour say that it is taking steps to make it more attractive as a base for the offshore energy industry.
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Specialized Rail Transport's railcars in demand
October 10 - Specialized Rail Transport says that its 20-axle railcar is on the move again and in higher demand than ever.SRT reports that it has handled the movement of a generator and turbine, totaling nearly 300 tonnes to a US power plant in the Caroli
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Cardinal Maritime restructures ownership
October 10 - Manchester, UK-based freight logistics provider, Cardinal Maritime Group, has completed a deal with founder Brian Hay that has delivered control of the business to the management team.
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Inchcape Shipping Services partners Palumbo
October 9 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is teaming up in a new strategic partnership with offshore logistics and freight forwarding specialist Palumbo SpA. to form ISS Palumbo Srl.
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Liebherr duo for Russia's Topkran
October 9 - Russian crane hire company, Topkran has taken delivery of two new Liebherr mobile cranes.
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DB Schenker Logistics opens new hq London Heathrow
October 9 - Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has opened its new headquarters building at London Heathrow airport.The 9,900 sq m facility, which will also be the company's main airfreight hub for the UK.
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Crowley names leaders for logistics group
October 9 - Following the news (HLPFI - October 4) that Jarvis International Freight, Crowley's Houston-based, freight forwarding, export packing and logistics division, has been absorbed into Crowley Maritime Corp, the company has announced leadership ch
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Clipper Projects transports wire rope reel for offshore industry
October 9 - At 340 tonnes, a wire rope reel which was shipped on Clipper Projects' Clipper Century was the heaviest item delivered by its manufacturer to date.
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Volga-Dnepr Technics adds maintenance unit at Frankfurt
October 9 - Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT), part of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has opened an aircraft line maintenance station at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.
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Winds of change at A2SEA
October 9 - Kaj Lindvig, who has played a major role in A2SEA since the company's launch in 2000, including ceo and most recently as chief strategy officer (cso), is being replaced by Martin Huss, currently the company's regional manager for Germany and t
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International Chamber of Shipping welcomes IMO comments
October 8 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which claims to represent over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has welcomed the acknowledgment by governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that there will be significant
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Cranes on route with Altius
October 8 - The Projects Division of Altius, has been responsible for transporting four ship-to-shore cranes from Amsterdam to Vigo and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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Breakbulk event is all set for Houston
October 8 - For only the second time in the event's 23-year history, the Port of Houston Authority will facilitate host port responsibilities for this year's Breakbulk Americas Conference and Exhibition at the George R. Brown Convention Center and the Hil
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Erickson Air-Crane buys back chopper
October 8 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful heavy lift helicopter, the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, has bought back the Sun Bird Aircraft and associated spare parts inventory and accessories from San Die
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130 photographers compete for Volga-Dnepr Group awards
October 8 - Over 130 professional and amateur photographers from 23 countries submitted entries to a special photographic competition organised by Volga-Dnepr Group to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Antonov AN-124 freighter's maiden flight.