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<rss version="2.0" ><channel ><title >www.transportoversize.eu</title><link >http://www.transportoversize.eu/</link><generator >easywebmanager 3.0</generator><item ><title >Nurminen takes minesweeper to sea</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[A decommissioned minesweeper was transported across Finland by Nurminen Logistics using a 680 hp four-axle MAN tractor and 10-axle Goldhofer modular trailer. The ship went over land from Lake Näsijärvi in Tampere to Pori Harbour, near Helsinki.
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The 124 km journey took 28 hours to transport the 37 metre vessel by road. The boat's dimensions - 44 m long, 6.6 m wide and 8.2 m tall, and weight of 206 tonnes, presented a number of challenges en route. Overhead electricity cables had to be sw]]></description><pubDate >2012-04-18 11:03:27</pubDate></item><item ><title ><![CDATA[Free Webinar "Crisis Management - Effective Strategies for Dealing with the Unexpected"]]></title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;It&rsquo;s the crisis you most dread &mdash; a fallen piece of equipment, an employee injury, an accident on the road &mdash; and it is now being covered by the media. Is your company prepared? This webinar will arm you with the best practices in crisis communications, with a particular focus on issues important to companies in specialized transportation and crane and rigging.
You&rsquo;ll learn how to:

    Apply the best practices for speaking to the media and other key stakeholders, ]]></description><pubDate >2012-04-11 09:12:08</pubDate></item><item ><title >Project cargo by container ship</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[Trend or exception?
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Transport via regular container services is an attractive option for the heavy lift and project cargo sector. Boskalis is currently shipping a whole 450-tonne component of a ship to Singapore with the CMA CGM regular container service. 
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The video shows this &lsquo;heavy&rsquo; transhipment process. See what the Port of Rotterdam has to offer in the field of heavy lift and project cargo.The increased scale of new construction projects makes project cargo incr]]></description><pubDate >2012-01-06 12:49:54</pubDate></item><item ><title ><![CDATA[World&#39;s largest heavy lift vessel to be classed by DNV]]></title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Rotterdam: Dockwise&rsquo;s new heavy lift vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard, will be able to lift and transport units of up to 110,000 tonnes. The maximum capacity of an existing vessel is 75,000 tonnes.
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With its width of nearly 80 metres and length of 275 metres, this is the first semisubmersible heavy lift vessel to be built in accordance with DNV&rsquo;s new class rules for this type of ship. The vessel has no forecastle, which allows it to carry cargo of &rdquo;unlimited&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate >2011-12-27 10:51:02</pubDate></item><item ><title >Scheuerle transport system impresses SwissWinds Development</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[Near the small town of Ulrichen am Griessee in the Swiss canton of Valais, SwissWinds Development has erected the highest-positioned wind power plant in Europe, the company said. A major achievement at 2,465 meters above sea level, the wind components were hauled using equipment from Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik.
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The topping-out ceremony for the wind power station was held in late September. After the test phase, which will last for several months, the plant will generate three gigawatt hou]]></description><pubDate >2011-12-16 14:23:53</pubDate></item><item ><title >The record of cargo in width has been beat in Lithuania</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[The recent oversize cargo transportation cases in Lithuania are associated with success of oversize cargo transportation company JSC &ldquo;Maretas&rdquo;.&nbsp;On the middle of October through Lithuania company was carrying 40 tons and 9 m. diameter cargo, which is a record load in Lithuania according width.
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As CEO of JSC &ldquo;Maretas&rdquo; Eugenijus Vekrikas told total the weight of load was around 190 tons, but the length 75 m. and 9 m. in width. Therefore to transport this size o]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-24 14:48:22</pubDate></item><item ><title >More than 7 m width load transported in Poland</title><link >en</link><description >Exactly 7.05 m width cabin module for Oil Rig platform was delivered to Siarkoport in Gdansk by Scandinavian Express. Next the cargo reached its final destination - Oil Rig platform in Norway.

