All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in April 2024 – Page 2
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NewsFracht partners with HCC for international freight forwarding programme
Houston Community College (HCC) has partnered with Fracht Group to launch an international freight forwarding apprenticeship programme.
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NewsMaxim appoints Lis as chief operations officer
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
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NewsGrimaldi inaugurates Shanghai office
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
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NewsBlue Water expands in Aberdeen
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
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From our sponsorsCF&S Group opens transit hub in Poti
Earlier this year, CF&S Group opened a transit hub in Poti, Georgia, boosting its transit connections between Europe, USA, the Far East and Central Asia. Ilja Poljakov, managing director of CF&S Georgia, discusses the opening of the Poti branch and the benefits on offer for clients.
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NewsFusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift design heavy lift barge
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.
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NewsMaersk and Vestas to develop South Korean offshore wind hub
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.
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NewsGLT acquires barge and launches breakbulk ro-ro service to San Juan
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.
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NewsACL to call Baltimore as shallow access channel cleared
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) said that it will resume calls at Baltimore for containers, cars and ro-ro cargo.
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NewsTBMs arrive for Sydney Metro West
The final Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived at The Bays Station site, where they will commence tunnelling this year.
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NewsSarens loads in and installs bullet tanks in Tahiti
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.
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NewsESTA’s continued focus on SPMT training requirements
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.
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NewsMarket Sentiment Index rises in Q2 2024 with higher freight rates and volumes
One World Shipbrokers’ Q2 2024 Market Sentiment Index (MSI) for the multipurpose shipping sector showed another overall improvement, hitting 53.6.
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NewsMammoet to deploy PTC ring crane for A-Frame lift
Mammoet is deploying its 3,200-tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a huge A-frame for Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsAugust Alborn adds EuroCompact heavy-duty trailers
Dortmund-based heavy transport provider August Alborn has purchased two EuroCompact lowbed semi-trailers from TII Scheuerle.
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NewsSDARI, DNV and Toepfer collaborate on multipurpose vessel design
Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute (SDARI), in collaboration with DNV and Toepfer Transport, has developed two state-of-the-art multipurpose vessel designs: Octopus 12.6 and Octopus 12.
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NewsSouthern Cranes adds 10 Grove units
UK-based lifting solutions and equipment provider Southern Cranes has purchased 10 Grove all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc as it updates its fleet.
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NewsBrunswick reaches ro-ro record
Colonel’s Island Terminal at the USA’s port of Brunswick had its busiest month ever for ro-ro cargo during March 2024 handling 77,236 units, an increase of 21 percent over the same month of last year.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen joins First Movers Coalition
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has joined global public-private partnership the First Movers Coalition (FMC), which is working to scale the most critical, emerging climate technologies required to decarbonise the world’s heavy-emitting sectors.
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NewsKramek appointed to lead WSC
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.