All Ports and terminals articles – Page 272
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Tight squeeze for Riga-Mainz
February 10 - Riga-Mainz has used a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane to install a massive railway bridge for Deutsche Bahn in extremely constricted conditions on a site in Bad Wimpfen, Germany.
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Able breathes 'sigh of relief' at ABP step down
February 9 - Associated British Ports (ABP) has decided to abandon its attempts to challenge the government's approval of plans for the development of the Able Marine Energy Park on the south bank of the Humber.
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Aircraft rises above highway
February 9 - Sarens South Africa has lifted a Boeing 737-300 aircraft across the R21 highway in Kempton Park, Gauteng for aviation company Comair.
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Record year for Abu Dhabi Ports
February 9 - Abu Dhabi Ports handled more cargo in 2014 than ever before, with a 37 percent year-on-year rise in general and bulk cargo.
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Barloworld Transport launches cranes division
February 9 - Manline - a part of the Barloworld Transport group - is enhancing its abnormal load transportation, project cargo, rigging and lifting services to clients in the mining sector.
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Bimco warns of renewed piracy threat
February 9 - The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) is urging seafarers to exercise extreme caution when sailing in the Gulf of Guinea, following a spike in piracy activity in the region.
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Do US West Coast ports face shut down?
February 9 - Following a weekend which has seen the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) temporarily suspend vessel loading and unloading operations at US West Coast ports, it remains to be seen if the PMA will carry out its threat to lockout dockers and sh
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School of thought for Davies Turner
February 9 - UK-based freight forwarder Davies Turner & Co has coordinated the delivery of an entire primary school from the UK to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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Dockwise takes giant Goliat onboard
February 9 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has advised that the ENI Goliat FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel) has been loaded onboard the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Dockwise Vanguard.
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Pieter Schelte gets new name
February 9 - Allseas Group has confirmed that its platform installation and decommissioning vessel Pieter Schelte is being renamed Pioneering Spirit.
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Heroic launch for WWL
February 9 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has welcomed the first of its new generation of post-Panamax HERO (high-efficiency ro-ro) PCTC vessels, Thermopylae, into operation.
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AB2000 strengthens heavy haulage fleet
February 6 - Glasgow headquartered AB2000 has added two Volvo FH16-750 flagship tractor units to its fleet of vehicles.
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The Friday Flyer - February 6th 2015
This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.
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US ports will suffer under new budget, warns AAPA
February 6 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment over President Barack Obama's 2016 fiscal budget, and warns of the potential ramifications these measures will have on US federal ports - particularly concerning
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Allseas about turn on Pieter Schelte name
February 6 - Earlier this week, as reported in HLPFI's Wednesday Wire, energy company Shell was criticised over plans to use a ship named after a convicted Nazi war criminal to decommission a North Sea oil field.
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Jade for Abu Dhabi terminals
February 6 - Jade Software is to supply its Master Terminal port management software to seven terminals within the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC).
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Obama's budget to benefit Manatee
February 6 - Port Manatee and its stakeholders look to benefit from full federal funding of a feasibility study related to the deepening of its channel and harbour area in President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget.
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Helicopter calls at Jaxport
February 6 - Terminal operator Portus has helped move a Bell 222 twin-engine light helicopter destined for South Africa across Jaxport's heavy lift and oversized cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal.
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Thai canal plan resurfaces
February 6 - Reports in the international media suggest that 200-year-old plans to build a canal through Thailand are gaining traction again, with rumours that the Chinese are willing to invest in the project.
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SC&RA helps promote industry careers
February 6 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), KHL Group and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) are jointly organising a new event - Lift & Move USA - to promote careers in the US crane, rigging