All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2016 – Page 5
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PCN round up
April 14 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members from across the globe have been busy executing a wide range of project cargo shipments recently.
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BNSF handles cable reels
April 14 - The Houston Global Project Center (GPC) of BNSF Logistics (BNSFL) has managed the shipment of six cable reels with a total weight of 184,000 lbs (83.46 tonnes) from Europe to a private jetty at the Jensen Beach, FL Power Plant in the USA.
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Another two years of misery, says Drewry
April 14 - Drewry predicts that the multipurpose shipping market is not expected to recover until the end of 2017, when it is anticipated that there will be more bulk demand for Handysize tonnage and therefore more breakbulk cargoes for multipurpose vesse
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McAndrews to chair AAPA Board
April 14 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has elected Port of Pascagoula port director Mark McAndrews to serve as the association's chairman of the board for the 2016-17 activity year that begins in late October.
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McDermott christens DLV 2000
April 14 - McDermott International has christened its new derrick lay vessel at a ceremony held at the Keppel Singmarine Shipyard in Singapore.
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Paine joins Straightpoint
April 13 - Straightpoint has named Simon Paine as its new logistics supervisor.
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Mammoet delivers for Jizan
April 13 - Mammoet has helped to develop a bespoke jetty near the site of the Jizan refinery in Saudi Arabia to assist with the delivery of over 100 heavy and out-of-gauge cargoes for the project.
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Globalink crosses the Caspian
April 13 - Kazakhstan headquartered Globalink Logistics Group has coordinated the delivery of out-of-gauge machinery and construction equipment from Yolotan, Turkmenistan to an oilfield site across the Caspian Sea at Atyrau.
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Omani feeder service will handle project cargoes
April 13 - Oman Shipping Company (OSC) is set to launch the first feeder shipping service linking all Omani ports to the United Arab Emirates.
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BWS funnels into France
April 13 - Blue Water Shipping's (BWS) team in Turku, Finland, arranged two part-charters to deliver an exhaust funnel system for the world's largest cruise vessel, currently under construction in France.
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Alpha moves thruster quartet
April 13 - Alpha Maritime Services has coordinated the overland transport of four out-of-gauge thrusters from Trieste, Italy to Sestao in Spain.
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Alistair opens in DRC
April 13 - East African project logistics specialist Alistair Group has enhanced its coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the establishment of a new office in Goma.
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Johnson Arabia adds Terex crane
April 13 - Mobile crane hire and lift engineering company, Johnson Arabia LLC has added a Terex AC 350/6 all terrain crane to its fleet of approximately 250 mobile cranes.
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Dual launch for Manitowoc
April 12 - Manitowoc has launched two new Grove all-terrain cranes - the five-axle GMK5150 and GMK5150L - at the bauma exhibition in Munich.
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Dress rehearsal for Jaxport's ICTF
April 12 - In Florida, Jaxport's new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point, ahead of its official opening later this year, will be used to support a high-level military training exercise.
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MOL reveals Flexie hull design
April 12 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has unveiled the hull design for its new generation of car carrier, the Flexie, four of which are currently under construction at Minaminippon Shipbuilding.
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Vallianz buys out Holmen
April 12 - Through its wholly owned subsidiary Vallianz International, Vallianz Holding has acquired a 75 percent shareholding in Holmen Heavylift Offshore for USD6 million.
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MACS makes diamond buy
April 12 - MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has purchased the general cargo ship Diamond Land (previously called Calabria) through a group company.
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Hat trick for Berard
April 12 - Berard recently transported a 13.6-tonne electrical building from Houston, Texas to Killdeer, North Dakota, using a nine-axle extendable drop deck trailer.
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Terex brings back Demag
April 12 - Terex has relaunched its Demag cranes brand at the bauma exhibition in Munich.