Cosco places semi-sub order
June 26 - Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has placed an order with Guangzhou Shipyard International for the construction of a semi-submersible vessel.
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Conceptum handles mining equipment
June 26 - Conceptum Logistics has coordinated the shipment of 2,000 freight tons of conveyor equipment from China to a mine in Ecuador.
Views: 235
Former Hansa duo to lead LOC Hamburg
June 26 - Marine and engineering consultancy LOC has opened an office in Hamburg as it aims to develop its renewables and shipping services in Europe.
Views: 313
Dan-Czech presses ahead
June 26 - Dan-Czech Specialtransport has delivered press parts from Hamburg, Germany to Sungwoo’s factory in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
Views: 344
Concrete poured at Tilbury terminal
June 26 - The first concrete has been poured at the site of Tilbury 2’s ro-ro terminal in the UK.
Views: 282
Verhage joins DB Schenker
June 26 - DB Schenker has appointed Hessel Verhage as its ceo for the Americas region, effective August 1, 2019.
Views: 364
Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Connor to lead AAPA
June 25 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has appointed Christopher J. Connor to succeed Kurt Nagle as president and ceo.
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ACS expands Australian presence
June 25 - Having opened its doors in Australia three years ago, Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its operation in Sydney as the company prepares for future growth.
Views: 412
Container shipping swaps consolidation for logistics
June 25 - Global container shipping lines are increasingly moving into the logistics business as they turn their back on large-scale consolidation activity, according to analyst Fitch Ratings.
Views: 651
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SAL appoints Brazilian agents
June 25 - SAL Heavy Lift has appointed BrazGlobal Projects Shipping & Logistics and Over Projects as commercial agents in Brazil.
Views: 819
Damen ships multiple hulls with Boskalis
June 25 - Royal Boskalis Westminster’s heavy lift vessel Black Marlin has departed Shanghai loaded with 18 Concordia Damen hulls and a crane barge.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE: Road rules drive cargoes on to rail
June 24 - Germany is seeing more project cargoes switching to rail as road regulations are more strictly enforced, while in Russia the sheer distances involved ensure the economic advantages of rail, writes Yvonne Mulder.
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Projects | Archive
Hareket calls on Enerpac for thermal project
June 24 - Hareket Heavy Lifting and Project Transportation has installed two sets of gas turbines and generators at the Takhiatash thermal power plant in Uzbekistan using an Enerpac SBL1100 telescopic hydraulic gantry.
Views: 527
Schmidbauer moves crawler crane for BLG
June 20 - Schmidbauer has mobilised a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane to the BLG AutoTerminal Bremerhaven where it will be used to handle project cargo.
Views: 831
High five for Barrus
June 20 - Barrus Projects has delivered five oversized units from the port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan to the Oltin Yo’l gas-to-liquid refinery in Uzbekistan.
Views: 849
Jan De Nul lands Formosa 2 contract
June 19 - Jan De Nul Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm.
Views: 880
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FROM THE MAGAZINE: Repowering Spain’s wind farms
June 25 - Wind power is big business in Spain, and confidence that this industry will remain a stable source of work for project logisticians is running high. Megan Ramsay reports.
Views: 536
FROM THE MAGAZINE: Positive prospects for decommissioning
June 21 - A growing need to decommission older non-renewable power plants, particularly nuclear, is set to create increasing business opportunities for heavy lift service providers over the next few years, writes Phil Hastings.
Views: 612
Multipurpose charter rates remain stable
June 14 - Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained stable over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
Views: 1274
Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
Mammoet switches to bamboo solutions
June 24 - Mammoet is making the switch from hardwood timbers to sustainable bamboo jacking beams across all its operations.
Views: 698
Modern adds to fleet
June 21 - Ontario-based Modern Crane has received Canada’s first 300-tonne capacity Demag AC 300-6 all-terrain crane.
Views: 590
Verton develops wind turbine installation concept
June 21 - Verton Australia is developing a remote rotating device that can be used as an alternative lifting method for the installation of wind turbine blades.
Views: 647
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