All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2017
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R&B goes for gold
October 31 - R&B Global Projects is set to work with a Brazilian forwarding company, which is acting exclusively for an Australian-owned mining company, to transport over-dimensional cargoes, as well as containerised shipments, to the Amapari gold mine.
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Freight Wings loads-out for L&T
October 31 - Freight Wings has completed the load-out of offshore structures destined for the ONGC Bassein development project, on behalf of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), at the latter's facilities in Hazira and Kattupalli, India.
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Cometto launches MGSL range
October 31 - Cometto, part of the Faymonville Group, has launched the MGSL modular axle lines, designed for public roads, off-road transport and plant operations.
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Indiana-Burns expansion wins grant approval
October 31 - The US Department of Transportation has approved a USD9.85 million grant for the expansion of the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.
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Manitowoc appoints Asia-Pacific dealers
October 31 - Manitowoc has appointed Hong Kong-based Rainbow Ace and Vietnam-based Tuyet Nga (TNC) as its Grove dealers in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Wagenborg comes out of its shell
October 30 - Wagenborg Shipping Sweden, part of the Royal Wagenborg group, has transported a mining shell from the Port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands to Haraholmen, Sweden.
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Course covers project cargo principles
October 30 - The start of Lloyd's Maritime Academy (LMA) distance learning course for the heavy lift and project forwarding sector is one month away.
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Jumbo deals direct in Canada
October 30 - Jumbo Maritime has ended its exclusive agency agreement with Project Transport & Trading (PTT) in Canada.
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Bloodhound set to take off
October 30 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) will utilise one of its Boeing 747 freighters to transport the Bloodhound SSC to Hakskeen Pan, South Africa in 2018, where it will attempt to set a new world land speed record and break through the 1,000 mph (1,609.4 kph)
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ALE handles the heat in South Africa
October 30 - ALE has completed the installation of six heat exchangers, weighing 305 tonnes each, at the 100 MW greenfield Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Kathu Solar Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Felbermayr moves mountains
October 27 - Earlier this year, Austrian crane and heavy haulage contractor Felbermayr utilised three Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes for the erection of 13 Enercon wind turbines in Styria, Austria.
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Marseille debuts ro-ro ramp
October 27 - The largest ro-ro ramp in France is now operational at Marseille Fos following a EUR2.7 million (USD3.13 million) eight-month build that was managed by the Marseille Fos port authority in support of a nuclear energy construction project.
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Everett authorises modernisation project
October 27 - The Port of Everett commission in the USA has authorised the second phase of the south terminal wharf modernisation project.
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Wagons roll with Almajdouie
October 27 - Almajdouie Logistics is transporting cargo from Jeddah Islamic Port to the Haramain high speed rail line project site near Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, covering a distance of approximately 110 km.
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Jaxport adds outdoor storage in FTZ
October 27 - North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Logistics, has been granted permission to operate the Port of Jacksonville's (Jaxport) Foreign Trade Zone No. 64's first outdoor storage facility.
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Yang Kee expands with Fliway
October 26 - Singapore-based Yang Kee Logistics has entered into a scheme implementation agreement (SIA) to acquire 100 percent of the shares New Zealand-based Fliway Group for SGD52.1 million (USD38.2 million).
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NewsOperating costs set to rise
Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to the latest survey by international account and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.
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Cometto powers-up with Scania
October 26 - Cometto, part of the Faymonville Group, has partnered with global engine manufacturer Scania for the provision of engines for Cometto's power packs.
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Kerr named CLA CEO
October 26 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) has appointed David Kerr as its ceo, effective January 1, 2018.
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New Bedford deepens ties to offshore wind
October 26 - Deepwater Wind plans to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal at the Port of New Bedford, USA as its base of operations for its Revolution Wind project.