All Ports and terminals articles – Page 271

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    Antwerp port house rises

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - A huge steel structure has been installed on top of a building as part of the construction of Antwerp Port Authority's striking new headquarters, which were designed by architect Zaha Hadid.

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    Mammoet targets crane training

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Mammoet has added a new custom-built simulator for its largest crane - the PTC 140/200 DS - to its training centre in the Netherlands.

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    White Marlin enters the stage

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has confirmed that the Dockwise vessel White Marlin has been named and christened during a ceremony in Guangzhou, China.

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    Tension rises at Steder Group

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Steder Group has transported a 318-tonne tensioner for a client in the construction business from the Netherlands to China.

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    US ports suspend operations

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), representing employers at 29 US West Coast ports, is suspending vessel loading and unloading at all ports starting today (Thursday February 12) amid stalled labour contract negotiations with the Intern

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    The Wednesday Wire - February 11th 2015

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Your midweek round-up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Lucky 13 for Hansaeng

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Hansaeng Express has shipped a consignment of oversized cargoes from the South Korean port of Pyeongtaek to Jebel Ali in the UAE.

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    Spain calls for H

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - H

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    DLT designs for Doha

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Dorman Long Technology (DLT) has been awarded a contract by Qinhuangdao Tianye Tolian Heavy Industry for the design of a bridge deck erection gantry, a transporter and a pair of straddle carriers for the Doha Link of the Sheik Jaber Al Ahmad

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    Le Havre ups multimodal offering

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - HAROPA's port of Le Havre has invested EUR130 million (USD146 million) into a rail and barge facility, which is expected to begin operating in spring of this year.

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    UASC expands in South America

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has appointed the Ultramar Group as its local liner shipping agency partner in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

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    Noronha joins Shipping Australia

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Shipping Australia Limited (SAL) has appointed Captain Melwyn Noronha as general manager technical services and industry policy.

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    Racing boats speed through Jaxport

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Portus has helped moved seven H1 Unlimited Hydroplane racing boats and eight specialty boat trailers through Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal.

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    Offshore cargo handling guide launched

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - A cross industry workgroup has published the latest edition of the 'Best Practice for the Safe Packing and Handling of Cargo to and from Offshore Locations' handbook.

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    Hamburg sees fall in project and heavy cargoes

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Whilst the total throughput of cargo at the port of Hamburg was up 4.8 percent at 145.7 million tonnes in 2014 - its best-ever result - project and heavy cargoes fell by 5 percent to 610,000 tonnes, made up of 134,000 tonnes of imports and 4

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    GAC oils up (despite low prices)

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - GAC UK is sharpening its focus on the oil and gas sector with the appointment of two managers to serve clients with offshore operations.

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    Lloyd Fonds set to own ships

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Lloyd Fonds, the shipping and property funds manager, seems set to realign its business as a listed shipping company.

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    New Terneuzen lock takes step forward

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Flemish minister Ben Weyts and Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen have signed a treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders for the construction of a new lock, which aims to improve access to the ports of Ghent and Terneuzen.

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    Katoen Natie opts for Liebherr quartet

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Katoen Natie has invested in three new Liebherr mobile harbour cranes - one LHM 550 and two LHM 600s - in the port of Antwerp, as well as reinforcing its operations in Radicatel, France with a new LHM 420 crane.

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    Port Manatee on a power trip

    2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Port Manatee is handling the import of several heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and other oversize units for the expansion of Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station in Polk County, Florida.