Allseas takes to the skies

July 31 - July 31 - Allseas Global Logistics has launched a new dedicated airfreight division, Allair, led by the company's air freight manager, Sean Henson.

Views: 1333

SOHAR, so good

July 31 - July 31 - SOHAR Port and Freezone has been declared the most important link in Oman's commercial logistics industry by its chief executive officer, Jamal Aziz.

Views: 1502

DSV profit up

July 30 - July 30 - DSV has posted a growth in profit for the period covering January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

Views: 1668

ALE completes Carrington project

July 30 - July 30 - ALE has completed a turnkey project to transport and install heavy equipment for the Carrington CCGT power station in Manchester, UK.

Views: 1534

MetOcean predicts offshore conditions

July 29 - July 29 - MetOcean Solutions is set to launch its Ocean Motion Forecasts system - a product that delivers hour-by-hour predictions on how wave, current and weather conditions affect floating offshore facilities.

Views: 1042

Unexpected weak trading at Air Partner

July 28 - July 28 - Air Partner's freight division continues to show progress, albeit from a low base, but this was offset by weaker than expected group trading in the period since the company's AGM in June.

Views: 982

GAC appoints Schensema

July 28 - July 28 - GAC has appointed Claus Schensema to take the helm of GAC North America Logistics in Houston, Texas.

Views: 1350

All change at Allseas

July 28 - July 28 - Allseas Global Logistics is starting an exciting new chapter in its development, following a change in ownership structure.

Views: 1647

The Friday Flyer - July 25th 2014

July 25 - This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

Views: 2300

Capital projects and contracts - July 25, 2014

July 25 - Here is this week's round up of news from the engineering, procurement and construction sector.

Views: 1453

Geodis in Italian reorganisation

July 24 - July 24 - Geodis and AF Logistics have signed an agreement on the disposal of Z

Views: 1351

Hegmann heavy terminal approved

July 24 - July 24 - Hegmann-Gruppe of Sonsbeck has received approval to construct a new multimodal heavy cargo terminal in Wesel.

Views: 1281

ADPC sees general cargo growth

July 23 - July 23 - General cargo moving through Abu Dhabi Ports Company's (ADPC) commercial ports has increased by 37 percent this year.

Views: 1156

UTi names Andreyev

July 23 - July 23 - UTi Worldwide has appointed Naran Andreyev as senior manager of trade services for the company's Asia-Pacific region.

Views: 1168

UTC ups Azeri operations

July 22 - July 22 - UTC Overseas has restructured its Baku-based Azerbaijan operation from UTC Overseas Ltd to UTC Caspian Ltd.

Views: 970

Bad shipping loans threaten German banks

July 22 - July 22 - A report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims that bad loans in the shipping sector held by German banks pose a concern to the country's overall banking system, ahead of the European Central Bank's upcoming Comprehensive Ass

Views: 1129

New leader for UK forwarders??

July 22 - July 22 - The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Robert Keen as its new director general to succeed Peter Quantrill who retires from the trade association in August.??

Views: 833

Further expansion for consortia and alliances, says Drewry

July 21 - July 21 - The formation of 2M is only the conclusion of the latest round of mega-alliance negotiations. Much more lies ahead, says Drewry Maritime Research.

Views: 1557

ANL in for Perkins service

July 21 - July 21 - ANL has reached agreement with Toll to take over the Perkins International Service from Toll effective early August 2014. The service which currently runs two vessels between Darwin, Dili and Singapore carries a mixture of container, breakbulk a

Views: 1456

Dachser takes over in South Korea

July 21 - July 21 - In South Korea, Dachser has rebranded as Dachser Korea Inc following its acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of the shares in MGI & Dachser Inc, which was established in 2006, and moved into new offices in Seoul.

Views: 1744

Peel Ports names Walters

July 21 - July 21 - Peel Ports Group has appointed Patrick Walters as group commercial director.

Views: 1219

The Friday Flyer - July 18th 2014

July 18 - This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

Views: 2352

ICHCA strengthens ISP panel

July 18 - July 18 - ICHCA International has appointed Jan Boermans of DP World and Bill Brassington of ETS Consulting as the new chair and deputy chair of its ISP technical panel.

Views: 910

SOHAR looks to Singapore

July 17 - July 17 - SOHAR Port and Freezone has announced its intention to strengthen economic interests with global shipping powerhouse, Singapore.

