All Ports and terminals articles – Page 559
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Project cargo activity can herald recovery
February 25 - Argentinean heavy lift freight forwarder Plate Logistics is confident that there will be a resurgence of project cargo this year that will indicate a recovery in the world economy. Sectors that should see significant traffic will be oilfield
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CTS set set to lift 400 tonne cable reel
February 25 - Ravenna-based Compagnia Trasporti e Spedizioni (CTS) is set to lift what it claims is the heaviest-ever cable reel produced by the manufacturer - 397 tonnes - at the end next month.
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US 100 percent sea cargo scanning law misses heavy lift cargo
February 25 - A requirement to scan all US-bound sea containers, postponed until 2014 according to some reports, fails to provide complete security for the United States, is not cost-effective and will lead to a false sense of security, says a report from
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TIGER fails to roar for Aker Philadelphia
February 24 - Reports in the financial press indicate that Aker Philadelphia could eye wind turbine installation ships after its current contract to construct a series of product tankers is completed in 2012.
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Russian heavyweight aircraft come to Haiti's aid
February 24 - Ruslan International, the joint venture company which markets and manages the combined fleet of 17 An-124 aircraft belonging to its parents Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines, has begun a programme of nine flights to Haiti carrying ur
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Smit board recommends acceptance of Boskalis' latest offer
February 24 - Just weeks after a report in the Wall Street Journal of an open letter to Smit management from holders of 7.2 percent of the company's outstanding shares that expressed dissatisfaction with Boskalis' EUR62.50 (USD84.66) per share bid, Boskal
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UAE bans AN-12 after safety concerns
February 24 - From Monday, March 1, AN-12 aircraft have been banned from UAE airspace in a move that the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) states is "aimed at raising safety standards in the civil aviation sector in the UAE".
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New transporter banishes cornering problems
February 23 - Almost two decades after a Danish haulier commissioned German manufacturer Goldhofer's first tower adapter for the transportation of tower segments, the two companies have again worked to produce another first for the heavy cargo transport s
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Technotex launches steel wire rope alternative
February 23 - Netherlands-based heavy lift lashing and sling manufacturer Technotex Industrial Supply has worked with Dutch cable technology firm FibreMax to produce and distribute a number of Ultralift CableMax products.
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New name in Polish heavy lift market
February 19 - EFH Zurawie Wiezowe SA and Gastel SA announced a merger that will create a new name in the Polish heavy haulage, lift and crane rental market.
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Grieg Star Shipping mines project traffic from Rotterdam
February 19 - In early February a shipment of hydraulic mining shields was loaded at the Interforest terminal, Rotterdam on Norwegian line Grieg Star Shipping's Star Evviva.
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First of three semi-submersibles launched for TPI Mega Line
February 19 - The Mega Passion, a semi-submersible heavy lift ship, has been successfully launched for TPI Mega Line by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Final delivery to the client is expected to be in May, 2010. She will be followed by two si
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Rotterdam targets more feeder cargoes
February 19 - Whilst Rotterdam is well known as a hub for container traffic, the port is keen to increase this concept for the breakbulk and project cargoes sector.
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Plate Logistics has joined AOP Project Partners
February 19 - Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Plate Logistics has joined AOP Project Partners.
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Nothing boring about business for Aker Wirth shipment
February 19 - A significant heavy lift consignment could be available to the market when tunnel boring machine manufacturer Aker Wirth delivers on a multi-million Euro contract to supply a TBM (tunnel boring machine) to a strategic Swiss hydroelectric pro
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Dockwise upbeat on 2009 financial results
February 19 - Managers at Dutch-based heavy lift operator Dockwise have identified a range of strategic and operational highlights for 2009 which meant the group finished the troubled year in good financial health, Andr
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Synthetic latex move was real deal
February 18 - Malaysia-based Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) member Trans International Logistics has worked with a client to complete the movement of a synthetic Latex plant from Europe to Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. The project had a total weight of
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Europe Cargo racks up successful consignment handling
February 18 - Antwerp-based project cargo forwarder, Europe Cargo handled the arrival of a consignment of 37 items of pre-assembled steel racking, lifting equipment and adjustable spreader bars weighing some 10,000 tonnes at the Belgian gateway. Its volum
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Answer blowing in the wind for PPG
February 18 - TransProject/PPS (Project Professionals Group) is once again to exhibit at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) exhibition, the largest annual wind conference and exhibition in the world which last year featured over 23,000 attendees