All Ports and terminals articles – Page 276

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    Hungary ups Terex portfolio

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Dunagep - the Danubian Building Machines Servicing Corporation - has taken delivery of its largest all-terrain crane: a 500-tonne capacity Terex AC 500-2.

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    Research provides a solution for GAC

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - GAC's project logistics team has coordinated the loading, transportation and delivery of an 18 m workboat from Sweden to Uruguay.

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    Everett hires new legal chief

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The Port of Everett has appointed Steve Kirkelie as its new chief of administrative and legal affairs.

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    Rolitrans overcomes Indonesia's challenges

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Rolitrans International has transported four new autoclaves for the automotive industry from the port of Jakarta to a jobsite on the Indonesian island of Java.

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    C.H. Robinson targets oil and gas

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - C.H. Robinson has created an Oil and Gas Solutions division to capitalise on the rapid demand in the sector.

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    Prangl blade transporter makes German debut

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Prangl's PFTV 300 blade transporter has been put to use for the first time in Germany at the Jerichower Land wind farm.

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    DFDS attracts project loads

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The DFDS Seaways terminal in Rotterdam has seen a surge in demand for heavy and project cargo handling services, says its operations manager.

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    Schmidbauer adds Liebherr trio

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - German crane and heavy transport contractor Schmidbauer has taken delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes: a 100-tonne capacity LTM 1100-5.2; a 130-tonne capacity LTM 1130-5.1; and a 60-tonne capacity LTM 1130-5.1.

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    Congress strengthens support for Jones Act

    2014-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The United States Congress has enacted the strongest statement of support for the Jones Act and the American domestic maritime industry since the Merchant Maritime Act of 1936.

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    UPDATE: Pan Ocean confirms sale

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Further to the news posted yesterday, Pan Ocean has confirmed that a Harim Group-led consortium has been selected as its preferred bidder.

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    Collett in speedy car relocation

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Collett Transport has relocated what is claimed to be the world's fastest car, Thrust SSC, and its predecessor, Thrust 2, whilst a redevelopment project is taking place at Coventry Transport Museum in the UK.

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    Innovations on the double at Antwerp

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The Port of Antwerp's Connectivity Platform - an online tool launched last year to provide information about the various possibilities for transport to and from the port - has been expanded and upgraded.

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    ALE claims Caspian record

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - ALE claims to have transported the heaviest load ever moved in the Caspian region - a 280-tonne gas turbine - from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.

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    Winstar barges ahead

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Singapore based tug and barge owner Winstar Logistic has deployed a 250 ft (76.2 m) barge for the transport of two large slug catchers, weighing 470 tonnes and 310 tonnes respectively.

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    Gefco adds 'High & Heavy' business

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Gefco has won additional business for its 'High & Heavy' product, landing a contract with France's Vinci Construction Grands Projets (VCGP), part of construction and public works giant, Vinci, to handle all transport and Customs clearance se

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    Boskalis and Kotug merge towing activities

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) and Kotug International have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their European harbour towage operations.

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    The Wednesday Wire - December 17th 2014

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

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

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    Milwaukee sees record year for steel

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Workers at the Port of Milwaukee are busy unloading the final shipment of steel for 2014, culminating in one of the gateway's busiest seasons for steel in recent decades.

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    NBR in mega monopile move

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Steelwind Nordenham has safely transported a 1,000 tonne monopile foundation using four NBR C250 heavy-duty trailers, developed by Switzerland headquartered NBR Offshore Logistics.

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    Universal Transport doubles up

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Germany headquartered Universal Transport recently executed a brace of project shipments: the delivery of an out-of-gauge turbine from Muelheim an der Ruhr to Taiwan; and the domestic transport of a 48.9 m column.