Panalpina remains stable in competitive market
July 19 - Panalpina has reported stable results for the first half of 2019 (January to June), despite “more aggressive” tactics from its competitors.
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Collett delivers footbridge
July 19 - Collett & Sons has delivered six over-dimensional bridge components to Worcester in the UK.
Views: 291
Sims Crane appoints Lester
July 19 - Florida’s Sims Crane & Equipment has named Jared Lester as its business development manager.
Views: 371
ITI and FHS to open Florida training centre
July 19 - Florida Handling Systems (FHS), a Mazzella Company, and Industrial Training International (ITI) have confirmed that they will develop a training centre in Bartow, Florida.
Views: 405
Xellz introduces 24shore platform
July 19 - Xellz has expanded its services for the offshore industry with the launch of its 24shore platform.
Views: 323
BACA rebrands as The Air Charter Association
July 19 - The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has rebranded as The Air Charter Association as it reinforces its role as a global trade body.
Views: 323
Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Meyer steps down from Zeaborn
July 18 - Ove Meyer, co-founder of Zeaborn, has resigned as managing director, including his role at Zeamarine.
Views: 1281
Bishop takes AWRS
July 18 - Bishop Lifting Products has completed the acquisition of American Wire Rope & Sling (AWRS), a leading provider of rigging, lifting and overhead crane solutions.
Views: 594
CITB readies for Alaska’s ice-free season
July 18 - Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, has announced that the 2019 ice-free season on Alaska’s North Slope are under way.
Views: 463
Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
Centauro crosses the Andes
July 18 - Centauro Argentina has coordinated the delivery of turbines for a hydroelectric energy project in Mendoza.
Views: 569
Gustav Seeland adds to fleet
July 18 - Hamburg-based Gustav Seeland is expanding its fleet with an MK 88 Plus mobile crane.
Views: 467
Sutton steps up at Crowley
July 18 - Crowley Maritime has appointed Peter Sutton as vice president of operations integrity and health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) for its shipping business unit.
Views: 496
Projects | Archive
Express discharge at the port of Tyne
July 17 - Höegh Autoliners has transported five Hitachi TransPennine Express train carriages from Kobe, Japan to the port of Tyne in the UK.
Views: 585
ALE completes submarine launch
July 17 - ALE has launched a 1,331-tonne submarine, measuring 61 m in length, in Indonesia.
Views: 652
Carnival Vista loaded aboard BOKA Vanguard
July 16 - Boskalis has loaded the cruise ship Carnival Vista on its semi-submersible heavy lift vessel BOKA Vanguard for repair works.
Views: 808
ALE’s Kazakhstan road trip
July 16 - ALE has completed a 3,400 km overland delivery in Kazakhstan – the longest road haul the company has performed in the country.
Views: 776
Insight | Archive
ESTA joins EC best practice project
July 16 - The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has been asked to support a European Commission study to “explore health, safety and environment (HSE) best practice in the wind power sector”.
Views: 886
Gulf of Guinea still piracy hot spot
July 15 - Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom worldwide this year so far, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea – off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon – according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
Views: 923
Maersk sets ambitious logistics goals
July 10 - A.P. Møller Mærsk reportedly wants half of its earnings to come form inland logistics, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Views: 2068
Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
BigMove goes digital for licenses
July 17 - BigMove – a European alliance of 13 medium-sized logistics companies – is introducing digital driving licenses for its network of 1,000 drivers.
Views: 531
Sarens partners with Moir Crane
July 16 - Sarens has teamed up with Canada’s Moir Crane as the two companies look to capitalise on the region’s upcoming construction projects.
Views: 1006
MacGregor moves forward with TTS acquisition
July 15 - MacGregor’s acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group has received clearance from the Chinese competition authorities.
Views: 799
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