Liebherr delivers for Eurogruas
May 22 - Spanish crane rental and heavy lift service provider Eurogruas has taken delivery of an 800-tonne lifting capacity crawler crane from Liebherr.
Views: 188
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Superior bridge service with Imperial
May 22 - Imperial Crane Services and Superior Construction have utilised a Liebherr LR1300 SX crawler crane to lift six concrete beams for the Chase Street bridge replacement project in California, USA.
Views: 230
CakeBoxx enters coil market
May 22 - CakeBoxx Technologies has launched the 20 ft CoilBoxx container, specifically designed for the transportation of steel and aluminium coils.
Views: 207
Mammoet in Meyer takeover
May 22 - Mammoet has agreed to acquire heavy lifting, installation and assembly specialist Meyer Anlagenbau.
Views: 429
Peel Ports acquires Quality Freight
May 22 - The UK’s Peel Ports Group has acquired Quality Freight for an undisclosed amount.
Views: 275
Grool appointed at Zeaborn Ship Management
May 22 - Rob Grool has been appointed ceo of Zeaborn Ship Management. He succeeds Holger Strack, who has been acting as the company’s interim ceo since the beginning of the year.
Views: 244
Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Breakbulk Europe kicks off
May 21 - More than 550 exhibitors are preparing for the start of this year’s Breakbulk Europe exhibition, which kicks off later today in Bremen.
Views: 401
Multipurpose charter rates dip
May 21 - Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have declined over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
Views: 503
DP World acquires Fraser Surrey Docks
May 21 - DP World has acquired the Canadian multipurpose terminal Fraser Surrey Docks from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP).
Views: 402
Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
EGL in transformer move
May 21 - Egyptian Global Logistics (EGL) has unloaded and transported two transformers destined for a power station at Damietta Furniture City.
Views: 282
Seaboard ups Savannah services
May 21 - The port of Savannah in Georgia has welcomed its first Seaboard Marine vessel call earlier this month, and the shipping line is preparing to launch additional services from the port.
Views: 325
Drake closes Cometto deal for ANI
May 20 - The Drake Group, in its capacity as representative of the Cometto brand in Australia, has received an order from Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) for 16 self-propelled MSPE modules.
Views: 430
Projects | Archive
Marr towers ahead in Sydney Metro project
May 20 - At the end of 2018, Austrlian heavy lifting specialist Marr Contracting utilised two tower cranes to complete a key phase of the Sydney Metro infrastructure project.
Views: 451
From Antwerp to Açu
May 17 - Earlier this month, BBC Amethyst anchored in Porto do Açu, making it the first vessel to cross from Antwerp to the Brazilian seaport.
Views: 796
Antonov and Bolloré team up for Mozambique
May 14 - Antonov Airlines and Bolloré Logistics France have worked together to help support disaster relief efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai, which caused severe flooding.
Views: 1034
Cosmatos on the double
May 14 - Cosmatos Shipping Services has coordinated port handling and operations involved in the delivery of six refinery columns and 86 loose parts in Greece.
Views: 906
Insight | Archive
BIMCO to publish offshore decommissioning contract
May 17 - The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is set to publish an international standard contract for offshore decommissioning projects – DISMANTLECON.
Views: 684
Oakley acquires learning platforms
May 16 - KVH Industries has sold its maritime training business, Videotel, to an affiliate of Oakley Capital for USD90 million.
Views: 713
Scrubber debate rumbles on
May 16 - As the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC74) meets this week in London, several environmental organisations have raised concerns about the use of scrubbers as an alternative compliance mechanism for the looming 2020 sulphur regulations.
Views: 859
Equipment
Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive
Demag duo for Cosmo
May 20 - Australia’s Cosmo Cranes has added two Demag all-terrain cranes to its fleet.
Views: 429
Sohar launches online route planner
May 20 - Sohar Port and Freezone has launched an online route planner that provides information on available connections to hinterland destinations.
Views: 461
Mammoet expands in Westdorpe
May 17 - Mammoet has expanded its Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands to include onsite maintenance facilities.
Views: 683
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