February 1 - Two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes have started operations at Euroports' Leftbank Terminal in the Port of Antwerp.
The LHM 600 crane has a maximum heavy lift capacity of 208 tonnes and together with the LHM 550 machine, the two cranes provide a tandem lifting capacity of up to 275 tonnes.
Euroports claims the cranes will strengthen its capability in handling large steel volumes, and bulk cargo consignments.
The cranes have already been put to use by Grieg Star Shipping.
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.
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has transported offshore template structures for Subsea7 using its CO2 emissions reducing Eco Voy-transport concept.
Japanese shipping group MOL has placed an order with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of an open deck carrier vessel, designed primarily for the transport of offshore wind energy components.
CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping will add two more heavy transport vessels (HTV) to their joint fleet, bringing the number of open deck carriers in their roster to six.
