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Towering lift for Sarens in China

December 10 - China Nuclear Engineering Group Corporation (CNEC) commissioned Sarens to perform a heavy lift operation at the SECCO chemical plant, China, one of the largest chemical plants in Shanghai that is currently undergoing modernisation.

Mammoet debuts Demag crane

December 10 - Following its success in the Netherlands, Mammoet has invested in a Demag AC 55-3 all-terrain crane for its operations in Germany.

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BIMCO launches bunker clauses

December 10 - BIMCO has launched two sulphur content related bunker clauses: BIMCO 2020 marine sulphur content clause for time charter parties; and BIMCO 2020 fuel transition clause for time charter parties.

Varanasi terminal inaugurated

December 10 - Liebherr mobile cranes have handled their first cargoes at the Varanasi inland waterway terminal, India.

Lomas joins Aqualis Offshore

December 10 - Mark Lomas has been appointed as director of European operations at international marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore.

BWS busy on Nord Stream 2

December 10 - Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has been busy coordinating the transhipment of pipes destined for the Nord Stream 2 project, which will transport natural gas from Russia to Europe.

Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive

Mammoet expands West African footprint

December 7 - Mammoet has expanded its services in the West African market with the opening of an office in Accra, Ghana.

Zeaborn backs technology investor

December 7 - Zeaborn Group has joined Bitstone Capital and Inno Real to invest in TecPier, a new maritime technology investor.

BIMCO set to tackle cyber security

December 6 - The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) expects to publish a cyber security clause in May 2019.

Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive

Conceptum presses ahead in Germany

December 7 - Conceptum Logistics has moved a 107.5-tonne industrial press from Hamm to Baunatal, Germany.

Coffey served at Atlas Air

December 6 - Debora Coffey has been appointed as vice president and chief communications officer for Atlas Air Worldwide.

Mammoet wins nuclear decommissioning contract

December 6 - Mammoet Germany will remove three steam generators and a pressure holder for German utility EnBW, as part of the dismantling of the Neckarwestheim I nuclear power plant (GKN I).

Projects | Archive

Scotload delivers stock shackle for CNOOC

December 5 - Scotload has supplied a 1,000-tonne capacity load monitoring shackle for load testing operations at a China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) project site.

Sarens installs Manchester Airport footbridge

December 5 - Sarens has completed the installation of a footbridge at the UK’s Manchester Airport as part of the gateway’s GBP1 billion (USD1.28 billion) modernisation programme.

ALE develops offshore wind solution

December 5 - ALE’s research and development team in Breda, the Netherlands has developed a specialised modular transport frame for the handling of transition pieces at ports.

Airline coordinates pump delivery

December 4 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Kintetsu World Express France (KWE) have coordinated the delivery of an 11,000 hp Alstom pump from Paris-Vatry airport, France, to Damman, Saudi Arabia aboard an AN-124-100 freighter.

Insight | Special topic: Sulphur 2020 | Archive

MSC readies for additional costs from Sulphur 2020

December 6 - MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has estimated that the various changes it is making to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sulphur 2020 regulations will cost the shipping line in excess of USD2 billion per year.

Ports restrict the use of scrubbers ahead of Sulphur 2020

December 6 - Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), more commonly referred to as scrubbers, are an accepted way to comply with the upcoming Sulphur 2020 regulations, but several ports have banned the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters.

FROM THE MAGAZINE: Costs set to rise as Sulphur 2020 looms

December 5 - With the 2020 deadline looming for the IMO’s sulphur cap, the industry is still uncertain about the best path to take for compliance. One thing seems to be assured, however, and that is price hikes for shippers and beneficial cargo owners.

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Cranes | Heavy haulage | Under the jib | Jacks, skates & rollers | Software | Strapping & lashing | Packing & crating | Archive

Reducing risk during blade installations

December 7 - Liebherr has developed a single-line guiding system (SLGS) for its LR 1750/2 and LG 1750 lattice boom cranes.

Drake Trailer delivery for Toll Group

December 5 - Australia’s Toll Group has expanded its fleet with equipment from Drake Trailers, including a 4 x 8 jinker trailer and a 2 x 8 dolly.

Feldmann adds to fleet with Liebherr

December 4 - Switzerland’s Feldmann Pneukran und Transport has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of five Liebherr mobile cranes.

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