Ports and Terminals news – Page 522
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Reel deal for Tuscor Lloyds
December 13 - Tuscor Lloyds, the UK-based heavy lift specialist freight forwarder and shipping agent, recently undertook the movement of a large cable reel on behalf of a large shipping agent in Scotland.
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Back to the classroom at Breakbulk Asia
December 13 - Next month's third annual Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition in Singapore is offering two opportunities for industry professionals to brush up their training or to acquire new skills that can lead to accreditation and form
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Delighted daughter Svenja sees 'world's largest heavy lift vessel' put to work
December 10 - The first of two new vessels commissioned by Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) will today embark on its maiden voyage.
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Goldhofer offers "complete transportation solution" for Vestas
December 10 - Goldhofer, which provides trailers for heavy and over-dimensional cargoes, says it has developed a complete transportation solution for Vestas, the Danish manufacturer of wind turbines.
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German shipyard claims a first with jack-up vessel for offshore wind installations
December 10 - The Sietas Group says it will become the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel to be used for offshore wind farm installations.
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Volga-Dnepr flies mining vehicles to Mongolia
December 10 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines recently organised the shipment of two large mining vehicles to Mongolia.
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Ahlers moves filtration systems
December 9 - Ahlers Belgium and Ahlers China worked together to move 2,100 tonnes of filtration systems from Wuhan, via Nantong to Blyth in the UK.
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Drive Our Economy task force cautions against costly obstruction in permitting process
December 9 - Further to our previous reports, in the USA, as the Idaho Transportation Department meets this week to discuss applications to ship equipment loads along a U.S. 12 route through the state, members of Drive Our Economy task force warn that con
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Smit Heavy Lift Europe profits from OCTOPUS-Onboard
December 8 - After leasing Amarcon's Portable Surveyor Box for several weeks, Smit Heavy Lift Europe has decided to install OCTOPUS-Onboard for installation on Smit Taklift 4.
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WindPower Innovations finalises agreement to open heavy lift facility in Oregon
December 8 - WindPower Innovations, Inc., a wind energy company, has finalised an agreement to open its first full service heavy lift WindPower Innovations facility, for providing a range of services for the wind turbines in the State of Oregon.
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Amarcon confirms RollDock order
December 7 - Amarcon has confirmed that RollDock has ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for its newbuild multipurpose heavy lift vessel, RollDock Sea which is due to be delivered soon. This vessel is a sister ship of RollDock Sun - pictured below - which has been in
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DB Schenker Logistics accredited to Phase 2 of Cargo 2000's quality management system
December 7 - DB Schenker Logistics has been awarded global accreditation to Phase 2 of Cargo 2000's quality management system having proved that it had fully implemented Phase 2 into its systems, that the process is globally established within its airfrei
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Maximus takes the plaudits
December 7 - Maximus Air Cargo was a winner at the Aviation Business Awards 2010, held recently at Emirates Palace Hotel.
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SC&RA sets date for specialized transportation symposium
December 7 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will host its annual Specialized Transportation Symposium in Indianapolis between March 2-4, 2011 with more than 300 specialized carriers, state and federal government officials, research
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Liebherr crawler crane offers 3,000 tonnes lifting capacity
December 7 - With its LR 13000, which is currently being tested at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH, Liebherr is extending the range of crawler cranes.
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UK increases speed limits for abnormal loads to improve safety and reduce
December 6 - Some abnormal loads transporting heavy pieces of machinery around the country are to be allowed to travel faster on motorways and dual carriageways - halving the cost of any congestion they cause.
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Trade associations team up to fight against overweight containers
December 6 - The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to establish an international legal requirement that all loaded containers be weighed at the marine port
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Every (snow) cloud has a silver lining, says Air Charter Service
December 6 - With the UK caught in the middle of wintery conditions that are playing havoc with all modes of transport, Air Charter Service says that icy road conditions, and the closure of many major UK airports, has meant that aircraft charters for time
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Rickmers in double-digit MPC delivery
December 3 - The Rickmers Group has taken delivery of Rickmers Masan, its tenth MPC (multi-purpose carrier).
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Gottfried Schenker joins the Logistik Hall of Fame after 110 years
December 3 - Almost 110 years after his death, Gottfried Schenker , the founder of the Schenker forwarding company, has been posthumously inducted into the Logistik Hall of Fame in Vienna.