All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2013 – Page 3
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Maersk ships catamaran to US
April 23 - Maersk Line teamed up with Emirates Team New Zealand to move its AC72 catamaran from Auckland to San Francisco to compete in the 2013 Americas Cup.
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BWS adds second Norwegian office
April 23 - Denmark headquartered Blue Water Shipping has opened its second Norwegian office in the city of Stavanger.
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Boskalis completes Dockwise acquisition
April 23 - Dutch marine contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the acquisition of semi-submersible and heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise.
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Bahri sees Q1 slowdown
April 23 - The National Shipping Line of Saudia Arabia (Bahri) has seen its net profit for the first three months of 2013 fall by 9.4 percent year-on-year over 2012 to SAR144.5 million (USD33.5 million).
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WWPC duo moves exploration gear
April 22 - Malaysian Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network member CNC Freight Services recently arranged two charter flights using an AN-124 freighter out of Singapore to Turkmenistan.
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Turkish yachts delivered to the Middle East
April 22 - Project Cargo & Yacht Transport - a Turkey headquartered yacht transportation specialist and member of the XLProjects network - has loaded three Middle East-bound boats in one day onto the same vessel.
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Ahlers shifts Columbian consignment
April 22 - Ahlers India has shipped nine boiler shells from Bangalore, India to Colombia.
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ACG grounds freighter fleet
April 22 - Frankfurt-Hahn based Air Cargo Germany (ACG) has suspended all of its flights.
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Boeing adjusts B747-8 production
April 22 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will adjust production of its B747-8 aircraft downwards from two to 1.75 airplanes per month - a result of lower market demand for large passenger and freighter aircraft.
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Norway proposes first 'ship tunnel'
April 19 - According to reports in the international media, the Norwegian government has outlined plans to construct a 1.7 km ship tunnel through the Stad Peninsula connecting the Norwegian and North Seas.
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Ports America makes senior appointment
April 19 - Marine terminal operator and stevedore company Ports America has promoted Chris Smith to vice president breakbulk, bulk and military.
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Damco adds Kaspers as coo
April 19 - International freight forwarder and supply chain services provider Damco has named Helmut Kaspers as its chief commercial officer for West Europe.
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ACS teams-up with Save the Children
April 19 - Air Charter Service (ACS) recently chartered a B747-400 freighter from Nairobi, Kenya to Maputo, Mozambique, in conjunction with charity Save the Children.
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New Russian member joins PCN
April 18 - Translogistics LLC has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Russia.
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Slow first quarter for Saint Petersburg
April 18 - JSC Sea Port of Saint Petersburg (SP of SPb) has handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2013, a year-on-year fall of 16 percent.
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Dockwise shares set for suspension
April 18 - Share trading in semi-submersible shipping line Dockwise will be suspended on the Oslo Stock Exchange from Monday April 22, 2013.
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Sarens completes heavy Bulgarian project
April 18 - Wolvertem, Belgium headquartered heavy lift specialist Sarens Group has transported two 1,400 tonne reactors from the port of Bourgas, Bulgaria to an inland oil refinery.
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MOL delivers South African libraries
April 18 - Japanese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will assist the non-profit organisation South Africa Primary Education Support Initiative with the ocean transport of mobile libraries to the country.
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DB Schenker acquires Panamanian forwarder
April 18 - Global logistics specialist DB Schenker has acquired 100 percent of the shares in Euro-Line Panamericana - a Panamanian freight forwarder and ocean import specialist.