Ports and Terminals news – Page 543
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Sarens' 3,200 tonne crane is a work in progress
July 1 - Belgium-based crane manufacturer Sarens Group, working with California-based subsidiary Rigging International, is continuing to produce a 3,200 tonne capacity ring-based crane, the SGC 120 model, due to be available to customers early next year.
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SDV establishes first Iraqi office
June 30 - Global forwarder SDV has opened a representative office in Baghdad as well as branches in Zakho and Basra.
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Inaugural breakbulk education day seeks sponsors
June 30 - A day-long programme of education courses aimed at developing the next generation of breakbulk executives will be held at the 21st Annual Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference and Exhibition in October this year in Houston. This is the fi
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes USD2 million major project loading
June 30 - The logistics department of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Shanghai has completed the loading of a large consignment containing an air-filter system for shipment to India.
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Beluga delivers crane to Port Manatee
June 30 - Port Manatee's second Gottwald mobile harbour crane has been successfully delivered from Germany onboard the Beluga Endeavour and is being assembled onsite by its sister crane, which was delivered in November 2007.
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Laninco lights up Costa Rican power project
June 30 - The Anglo-Costa Rican company, Laninco SA has handled approximately 1,200 tonnes of project cargo from port side to the construction site at Las Pailas, where the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is building a geothermal power station in
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China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift opens in Beijing
June 29 - China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift Co Ltd, a joint venture between Jumbo Shipping and China Shipping, has opened a Representative Office in Beijing, China.
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Topaz wins Gulf Petrochem contract
June 29 - Topaz Engineering's fabrication and construction unit, through its subsidiary Nico International Hydrospace, has won a EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract worth USD 45 million from Gulf Petrochem.
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Port of Long View signs lease for steel pipe centre
June 29 - Further to the report here on June 25, the Port of Longview Commissioners has unanimously approved leases with IDM Longview, LLC and Skyline Steel to construct and operate a steel pipe manufacturing centre in the Port's West Industrial Park.
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Submarine hitches a ride
June 28 - Hindustan Cargo Ltd (HCL) has handled the shipment of submarine weighing 2,325 tonnes which is heading from Visakhapatnam Port to Severodvinsk, Russia for a refit.
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Nurturing the next generation of project forwarders
June 28 - At Saving Shipping & Forwarding, plans are in place to nurture the next generation of project freight forwarders.
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McCain chips in with proposals to abolish Jones Act
June 28 - In the USA last week, Senator John McCain introduced draft legislation to repeal the 90-year-old Jones Act law that requires ships transporting goods between states to have been built in the United States, be crewed and owned by US citizens and
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Almajdouie wins Sabiya Power Plant project contract
June 28 - Almajdouie Al Kazmi Heavylift Company has secured the onshore freight forwarding contract for the Kuwait-based Sabiya power plant project.
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Kuehne + Nagel puts its foot on the gas in the Sahara
June 28 - SNC-Lavalin, one of the world's leading engineering and construction groups, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for global logistics services related to its EUR785 million (USD972) project with Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil and gas compan
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Fairstar successfully places equity to fund fleet expansion
June 25 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has successfully completed a private placement towards Norwegian and international institutional investors of 25,000,000 new shares at a price of NOK 8.50 (USD 1.3) per share.
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Antwerp assembly looks to port's future as tide turns
June 25 - The first General Assembly of the port of Antwerp has produced a number of key initiatives to support the port's position as one of Europe's mainports as the global economy recovers.
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Port of Longview considers property lease
June 25 - At a special meeting today, Port of Longview Commissioners will consider leasing 35 acres in the Port's West Industrial Park to IDM Longview, LLC and Skyline Steel, a subsidiary of the world's largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal.
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Support for global e-petition against piracy grows
June 25 - Organisers of a global e-petition against piracy have announced that the number of names on the petition has more than doubled in the last week.
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Breakbulk Americas conference comes of age in 2010
June 25 - Attention of the project cargo and heavy lift sector will soon turn to the 21st Breakbulk Americas Conference and Exhibition to be held in Houston, Texas between Tuesday, October 12 and Thursday, October 14.
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Be a winner and learn safe heavy lift handling
June 24 - Tomorrow sees the latest two-day seminar on safe heavy transport and lifting by HLPFI safety expert Richard L. Krabbendam and the chance to win a new iPad.