Crane Worldwide opens in Guyana
June 19 - Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened an office in Guyana as it aims to capitalise on the country’s growing energy and oil and gas sectors.
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DS Multibulk scales back multipurpose interest
June 19 - Germany-based DS Multibulk has sidelined plans to invest in the multipurpose shipping sector and has already begun limiting its exposure to the business.
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Pirtle to lead Freeport commission
June 19 - Port Freeport in Texas has named Shane Pirtle as chairman of the port commission.
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Mammoet flat-top barge returns to Middle East
June 19 - Mammoet has relocated its Mammoet 331 seagoing deck cargo barge to the UAE in anticipation of projects taking place in the Middle East.
Views: 288
Volga-Dnepr to expand at Leipzig
June 19 - Volga-Dnepr Group and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen (MFAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.
Views: 249
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.
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Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Generational handover at Blue Water Shipping
June 18 - Blue Water Shipping’s founder Kurt Skov has transferred a large proportion of his shareholding to his daughter, Anne Skov.
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Avia Solutions buys Chapman Freeborn Group
June 18 - Avia Solutions Group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shareholding in UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group.
Views: 476
Brett joins port of Tyne
June 18 - Simon Brett has joined the UK’s port of Tyne as commercial director of port services.
Views: 430
Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
Bravo for Pioneering Spirit
June 19 - Allseas’ installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the 25,000-tonne Brent Bravo topsides from the North Sea.
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Allcargo exits ship-ownership
June 18 - Mumbai-headquartered Allcargo Logistics has exited the shipowning and coastal shipping business by selling its last vessel.
Views: 480
Apollo completes refit at DSDu
June 18 - DEME Offshore’s latest heavy lift jack-up vessel Apollo has completed a one-month conversion project at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu).
Views: 334
Projects | Archive
Mohembo bridge parts move in Namibia
June 17 - 10,720 tonnes of project cargo, destined for the Mohembo bridge project in Botswana, has moved through the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia.
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Collett’s cold delivery
June 17 - Collett & Sons has delivered three cold box sections from Eggborough in North Yorkshire to the West Midlands, UK.
Views: 536
GALA completes TAP scope
June 17 - German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) has unloaded and stored 2,800 tons (2,540 tonnes) of sheet piles for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
Views: 466
Mammoet moves for Sergipe project
June 17 - Mammoet has teamed up with Fracht to transport oversized cargo for the Usina Termoelétrica Porto de Sergipe combined-cycle power plant in Brazil.
Views: 476
Insight | Archive
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.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE: Europe’s divided approach to China
June 13 - The Chinese investment effort that seeks to deepen infrastructure links across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America – the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is a step closer to expanding its influence in Europe. Sophie Barnes reports.
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Let’s go fly a “K”ite
June 11 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is installing an automated kite system onto one of its bulkers.
Views: 1125
Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
Multipurpose TOS introduced
June 17 - CyberLogitec has introduced OPUS Terminal M, a multipurpose terminal operating system (TOS) that can coordinate containers, breakbulk, project, bulk and ro-ro cargoes.
Views: 496
Baumann expands crane fleet
June 14 - Bornheim, Germany-based Viktor Baumann has added a Demag AC 45 City crane to its fleet.
Views: 636
AET places Kalmar order
June 14 - Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) has placed an order for six Kalmar forklifts, including a fully electric model.
Views: 735
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