May 2 - Conquest Offshore was contracted by Allseas Group to replace the pipelaying vessel Allseas Solitaire's 300-tonne capacity crane with a new 850-tonne capacity Huisman crane at the Dutch Offshore Base in Amsterdam.
Allseas Solitaire is the largest ship to have passed through IJmuiden's sea lock, according to Conquest Offshore. It is scheduled to return to service in the summer of 2016.
Conquest MB1 is now on its way to Mexico for a salvage job in the Gulf.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
Greece-headquartered Cosmatos Shipping Services has delivered transformer sets and their accessories from Thessaloniki port.
Japan-headquartered heavy lifting and transportation specialist Denzai is adding a 2,500-tonne Liebherr crawler crane to its fleet.
Konecranes has acquired German crane and service supplier Kocks Kranbau, strengthening its port services offering.
Engineered Rigging has expanded its rental fleet with Holmatro ring climbing cylinders.
Online crane rental platform MyCrane said that it has seen a surge in client registrations and project enquiries in the Indian market.
