All Heavy lift shipping articles
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NewsSwire Projects completes Arctic voyage
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has utilised its ice-fitted multipurpose vessel Pacific Excellence to transport project materials for a Canadian mining company.
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NewsUHL newbuild enters service
The latest addition to the United Heavy Lift (UHL) fleet – UHL Fresh – has been delivered and started its maiden voyage from Tianjin, China, to Europe.
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NewsLooking back on 2023
It’s tricky to summarise the current state of play in the project logistics and heavy lift shipping sectors. Whether the glass is half full, or half empty, is very much situation dependent.
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ArticleHLPFI meets: Kyriacos Panayides
Justin Archard sits down with Kyriacos Panayides, a ubiquitous presence in the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping business and architect of one of the sector’s success stories, AAL Shipping.
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NewsSwire Projects launches transpacific semi-liner service
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has launched a semi-liner service connecting East Asia with the West Coast of North America.
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NewsWinner reveal: Ship Operator of the Year 2023
AAL Shipping was once again named Ship Operator of the Year, with our judges praising its commitment to safety, sustainability and innovation as well as its performance management.
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NewsSAL’s Sofie debuts updated look
SAL Heavy Lift’s vessel Sofie has docked at Wallmann Terminal following a revamp at a shipyard that saw the ship get a complete makeover, including an updated ballast water treatment system, and silicone anti-fouling coating that reduces emissions and fuel consumption.
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NewsSingh joins United O7 in Singapore
United O7 – United Heavy Lift (UHL) and Ocean7 Projects’ joint venture – has appointed Rajeev Singh as its director of projects and business development Singapore.
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NewsShortlist spotlight 2023: Ship Operator of the Year
HLPFI reviews the shortlisted entries for the 2023 Ship Operator of the Year award, sponsored by Trans Global Projects Group.
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NewsHLPFI meets: Captain Wout van der Zwan
Captain Wout van der Zwan, a director at BigLift and regarded by many as one of the most influential men in heavy lift shipping, is set to retire next year. Justin Archard caught up with him to discuss a career spent at the forefront of heavy lift evolution.
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NewsSwire Projects expands representation in Asia
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has appointed WorldFast and Keystone Logistic as representative agents in South Korea and Japan, respectively.
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ArticleRebalancing the multipurpose shipping market
At a glance, 12 consecutive months of falling rates might be cause for alarm for the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping market. However, there is more going on than meets the eye. Owners and operators remain bullish, both now and for the future. David Kershaw reports.
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NewsOmli promoted at Esgian
Stian Omli has been promoted to senior vice president shipping at Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian.
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NewsSwire Projects delivers wind energy cargoes to Bluff
On behalf of Vestas, Swire Projects delivered wind turbines from China to Bluff, New Zealand, for the Kaiwera Downs wind farm (Stage 1).
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NewsWagenborg completes transatlantic voyage with biofuels
One of Wagenborg’s F-class vessels has completed its first transatlantic voyage using co-processed marine fuel, resulting in a 68 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for that specific voyage.
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NewsEsgian teams up with Toepfer for multipurpose shipping benchmarking
Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian has partnered with shipbroker and market analyst Toepfer Transport to develop a tool geared specifically for the multipurpose shipping sector.
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NewsConstruction commences for Jumbo-SAL-Alliance’s Orca newbuildings
Construction of Jumbo-SAL-Alliance’s Orca newbuilding series has started at the Wuhu Shipyard in China, with the first steel cutting ceremony taking place on February 22.
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NewsUPF Group enters the market
United Project Forwarding Group (UPF Group) launched at the start of the year, led by ceo Thomas Vestergaard.
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NewsSwire’s Pacific Hero steps up for first deliveries
Multipurpose and heavy lift shipping line Swire Projects completed the inaugural voyage of its H-class vessel, Pacific Hero.
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NewsWendt joins DHL IP
DHL Industrial Projects (DHL IP) has appointed Marco Wendt as global head of business development, renewable chartering.