Ports and Terminals news – Page 574
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Heavy lift buoys Manitowoc
November 2 - Reports in the international business media suggest that the heavy lift segment of Manitowoc's crane business is holding up well, mainly helped by considerable spending on infrastructure and energy in markets such as the Middle East, Brazil,
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Racing yachts move through Valencia
November 2 - The port of Valencia witnessed the loading of two racing yachts for the Mascalzone Latino team.
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Vanguard undertakes turnkey transport project
October 30 - Vanguard, South Africa's heavy rigging and lifting specialist, is currently completing a turnkey contract to transport transformers, reactors and accessories from port to various sites throughout the country. The items were shipped from manuf
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Geodis Wilson launches new projects division in Houston
October 30 - Geodis Wilson has launched the US headquarters of its specialist Industrial Projects Division in Houston. The 40-strong team is led by Managing Director George Abreu, head of projects business in the US, and Houston Branch Manager Frank Abreu
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Zagrebtrans handles transformer for South Africa
October 30 - Croatian heavy lift transport specialist, Zagrebtrans has successfully handled the shipment of a 500 MVA transformer from Zagreb through Port Rijeka to South Africa.
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Heavy cargoes pose challenge for Mombasa
October 29 - According to a report in the Daily Nation, Kenya's leading newspaper, the arrival of huge steel imports at Mombasa port for Uganda's World Bank-funded hydro power project is posing a huge challenge on how the cargo will be delivered to Uganda
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Prinsen off to Abu Dhabi
October 29 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service's project logistics team has assisted in the loading of the Oslo-Nesodden ferry, the Prinsen, onto the Beluga Foundation for transport to its new home in Abu Dhabi.
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Ambitious project for SDV's aerospace team
October 29 - The aerospace teams of SDV, a brand of the French service provider Bollor
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Felbermayr invests in Nooteboom windmill transporters
October 29 - Felbermayr has expanded its transport fleet with a significant number of vehicles for the wind energy industry.
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BBC box comes full circle
October 29 - Whilst HLPFI focuses on heavy and OOG cargoes, its worth remembering that a sizeable proportion of project cargo moves in standard containers.
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Sarjak launches into Europe and Russia
October 28 - Mumbai-based Sarjak Container Lines is set to start a new service via Riga, Klaipeda and St Petersburg, with the aim of entering the Russian import/export market for project and oversize cargoes.
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Forwarders see volumes up, but profits down
October 28 - Two of the world's largest transport and logistics companies, both with a significant presence in the movement of heavy and OOG project cargoes have reported significant increases in transport volumes in the third quarter of 2009 compared to
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ADM team Heavy Weight boosts online presence
October 27 - ADM team Heavy Weight has a new website which gives greater details on the company's overland transport services by road, rail and inland waterways
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Vessel piracy increases insurance costs
October 27 - At the recent Breakbulk Transportation Conference in New Orleans, an executive from the marine insurance industry said that the surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is causing ocean carriers, cargo interests and insurers to ta
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Donjon Marine digs archaeology
October 26 - Well known for its heavy lift services, Donjon Marine has been awarded two separate contracts for salvage work on archaeological sites in Texas and New York.
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Flinter returns boats
October 26 - Flinter has completed the round trip carriage of some Dutch flat-bottomed daggerboard yachts.
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Panalpina and Atlas Air remain in the land of Dixie
October 26 - The global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina and its long-time airline partner Atlas Air have renewed their cooperation agreement.
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SRT awaits delivery of super heavy rail car
October 23 - In the United States, Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) is awaiting delivery of a specially-commissioned 20-axle railcar which boasts a total freight capacity of 450 tonnes.
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AirBridgeCargo adds Amsterdam - Tokyo option
October 23 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines is launching a new weekly B747 freighter service from one of its European gateways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Narita in Tokyo, Japan.
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UAL reaches halfway point of key cement contact
October 22 - UAL-SA, the local subsidiary of global heavy lift line Universal Africa Lines (UAL), has reached the halfway point of a six-month contract to carry cement from Cape Town to Soyo, Angola where a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under