All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2014 – Page 3

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    Able gets energy park go-ahead

    2014-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Despite petitions made by Associated British Ports (ABP) against the development, a Joint Parliamentary Committee has cleared the way for the multi-million pound Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on the south bank of the Humber.

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    A2SEA gets Borkum underway

    2014-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - A2SEA has installed the first turbine at Dong Energy's Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, using Sea Installer.

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    Steder in urgent power shipment

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Steder Group has chartered two urgent AN-124 freighter flights with Maximus Air Cargo, in order to deliver power equipment to Shell Gabon on behalf of Aggreko International.

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    MI Logistics on the double

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Indonesia, MI Logistic, has handled two complex projects, including the export of transformers and the import of steel components.

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    Figure of eight for Cosco

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Cosco Shipping's 28,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessel Da Liang has been delivered to the carrier, and is now in service at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.

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    Shippers call for clarification on sulphur

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - The Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) is calling for more information regarding the impact of low sulphur fuel, ahead of the implementation of the emission control areas (ECAs) from January 1, 2015.

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    Antwerp on course for record year

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - The Port of Antwerp handled a freight volume of 148,344,168 tonnes during the first nine months of this year, which is 3.7 percent more than the same period of 2013.

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    ALE toasts the arrival of the Trojans

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - ALE has debuted the latest addition to its transportation fleet.

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    The Friday Flyer - October 24th 2014

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

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

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    National Air Cargo files for Chapter 11

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Florida headquartered National Air Cargo Holdings Inc. has reorganised its freight forwarding operations.

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    Vogtle expansion gets a lift

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - An 81.6-tonne CA05 module has been installed at unit 3 of the Plant Vogtle nuclear power station in Burke County, near Waynesborough, Georgia.

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    TransOcean completes project double

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - TransOcean Shipping recently executed two complex project shipments out of Austria.

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    Crowley con-ro construction begins

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - VT Systems subsidiary VT Halter Marine has begun construction on the first of two LNG-powered con-ro ships for Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group, which the two companies originally contracted for in November 2013.

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    BBC to introduce sulphur surcharge

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - BBC Chartering plans to introduce a low sulphur surcharge to offset additional costs incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in sulphur emission control areas (ECAs), effective January 1, 2015.

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    CAT purrs for Alliance

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - Alliance Logistics has transported various CAT machinery from Morocco's Casablanca port to Hoorn in the Netherlands, using both road and sea transport.

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    Flying high at ABC

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is on course for another year of record growth, having carried a total of 290,735 tonnes in the first nine months of 2014 - a 14 percent year-on-year increase.

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    Sarens puts Terex to the test

    2014-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Sarens has used a Terex CC 8800-1 crawler crane with its recently acquired Boom Booster kit to erect an Enercon E-126 wind turbine at the Windpark Noordoostpolder in the Netherlands.

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    Houston, we have a vessel

    2014-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - BBC Chartering can now enjoy priority berthing and 24/7 serviceability in the Port of Houston, with the gateway's Manchester Terminal being named the carrier's dedicated North American hub.

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    CP ends merger talks with CSX

    2014-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Further to our report in last week's Friday Flyer, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has confirmed that exploratory talks held with CSX Corp about a possible merger have been terminated.

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    Columns rise at German refinery

    2014-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Wagenborg has transported two large columns from a fabrication yard in Kleve to Karlsruhe, where they were installed onto their foundations at the Miro fuel refinery.