February 10 - Alain Deurwaerder has joined CEA Project Logistics as its new director of business development, based in Thailand.
Deurwaerder most recently served as managing director of Benelli, an assembly operation for high-end jet skis, and has also worked for Ducati Motor Thailand and the Thai subsidiary of Katoen Natie.
CEA Project Logistics is a member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Thailand and Myanmar.
Shipping group Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to build a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind turbines at the Mokpo New Port Hinterland Complex in South Korea.
The final Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived at The Bays Station site, where they will commence tunnelling this year.
Heavy lifting and engineered transport provider Sarens has loaded in, transported and installed three 360-tonne gas bullet tanks for a gas storage project in Hitia’a, Tahiti.
The Netherlands-headquartered Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift have teamed up to design a 140 m x 40 m flat-top barge that is tailored for transporting heavy cargo for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the Crimson Clover closed-deck barge and subsequently launched a breakbulk/ro-ro service linking Fernandina Beach, Florida and the Caribbean.
ESTA’s SPMT working group is progressing with its plans to establish new stability guidelines. Currently, the group is reviewing a learning outcome that will be used to establish the minimum training requirements for an SPMT operator, further enhancing user knowledge and safety.
