Strapping, lashing, packing and crating
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NewsProtranser provides packing service
Protranser has provided packaging services for six pieces of vacuum equipment. Each piece of equipment had a volume of around 1,000 cu m. The heaviest unit weighed nearly 20 tonnes.
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NewsDesel steps up as Crosby CEO
Crosby Group has named Robert Desel as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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NewsCompanies prepare for Brexit
While Germany's Cuxhaven Port Association plans to intensify its preparations for the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) next year, industrial relocation logistics company Modpack Group is optimistic about the opportunities Brexit will bring.
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NewsPacking and securing: an overlooked link in the project logistics supply chain
The safe arrival of oversized and heavy project cargoes is directly related to how well they are packed and secured. Paul Lucas highlights some of the challenges facing packing and crating companies around the world.
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NewsGotta be starting something (Billie Jean style)
Heavy lift shipping line Jumbo, in collaboration with ETTU and Friday Out Of The Box, is launching a deck marking solution using Microsoft HoloLens smart-glasses that utilise mixed reality technology.
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NewsATS inks TOTE partnership
ATS International, a division of Anderson Trucking Service (ATS), has entered into a strategic partnership with TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico for the provision of its equipment for shipping non-containerised cargo.
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NewsVan Beest merges brands
The Netherlands-based Van Beest, which manufactures Tycan fibre chain, Excel chain fittings and Green Pin rope fittings, is merging its Tycan and Excel brands into Green Pin, with immediate effect.
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NewsOversized containers arrive in Everett
The port of Everett has welcomed the first specialised containers carrying aerospace components for the new Boeing 777X.
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NewsSafe Lifting puts power in its stock
Equipment rental company Safe Lifting Europe has added the Green Pin Power Sling Shackle range from Van Beest to its product range, available in capacities from 125 tonnes to 1,250 tonnes.
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NewsShippers told to get packing (correctly)
A coalition of cargo industry organisations representing the full breadth of the global supply chain is maintaining its campaign for safer practices in packing freight containers and other cargo transport units (CTUs).
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NewsVan Beest gets Load Solutions
September 8 - The Van Beest Group, manufacturer and supplier of lifting accessories for wire rope and lifting chains, has acquired Load Solutions, based in Rådal, Norway.
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NewsCakeBoxx launches latest box
CakeBoxx Technologies will introduce the BreakBulkBoxx 45 ft shipping container at the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermodal Expo in Long Beach, USA on September 18.
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NewsJanin in at DSM Dyneema
Effective September 1, Olivier Janin is joining DSM as its vice president of marketing and sales for DSM Dyneema, reporting directly to Golnar Motahari Pour, president DSM Dyneema.
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NewsVideck updates software for cargo securing
Visual Cargo Care (VCC), which introduced a software package for creating lashing and securing plans for heavy lift and project cargo, has rebranded and released an updated version of its flagship application, Lashing + Securing.
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NewsPeters & May adds load system duo
Peters & May Group has acquired two patented load systems - Flat Rail and Cat Cradle - from Marine Invest.
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NewsBreakbulk container launched
CakeBoxx Technologies and ATS International have launched a hybrid shipping container designed to carry breakbulk and oversize cargoes, dubbed the Breakbulk Box.
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NewsContainer weighing regulation takes effect
A new regulation requiring the gross mass of a container to be verified before it is loaded onto a ship enters into force today, July 1.
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NewsBroekman signs with Novaedes
Rotterdam-based, Broekman Logistics has signed a partnership agreement with private export packing group, Novaedes, which will expand the former's ability to offer seaworthy or airtight custom-designed packaging of goods for shipping.
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NewsRUD reveals resistant chains
Manufacturer RUD has presented its ICE chain, which offers resistance to extreme temperatures ranging from - 60°c to 300°c.
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NewsCakeBoxx targets projects market
CakeBoxx Technologies has introduced its new TrusDek series of doorless intermodal shipping containers, designed for the carriage of project cargo shipments.