All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2017 – Page 2
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NewsMacGregor invests in software
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has acquired the rights to a ship efficiency software tool from Lekven that it says will help to increase the efficiency of ro-ro vessel operations and to drive port call optimisation.
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Scotland prepares for decommissioning
August 29 - Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK will form a joint venture, AF Dundee, which aims to establish a North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in Dundee, Scotland.
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Container shipping could face mega-problem
August 29 - Despite an increase in freight rates, global benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerised ocean freight Xeneta, says the future remains uncertain in container shipping due to the looming increase in megaship capacity.
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Autohaus Kreuzburg adds Liebherr crane
August 29 - Autohaus Kreuzburg has received a Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane at the manufacturer's factory in Ehingen, Germany.
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Cargolux adds two in Africa
August 29 - Cargolux Airlines will introduce two new weekly destinations in Africa over the next six weeks.
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Glogos sails from Shanghai
August 28 - Glogos has delivered the second batch of Fortum-manufactured wind turbine components from Shanghai, China to the Port of Ulyanovsk, Russia, via the Port of Constanta, Romania.
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De Boer steps up with Combilift
August 28 - In the Netherlands, De Boer Staal has solved the difficult task of lifting and moving consignments of steel plate efficiently and safely in the form of a 35-tonne capacity straddle carrier from the Irish specialist manufacturer Combilift.
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Terex authorises Farhat
August 28 - Terex Cranes has made Farhat Service Center its authorised distributor for Lebanon, to provide local equipment sales, as well as service and parts support for Demag all-terrain cranes and Terex rough terrain cranes.
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ALE keeps it solar in South Africa
August 28 - ALE has transported 14 heavy concentrating solar power (CSP) components from the Port of Luderitz, Namibia, to the Ilanga Solar One plant in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Swire serves Micronesia
August 25 - From September 2017, Swire Shipping will introduce a fixed weekly service to Guam and Saipan, in cooperation with American President Line (APL).
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OOCL takes Germany
August 25 - Hong Kong-based ocean carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has taken delivery of the 21,413 teu OOCL Germany from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea.
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MTL and UAL double up
August 25 - Shipping lines, Maritime Transport Logistics (MTL) and Universal Africa Lines (UAL) have reached an agreement to cooperate with their services to Mauritania and Senegal.
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Stolberg trial rumbles on
August 24 - According to reports in the German media, Niels Stolberg's lawyers have rejected a proposed deal, which would have led to a reduced probationary sentence for the former Beluga Shipping boss.
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Mammoet wins EuroChem contract
August 24 - Mammoet Russia has been awarded a contract by EuroChem to support the construction of a new ammonia plant in Kingisepp, Russia.
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Grindrod plans to spin off shipping business
August 24 - The South Africa-based freight logistics and shipping services company, Grindrod is planning to separate and list its shipping business in order to unlock its value, the company said on Wednesday.
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BNSF keeps on track
August 24 - BNSF Logistics has transported four transformers by rail from the Port of Houston, Texas to Fairbanks, Indiana, USA.
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Bolloré raises the bar for Ibecor
August 24 - Bolloré Logistics has transported two out-of-gauge (OOG) boilers to a brewery in Kilinto, Ethiopia on behalf of Ibecor.
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Jozef Hermans adds SL300
August 24 - The Netherlands-based Jozef Hermans Industrial Movers has acquired an Enerpac SL300 telescopic hydraulic gantry system.
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High summer for forwarders
August 23 - The summer has seen a slew of positive results for several multinational freight and logistics groups but the high pressure on margins remains a serious challenge.
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ESB lifts for Liebherr
August 23 - ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik based in Mittelbiberach, Germany has used Liebherr mobile cranes to assemble a Betomix concrete mixing plant near the Liebherr concrete technology production works in Bad Schussenried.