Shortlist spotlight 2025: Project Logistics Provider of the Year
HLPFI reviews the finalists for the 2025 Project Logistics Provider of the Year award, sponsored by AAL Shipping.
WR Logistics appoints MD for Germany, adds to global advisory board
Project logistics solutions firm WR Logistics had appointed Marc Fischborn as managing director for Germany. Meanwhile, Toby Edwards has joined the company’s global advisory board.
Boa strengthens Mediterranean presence
Boa’s semi-submersible heavy lift barge Boabarge 35 is available in the Mediterranean Sea from September, underscoring the company’s regional presence following the appointment of Sandro Lipani to lead its recently opened Genoa office in Italy.
MFC moves 170-tonne mooring buoy
Dubai, UAE-based Modern Freight Company (MFC) has moved a 170-tonne mooring buoy, along with its 24-tonne anchors and 85-tonne shackles.
ABP makes changes to senior commercial team
Associated British Ports (ABP) has reshuffled its commercial leadership, appointing Lex Hanham as head of commercial for Wales and Short Sea Ports (WSSP) and moving Paul Litten into the same role for the Humber region.
Everett pilots real-time analytics to sharpen cargo operations
Washington’s port of Everett has teamed up with Jacobs and IGO Solutions to trial a new analytics system that tracks and improves the performance of its cargo-handling fleet. The pilot, known as Data Analytics for Port Equipment (DAPE), uses real-time data to cut idle time, boost efficiency, and lay the groundwork for broader digitalisation across port operations.
Chipolbrok’s Kraszewski on hand for project cargo deliveries
Chipolbrok’s multipurpose vessel Kraszewski has completed a complex voyage linking Asia, Europe and back again, carrying steel, wind energy equipment, cranes and other heavy units.
Protranser handles cryostat as part of France’s ITER project
Chinese forwarder Protranser has transported equipment for France’s nuclear fusion research and engineering project, ITER, including a 313-tonne cryostat. Protranser’s scope of work was carried out in China, ahead of its delivery to France.
Hareket deploys Sany crawler crane for Abu Dhabi bridge lift
Turkish transport engineering and rigging specialist Hareket has deployed a 2,200-tonne capacity Sany crawler crane to lift 24 girders as part of the Rahman Island Bridge project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
DAKO delivers for plant expansion in Paraguay
Project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has delivered oversized brewery equipment from Germany and China, destined for a plant expansion in Paraguay.