With so wide load on the trailer, which taken two whole lanes of the road, police and pilots assistance was required as well as disassembling the road infrastructure. Transportation route led trough the Gdańsk city centre and cable stayed bridge to Siarkoport.

Our oversize department used Scandinavia</description><pubDate >2011-11-24 12:58:57</pubDate></item><item ><title >To organize oversize transportation project from Germany to Lithuania takes less than one week</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[The German company Universal Transporte Michels GmbH &amp; Co remembering transportation of&nbsp;precast girders to&nbsp;Klaipeda&nbsp;identify this&nbsp;job as a real challenge since&nbsp;project&nbsp;came with&nbsp;very short notice, &nbsp;was&nbsp;urgent and needed to organized everything&nbsp;in less than one week. After successful cooperation with road traffic authorities the urgency of the situation and the evidentiary documents allowed to obtain permits without delay.The transport assignm]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-22 14:03:22</pubDate></item><item ><title >Everything about self propelled modular trailers (SPMT)</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[Short history
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There was claimed that the first self-propelled modular trailers were developed by Econofreight in the mid-1980s. However Jan Smout the regional operations manager in Middle East from Mammoet comapny claims disagree and arguing that the first SPMTs were developed by Mammoet in conjunction with Scheuerle in Pfedelbach, Germany.
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There were already self-propelled trailers in the market but Mammoet designed these in such a way that they were easier to assemble, and, m]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-17 11:42:42</pubDate></item><item ><title >LHV in South Baltic ?</title><link >en</link><description >The European Union legislation limits the size of road vehicles used for international freight transport to 18.75 m and 40 tones. Other dimensions are accepted for domestic services as long as vehicle combinations are based on the so-called European Modular System which is a concept of allowing combinations of existing loading units (modules) into longer and sometimes heavier vehicle combinations to be used on some parts of the road network. Long heavy vehicles (LHVs) are not allowed to cross bo</description><pubDate >2011-11-22 14:36:22</pubDate></item><item ><title >The world’s largest 2011</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[Remembering development of heavy transport industry in 2010 the image could be defined as retention strategies of the companies aiming to adjust the existing capacities without expanding their fleet following the deepest worldwide recession. Even the economic crisis is till at stake this year IC ranking suggests positive turn for the heavy transport companies showing general tendency of enlarging global capacities of oversize cargo transportation companies.&nbsp;
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The comparison of the w]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-15 14:43:25</pubDate></item><item ><title ><![CDATA["Oversize Baltic" is known globally]]></title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[Even the project has finished the results of the &ldquo;Oversize Baltic&rdquo; are spreading wide all over the world. The long standing cooperation between Klaipeda University, state institutions and Klaipeda Science and Technology Park has developed traditional transport and energy related conference gathering policy makers and business from Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Germany, Sweden and Norway.
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On June 2011 in theinternational conference &ldquo;The Baltic Sea &ndash; gateway to E]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-14 16:47:58</pubDate></item><item ><title >400 tons by rail in Lithuania</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[The heaviest cargo by rail was transported in the end of the 2010 by state enterprise &ldquo;Lithuanian Railways&rdquo;. The extremely heavy 400 tons turbine was shipped to Lithuania, Klaipeda port and by rails transported to Elektrenai. 
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For this project &quot;Lithuanian Railways&quot; rented out a 28 axis non-standard cargo transporter platform from Ukraine. To implement cargo transportation safe the unique solutions was taking. There was a special cargo size frame constructed and fas]]></description><pubDate >2011-11-22 16:13:22</pubDate></item><item ><title >Oversize cargo transportation: Ice has moved</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
&nbsp;Every year, more than 60,000 permits to transport oversize cargo are issued in the southern Baltic region. Due to the development of major energy projects, construction and modernization of plants, the number of this type of cargo is increasing; therefore all countries have made efforts the transport of oversize cargo to be smoother and faster.
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Klaipeda Science and Technology Park (KSTP) has implemented the project &ldquo;Oversize Baltic&rdquo; together with eight partners]]></description><pubDate >2011-07-27 13:47:20</pubDate></item><item ><title >The Oversize Baltic Video Channel has been launched</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[We proudly announce that Oversize Baltic video channel has been launched. So far there are 18 video clips with organization profiles illustrating innovations and research in oversize transport industry. In the newly created video channel you may also find advanced cases of heavy haulage transportation implemented all over the world. Please visit our video channel, share with your friends, comment and subscribe.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Oversize Baltic Video Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/Oversi]]></description><pubDate >2011-07-27 13:42:17</pubDate></item><item ><title >TRANSPORT OF OVERSIZE CARGO</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[


oversize cargo,
transport,
&nbsp;Program Oversize Baltic 
Wiesław Galor
Anna Galor&nbsp;
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TRANSPORT OF OVERSIZE CARGO 


Oversize cargo includes non-standard large and heavy pieces of cargo, such as electric transformers, reactor vessels, wind turbines, airplane fuselage or nuclear power plant components, which are usually part of advanced infrastructural high priority energy and technology projects. Oversize transport often needs to travel over a considerable distance. In m]]></description><pubDate >2011-03-14 12:56:22</pubDate></item><item ><title >A CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[
oversize cargo,
Oversize Baltic program,
transport corridors.
Anna GALOR[1]
Wiesław GALOR[2]
Bogusz WIŚNICKI [3]
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A CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS&nbsp;

 

FOR OVERSIZE CARGO TRANSPORT 

IN THE SOUTH &nbsp;BALTIC REGION
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The paper presents a concept of transport corridors for oversize cargo transport in the Southern Baltic Sea Region. The concept was developed under the Oversize Baltic Program partners. The paper presents a methodo]]></description><pubDate >2011-03-14 15:56:01</pubDate></item><item ><title >CONDITIONS OF CARGO TRANSPORT BY NON-STANDARD VEHICLES  IN EUROPE</title><link >en</link><description >road transport 
road vehicles
non-standard vehicles
Bogusz WIŚNICKI  
Wiesław GALOR

CONDITIONS OF CARGO TRANSPORT BY NON-STANDARD VEHICLES
IN EUROPE
Cargo transport by vehicles longer and heavier than standard ones is associated with the intermodal competition problem in transport. The constant tendency to increase the permissible parameters of vehicles, including their weight, is still on the rise today. Road hauliers are putting pressure to permit free movement of LHV (Longer and Heav</description><pubDate >2011-03-14 16:32:41</pubDate></item><item ><title >PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC OVERSIZE CARGO TRANSPORT related to the transport in THE South Baltic Region</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[
Oversize cargo,
transport
&nbsp;
Anna GALOR[1]
Wiesław Galor[2] 
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PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC OVERSIZE CARGO TRANSPORT related to the transport in THE South Baltic Region
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The paper presents problems of oversize cargo carried by various modes of transport, relevant legal instruments and problems that carriers face during the preparation and transport of extremely heavy and/or huge pieces of cargo in Poland. The international program Oversize Baltic will be describe]]></description><pubDate >2011-03-14 16:52:18</pubDate></item><item ><title >The system for oversized cargo transportation services is being created</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[ UAB Omega Technology, the subsidiary of Norwegian-capital company Omega AS, established in Klaipeda Science and Technology Park (KSTP), together with KSTP are creating a so-called “one stop shop” system OTIN (Oversize Transport Information Network). This system will help transport companies to get information about oversized cargo transportation and obtain necessary permits.

 The creation of the system is a part of an international project “Oversize Baltic" initiated by Klaipeda Science and ]]></description><pubDate >2011-01-25 15:14:39</pubDate></item><item ><title >Business to business meeting in Karlsham Sweden</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Oversize Baltic 
Meeting in Karlshamn 
16th of February 
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Dear &hellip;
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On behalf of Karlshamn port authority and the Lead partner (KSTP) we would like to invite you to the Oversize Baltic project business to business meeting which will be held on 16th of February in Karlshamn Sweden.
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Event will attract transport companies from Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and other countries that have experience and capacities for Oversize cargo transportation.
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Abnormal transportation in the SBR
An interview with Andrius Sutnikas, the Project Coordinator of Oversize Baltic
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Klaipeda Science and Technology Park is the leading beneficiary of Oversize Baltic, a co-operation of port authorities with research institutions under the auspices of public structures supporting innovation fostering. 
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&nbsp;
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oversize Baltic is aimed at improving the conditions of abnormal transporta]]></description><pubDate >2010-11-17 14:52:39</pubDate></item><item ><title >C3 - Berlin meeting anouncement // 17-18 Dec 2009</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[






