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Rolling stock by Multitrade Spain
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Multitrade Spain handled the transfer of 336 railcars from train manufacturer CAF in Spain to Caracas, Venezuela
Mumbai load out marathon
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Lift and Shift has carried out the transport and load out of 20 components for the rebuilt Mumbai High North Offshore Platform. The India-based lifting and transport specialist spent two years planning the project
Maiden manoeuvres from ALE
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ALE used its 20 tonne per square metre ALE 300 barge for the first time during the transport of two 830 tonne de-methaniser vessels in the UAE
Desert delivery
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Turkish haulage operator Çaba transported a 600 tonne amine absorber unit 1,300 km across the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan to a flue gas desulphurisation plant
London cable car system consortium announced
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UK contractor Mace confirmed as leader of consortium to construct London's new cable car system with work starting later this year.
Wagenborg Nedlift loaded blades for the Alpha Ventus offshore wind park
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The Wagenborg Stevedoring yard in Eemshaven, Netherlands is a busy spot these days, being the logistical centre for a number of offshore wind parks. The preassembly of wind turbine components is also carried out at the site
Lift & Shift sets column transport record
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India-based Lift & Shift was challenged with carrying what it says is the longest column to be transported over sea and land in the country.
Prangl up more than 2,000 metres
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Austrian crane and transport specialist Prangl used an all terrain crane to install a cable car station more than 2,000 metres above sea level
Gotthard breakthrough
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Breakthrough in the longest railway tunnel in the world, the Gotthard in Switzerland, has taken place.
Berard takes on titans
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Berard Transportation, based in Louisiana, USA transported two titan oil platform superstructures, weighing 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes, with millimetres to spare
Sines of success
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ALE transported reactors, weighing up to 1,457 tonnes, from Italy to the Sines refinery in Portugal. A 1,800 tonne capacity self-geared vessel was used to move the reactors before they were loaded on to 68 axle lines of self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) and transferred to the refinery 7 km from the harbour
Tight turns in Tunisia
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CATT from Tunisia transported a 153 tonne, 16 x 7 m ferrule from the port of Sousse to the Polysius cement plant at Rouisset-Kairouan
Destination Russia
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Hindustan Cargo Ltd. and Rolldock Shipping BV in the Netherlands set their sights on a submarine that needed moving from Eastern Naval Command, Vishakapatnam, India to Severodvinsk in Russia for refurbishment
Buddha on the move
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Maxlines Forwarder Co. Ltd in Taiwan, moved a 10 tonne, 4.5 m high statue of the sitting Buddha Maitreya from the Port of Keelung in Taiwan to Belawan Port in Indonesia
Saudi road transfer
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Almajdouie Heavylift and Engineering (MHL) took the challenging task of installing a 266 tonne transformer at a project site on the outskirts of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Steder relocates
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Steder Group, based in the Netherlands, was contracted to relocate heavy construction machinery from Jebel Ali, Dubai to Beverwijk in the Netherlands
Cross country
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GE Energy contacted Edwards Moving & Rigging to transport two gas turbine generators to a power plant in rural Kentucky, USA
Felbermayr turbine trek
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The challenging 350 km transport of a 300 tonne turbine and other units in Romania was carried out by Felbermayr in a four month period to April 2010
VIDEO: An overview of Brisbane's AU$ 2.2 billion, 6.8 km-long CLEM7 tunnel
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The 4.8 km-long Clem Jones Tunnel (CLEM7), Brisbane, Australia is a 6.8 km-long tollway consisting of twin, 2-lane tunnels linking five major roads north and south of the Brisbane River, and is the city's largest ever infrastructure project.
Load out record for Tiong Woon
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Tiong Woon Corporation has completed the load-out of a 1,650 tonne Carbon Dioxide (CO2) removal module, setting a company record
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