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ArticleQuantifying the impact of the Red Sea crisis
Sea-Intelligence has shared data on the impact of the Red Sea crisis on the container shipping business.
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Articledeugro welcomes 100th participant in its DMP programme
deugro has marked its 100-year anniversary by welcoming its 100th enrolee in two-year DMP trainee programme.
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ArticleAfrica’s multipurpose operators face regional challenges
Multipurpose carriers active on Africa’s Eastern and Western seaboards face distinctive challenges, the former having had to adopt a wait-and-see approach relating to delayed LNG projects that will generate large-scale project work, the latter facing significant competition from the container shipping business.
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ArticleEPC Logistics: The importance of behavioural economics
Miroslav Jakab, Fluor Fellow - logistics, shares the EPC contractor’s views on project logistics and its interaction with behavioural economics in the second of a three-part series.
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ArticleIntroduction to EPC project logistics – part one
Miroslav Jakab, Fluor Fellow - logistics, shares the first in a series of articles detailing the intricacies, nuances and importance of EPC project logistics. The season kicks off with analysis of the environment that governs EPC projects and provides the foundation for subsequent articles that delve deeper into dealing with EPC project logistics.
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ArticleGuyana’s star rises against challenging backdrop
The Caribbean’s project logistics market is proving something of laggard, with an economic slowdown and cost inflation eroding confidence and delaying projects. A revitalised tourism industry should help to shore up government coffers, while the oil and gas sector continues to gather momentum. Ian Putzger reports.
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Article‘France Relance’ and sustainable ambitions drive project logistics activity
Wind energy continues to be the order of the day for France’s project logistics and heavy lift sector. The country’s policy on renewable power sources is driving increasing investment in both projects and supporting infrastructure, with floating offshore wind projects in the spotlight. Megan Ramsay reports.
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ArticleHLPFI meets: Kyriacos Panayides
Justin Archard sits down with Kyriacos Panayides, a ubiquitous presence in the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping business and architect of one of the sector’s success stories, AAL Shipping.
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ArticleConference agenda now revealed
The programme has been revealed for the inaugural Project Cargo Conference, which is being held on November 3, 2023 alongside the transport logistic & air cargo (tlac) Southeast Asia exhibition in Singapore. Registration for the event is free, and also gains you access to the three-day tlac Southeast Asia exhibiton. ...
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ArticleDeck carriers and semi-submersible heavy transport vessels: Caution gives way to a rising tide of optimism
Deck carriers and semi-submersible transport vessels perform some of the most eye-catching and technical transportation projects known to man. Demand for these vessels over the past couple of years did not quite match the levels seen in the multipurpose sector, but a perfect storm of events could see that tighten up. David Kershaw reports.
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ArticleRebalancing the multipurpose shipping market
At a glance, 12 consecutive months of falling rates might be cause for alarm for the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping market. However, there is more going on than meets the eye. Owners and operators remain bullish, both now and for the future. David Kershaw reports.
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ArticleHLPFI meets: Lars Bonnesen
Justin Archard joins Lars Bonnesen, managing director of United Heavy Lift (UHL), at his home in Denmark to catch up about his life in multipurpose and breakbulk shipping.
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ArticleCivil sector drives the post-pandemic recovery
A growing worldwide requirement for new and upgraded basic infrastructure is set to continue driving investment in major civil engineering projects. That trend is further fuelled by the fact many countries are making such projects a key element of their post-pandemic economic recovery. The project logistics and heavy lift sector is on hand to help realise these ambitions. Phil Hastings reports.
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ArticleSpain and Portugal – vying to become Europe’s energy powerhouse
Rich in natural renewable energy resources, the Iberian Peninsula is well positioned to be at the forefront of the European energy transition, while a strong cluster of manufacturers and EPCs based in the region continue to provide project cargo opportunities. Sophie Barnes reports.
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ArticleEU ETS rollout to bring shipping cost hike
Heavy lift operators are looking at how they can fairly implement the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), with costs that could run to thousands of euros a day, per vessel.
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ArticleUS project forwarders and carriers prepare for another surge of activity
Capital expenditure in projects of all varieties is surging in the USA. David Kershaw speaks with carriers and forwarders to determine how they are managing capacity and planning for another surge in activity.
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ArticleHLPFI meets: Alexander Varvarenko
Justin Archard speaks with Alexander Varvarenko, the enigmatic entrepreneur known for establishing shipping company Varamar and, most recently, the digital shipping platform ShipNext.
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ArticleLattice boom cranes: increasing stability and lift capacity
Two global serial production manufacturers of heavy-duty cranes, Tadano and Liebherr, have launched products that offer increased stability and improved load charts. Will North reports.
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ArticleHLPFI meets: Philip Adkins
Philip Adkins, CEO of Red Box Energy Services Pte Ltd, sees the business of shipping through the lens of someone with markedly different experiences and values to other industry leaders, a by-product of his earlier life. Justin Archard caught up with Philip over a long lunch during a recent visit to the UK from Singapore, where he is currently based. Justin wanted to explore Philip’s back story and learn what has kept him motivated.
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ArticleOil and gas decommissioning and the potential for heavy lift service providers
HLPFI has reported on offshore oil and gas decommissioning for many years. While there has been an uptick in work in this arena, the going thus far has been quite slow. Phil Hastings reports.