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Nordic consolidation with Havator purchase
BMS Stangeland – the Danish-Norwegian joint venture of BMS Group and Stangeland – has acquired lifting, special transport and heavy haulier Havator Group.
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Sarens partners with Transportes Lalgy in Mozambique
Sarens has signed a strategic framework agreement with Mozambique-based transport company Transportes Lalgy.
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Construction sector faces economic headwinds
Forecasts about the construction sector vary from region to region, with some analysts predicting large-scale spending and growth, and others wary of rising costs.
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ESTA Awards winners revealed in Paris
The winners of the 2024 ESTA Awards were revealed earlier this week the Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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Lift Turn Move rebrands
GIS Lift Turn Move is the revised name of the Wirral, UK-based supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment sectors.
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Volumes down at Rotterdam but breakbulk stages slight recovery
Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of last year.
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Seahorse Freight Association boosts board
The Seahorse Freight Association has appointed Parveen Raja, director and publisher at EVA International Media, and Robert Minton-Taylor, visiting fellow at Leeds Beckett University, to its board.
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Blue 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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Maersk 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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ACL 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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ABL targets Romania’s energy and maritime markets
Energy and marine consultants ABL has opened an office in Constanta, Romania, to support the Black Sea region’s offshore energy and maritime markets.
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Bergé adds industrial process logistics division
Spanish logistics service provider Bergé has set up an industrial process logistics division, which focuses on consolidating industrial logistics activity for the automotive and steel industries.
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Ahlers Logistics opens Ho Chi Minh office
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Geodis lands ISI inbound logistics contract supporting Canadian shipbuilding
Geodis has been awarded a contract for inbound logistics services for ship construction and repair projects in Canada, as part of Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding Inc.’s (ISI) participation in a national shipbuilding programme.
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BHV’s project logistics monitor presents cautious outlook
BHV Bremische Hafen und Logistikvertretung’s project logistics monitor 2024 has presented a subdued outlook for the market in 2024, with respondents cautious about cost pressures and a shortage of labour.
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Sarens expands its presence in Estonia
Heavy lift and engineered transport provider Sarens is expanding its footprint in Estonia to meet the evolving needs of the country’s construction, energy and industrial sectors.
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NEOM scope under scrutiny although regional prospects remain strong
Much has been written about Saudi Arabia’s suite of gigaprojects and the potential on offer for the project logistics community. However, there have been nagging doubts that the sheer scale of development, and the costs involved, could see the scope reined in somewhat.
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CSL partners with Peak Group to target European market
Montreal-headquartered CSL Group has acquired a 50 percent stake in Norway-headquartered shipping and logistics company Peak Group and subsequently launched Peak CSL Group to target the European market.
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Bishop Lifting acquires Bairstow
USA-based Bishop Lifting has acquired Atlanta-headquartered Bairstow Lifting Products.
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GAC Malaysia boosts its project logistics services
GAC Malaysia has formed a joint venture with Syarikat Uminaca, a provider of manpower and stevedoring services in the region. The move aims to bolster its project logistics capabilities in the east of the country and support development projects in the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah.