Heavy haulage & trailers news
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NewsVanguard takes delivery of Cometto SPMTs
South Africa-headquartered heavy transport and rigging specialist company Vanguard has taken delivery of 32 SPMT axles and power pack units (PPUs) from Cometto.
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NewsSarens loads out quintet of modules in Brazil
Heavy lift and transport engineering specialist Sarens has loaded out five modules, which weighed between 1,400-4,000 tonnes, for the FPSO P-79 at the Estaleiro EBR (EBR Shipyard) in São José do Norte, Brazil.
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NewsAugizeau delivers first V163 blades in France
Augizeau Transports Exceptionnels, a subsidiary of Groupe Capelle, has delivered the components for the first V163 wind turbines installed in France on behalf of Vestas. For the move, Augizeau debuted its BladeLifter BladeMAX1000 from Cometto.
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NewsMaiden project for Enercon’s Scheuerle blade lifter
Wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has used its Scheuerle blade lifter for the first time – to transport components at the Olsbrücken wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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NewsCollett adds Goldhofer blade lifter to fleet
Heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has purchased a Goldhofer FTV850, the second blade lifter trailer in its fleet.
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NewsTII delivers heavy-duty vehicles for EAFs plant in South Korea
Trailer manufacturer TII Group has delivered three heavy-duty vehicles for POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, at its electric arc furnaces (EAFs) plant.
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NewsESTA weighs up airline-style sharing of safety data
The health and safety commission of the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) is considering a system for members to log and share safety incidents, inspired by aviation’s accident reporting practices, in a bid to improve safety across the industry.
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NewsKhimji Ramdas launches heavy lift division
Omani business conglomerate Khimji Ramdas has launched KRHL in response to growing demand for heavy lift logistics and project cargo solutions.
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NewsTII supplies IHTs to Harland & Wolff
Harland & Wolff Belfast, part of Navantia UK, has purchased two industrial heavy transporters (IHT) from TII Kamag.
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NewsCometto equipment called on to install nine railway bridges
Germany’s Hüffermann Krandienst, Eisele and Thömen Spedition have been installing nine new steel superstructures at Ferdinandstor in Hamburg, Germany, calling on Cometto equipment for the job.
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NewsMammoet achieves record-breaking dragline relocation using SPMTs
Transport engineering and heavy lift specialist Mammoet has achieved a record-breaking dragline relocation using SPMTs, having moved a 3,100-tonne dragline 27 km from one end of an Australian coal mine to another in 10 days.
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NewsCollett purchases Goldhofer trailers
UK-based Collett & Sons has purchased Goldhofer Stepstar trailers, with delivery scheduled for September 2025.
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NewsCollett adds 150-tonne capacity girder frame to fleet
UK-based heavy transport specialist Collett & Sons has utilised its recently added 150-tonne capacity girder frame to transport a transformer to the Ironbridge substation in the UK.
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NewsGradito Oleodinamica deploys Cometto modules for TBM move
Italy’s Gradito Oleodinamica is using a configuration of MSPE modules from Cometto to move tunnel boring machinery (TBM) as part of the Palermo–Catania high-speed railway project.
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NewsESTA joins IA for Freight research project
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has joined the advisory board of the Intelligent Access (IA) for Freight project, a research programme aimed at modernising freight movements across Europe.
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NewsMAX Trailer to roll out SteeroX and HoverX in North America
MAX Trailer, part of the Faymonville Group, will introduce two heavy-haul trailers to the North American market: the SteeroX and the HoverX.
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NewsSTB 320 gets first run out
Heavy transport specialist Kübler Spedition has put its STB 320 high girder bridge to use for the first time, transporting a 285-tonne transformer to the Weier substation near Offenburg, Germany.
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NewsHarlyn adds SPMTs to support busy summer
UK-based Harlyn Solutions has added to its SPMT fleet as part of the company’s push to support critical operations this summer.
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NewsVI-GST pressures German government to deliver heavy transport reforms
Germany’s heavy transport and industry lobby group Verbändeinitiative Grossraum und Schwertransporte (VI-GST) has sent an updated position paper to the recently elected federal government in Germany, to ensure that it delivers on promised improvements to the country’s heavy and abnormal transport regulations.
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NewsCeva Almajdouie boosts fleet
Ceva Almajdouie – a joint venture (JV) between Ceva Logistics and Saudi Arabia’s Almajdouie Logistics – has expanded its equipment fleet.