All Safety articles – Page 37

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    Australia plans heavy vehicle health check

    2016-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - According to Australia's National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), consultation is under way to assess the health of the country's 520,000-strong heavy vehicle fleet.

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    Vanguard rides to the DRC

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - South Africa headquartered Vanguard has successfully transported 15 transformers from Namibia to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), utilising its fleet of prime movers and heavy-duty modular trailers.

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    Shipping losses continue to decline

    2016-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - According to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety and Shipping Review 2016, shipping losses continued their long-term downward trend in 2015, with 85 total losses reported worldwide last year.

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    The Heavies celebrates success

    2016-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The Heavies 2016 award ceremony, which took place on March 18 at Bruntingthorpe Airfield and Proving Ground in the UK, managed to raise over GBP8,000 (USD11,500) for international charity Transaid.

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    Höegh Osaka accident report released

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released a report into the listing and subsequent grounding of Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank at the entrance to the Port of Southampton in January 2015.

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    Enerpac wins rotor contract

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Enerpac has been awarded a contract by S.T. Cotter Turbine Services to build a rotor removal system.

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    Box weighing: more updates from IMO please

    2016-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - A working group made up of major non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) is urging the International Maritime Organization to issue status updates of how the 162 contracting states to the SOLAS convention will implement the container weigh

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    Tally Tech unveils weighing solution

    2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - In light of the new Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation being implemented on July 1 2016, new German company Tally Tech has launched what it claims to be the first certifiable container weighing solution on the market.

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    SC&RA considers critical lift factors

    2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Heavy lifts are often referred to as 'critical' simply because it is the biggest lift the company has ever undertaken, but that should not be the determining factor, according to the SC&RA's new Guide to Mobile Crane Safety Management.

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    Cargolux adopts flight limitations

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Cargolux has introduced the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) flight and duty time limitations, which have been adopted by the European Parliament.

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    RUD launches lifting points

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - RUD has introduced the ABA lifting point and L-ABA lashing point, which aim to increase safety when lifting or lashing heavy loads.

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    Yale unveils Fortis2 sling

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Synthetic rope manufacturer Yale Cordage has added a new heavy lift multipart sling, Fortis2, to its line of industrial products.

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    RUD launches new load ring

    2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - RUD has unveiled its new ICE-LBG-SR super rotating load ring, with innovative double ball bearing technology.

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    ZPMC - Red Box gets Audax

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - ZPMC - Red Box Energy Services has taken delivery of Audax, one of two 25,000 dwt PC-3 module carriers that the company is having built in China.

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    Mammoet unveils TPA concept

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Mammoet and Scheuerle have started the development of a new heavy transport solution - Trailer Power Assist (TPA) - which they say increases efficiency and safety whilst significantly lowering the carbon footprint.

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    Mammoet lights the way

    2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Mammoet has begun using a new safety-enhancing lighting system on its self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT).

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    ALE widens trailer range

    2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - ALE has worked together with trailer manufacturer Goldhofer to develop a new range of widening trailers that can be mechanically widened from 3 m up to the desired width for a certain project.

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    MOL fires up

    2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Mistsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has shipped seven fire engines to Paraguay from Japan.

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    ETS doubles up

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Marine survey agency ETS was appointed to complete a marine warranty survey for a project cargo loading operation in Japan and discharge in Saudi Arabia.

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    Cargolux begins pilot recruitment

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Following the adoption of a new collective work agreement (CWA), Cargolux Airlines has begun the hiring and training process for 100 new pilots in Luxembourg.