                                                                                    




Dear colleagues, 
herewith I would like to invite you to a workshop to be held in the framework of the component 3.
Workshop target: discussion and finalization of the guideline for the SB oversize strategy, 
i.e. research framework of the SB oversize strategy.
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Meeting venue: Berlin, Representation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, In den Ministergärten 3
Meeting dates: 17-18 Dec 200]]></description><pubDate >2009-11-27 17:06:34</pubDate></item><item ><title >Cooperation agreement with “Orlen Lithuania” has been signed.</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Project&rsquo;s consortium has signed the agreement with Lithuanian oil refinery &ldquo;Orlen Lithuania&rdquo;, which is the biggest project result end-user in the country. &ldquo;Orlen Lithuania&rdquo; has intensive oversize transport activities and is motivated to share the information and human resources to deliver the effective project results. Project consortium is happy to establish such cooperation and expecting that this will make projects deliverables to be used and needed by al]]></description><pubDate >2009-10-19 13:05:26</pubDate></item><item ><title >Find us on Linkedin</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Find us on Linkedin
Klaipeda Science and Technology Park is now pleased to announce that we now have established a Oversize Baltic group on Linkedin.com&nbsp;This group was formed for the purposed of keeping you updated on the progress of our work with the Oversize Baltic project.&nbsp;&nbsp; Feel free to go and check out our group on Linkedin.com.&nbsp;The name of the group is Oversize Baltic.&nbsp;Thanks.
&nbsp;
Klaipeda Science and Technology Park
&nbsp;]]></description><pubDate >2009-10-13 10:17:58</pubDate></item><item ><title >Project Kick-off meeting will take place in Klaipeda (LT) on 22-23 September</title><link >en</link><description >Currently, in the absence of European harmonization in Oversize Transportation field, international
transporters are confronted with a panoply of rules and procedures, for instance on vehicle escorts, the
time frames allowed, authorized speeds, etc. for obtaining an oversize road transport permit. This varies
from state to state or sometimes even from region to region. Often, this result in delays and difficulties
for carries to make precise cost calculations or to meet their contractual obl</description><pubDate >2009-09-11 11:17:32</pubDate></item><item ><title >Cooperation agreement with VAE</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Cooperation agreement with VAE has been signed; VAE is responsible for VNPP project. The Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VNPP) project comprises construction of a new nuclear power plant and the related infrastructure in Lithuania. Upon implementation of the project, the shut down Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant reactors will be replaced by modern, safe, and environmentally-friendly electric power production technology at the plant. 
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VAE is also responsible for reactor and other equ]]></description><pubDate >2009-08-22 19:51:35</pubDate></item><item ><title >Best practice guidelines on abnormal transport</title><link >en</link><description >






Oversize Baltic concept was developed on the Best practice guidelines on abnormal transport background striving to develop the common oversize policy for the south Baltic area. 




Link to the guedlines 
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/vehicles/guidelines_cargo_securing__en.htm</description><pubDate >2009-08-17 16:49:04</pubDate></item><item ><title >OVERSIZE BALTIC</title><link >en</link><description ><![CDATA[







The non-standard cargo creates non-standard problems. Oversize transportation is a big part of industry, energy, infrastructure development. Oversize transportation has big impact to economical development in every country but it is still very differently organized in separate countries of sought Baltic region, development of common oversize transportation strategy&nbsp; using the good practice and creating new policies could increase SBR economical competitiveness develop the li]]></description><pubDate >2009-08-15 12:46:33</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