Views: 1504

Ainscough buys a dozen

July 17 - July 17 - UK based crane hire company Ainscough Crane Hire has added a mixture of 12 new Liebherr LTM1060-3.1 and LTM1100-5.2 cranes to its fleet as part of its ongoing investment and growth strategy.

Views: 1003

Crane Worldwide expands presence

July 17 - July 17 - Crane Worldwide Logistics has begun further development in the EMEA region with new members of the team on board to assist with its forthcoming expansion plans.

Views: 1438

More for TIACA

July 16 - July 16 - The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Amar More, senior vice president of Kale Logistics Solutions, to its board in order to help support wider adoption of e-freight.

Views: 1264

Liebherr celebrates 25 in Sunderland

July 16 - July 16 - Liebherr Sunderland Works, which started production in 1989, has celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Views: 1341

TNT acquires Rent-A-Crane

July 16 - July 16 - TNT Crane & Rigging has purchased the assets of Oklahoma based Rent-A-Crane.

Views: 1739

Sarens rebrands in America

July 15 - July 15 - Sarens USA and Sarens Canada have become the official trade names under which the Sarens Group will market its services in North America, replacing the previous names of Rigging International and Canada Crane Services.

Views: 1586

Wind power growth stable

July 15 - July 15 - New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute shows that double-digit growth continued in the global wind energy market in 2013.

Views: 1077

Blue Water and DONG cooperate

July 14 - July 14 - DONG Energy has entered into an agreement with Blue Water Shipping to expand the two companies' existing lease agreement in the Port of Esbjerg.

Views: 972

ISS appoints Schlaepfer

July 14 - July 14 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has appointed Henrique Schlaepfer as its new managing director in Brazil.

Views: 1502

UTC promotes Knezevic

July 11 - July 11 - UTC Overseas has appointed Mirko Knezevic to the newly created position of global chief operating officer.

Views: 1109

The Friday Flyer - July 11th 2014

July 11 - This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

Views: 2311

New semi-sub for Coscol

July 11 - July 11 - Coscol (HK) Investment and Development Co. has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. for the construction of a new 90,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel.

Views: 1288

Capital projects and contracts - July 11th 2014

July 11 - Here is this week's round up of the capital projects and contracts.

Views: 1837

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Total chooses GAC

July 8 - July 8 - Total E&P has appointed GAC South Africa to provide shipping and logistics support for its drilling project off the coast of South Africa, which began in June.

Views: 1287

Nicaragua Canal route unveiled

July 8 - July 8 - The Nicaraguan government and the company behind plans to build the proposed canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic, Hong Kong Nicaragua Development (HKND) Investment Co., have settled on a route.

Views: 1082

ThyssenKrupp steels the show

July 7 - July 7 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has begun the modernisation of its Duisburg-Bruckhausen steel plant.

Views: 1119

The Friday Flyer - July 4th 2014

July 4 - This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

Views: 2379

KVH acquires Videotel

July 4 - July 4 - KVH Industries has acquired Videotel, a market leader in the provision of maritime training services via video, animation, e-Learning computer-based training (CBT) and interactive distance learning courses.

Views: 796

Damco appoints Knudsen

July 4 - July 4 - Global freight forwarder and logistics provider Damco has appointed Thomas Knudsen as regional head of its Asia business.

Views: 1217

Capital projects and contracts - July 4th 2014

July 4 - Here is this week's round up of capital projects and logistics contracts.

Views: 1532

Outlook for air cargo stabilises

July 4 - July 4 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo growth accelerated in May, with 4.7 percent growth compared to a year ago.

Views: 1590

Bahri-Vela merger approved

July 4 - July 4 - General cargo carrier National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has obtained the approval of its extraordinary general assembly to merge with the fleet and operations of Vela International Marine Limited.

Views: 1295

Terex gives boom a boost

July 3 - July 3 - Terex has officially unveiled its new Boom Booster kit for its CC 8800-1 crawler crane, which increases the crane's lifting capacity by up to 90 percent.

Views: 1183

Drewry: cost reductions are priority

July 3 - July 3 - As box carriers battle with the pressure of falling rates, Drewry Maritime Research's Q2 2014 Container Forecaster highlights that there is a widening gap between the positive financials of the few carriers focused on cutting costs and the rest o

Views: 1426

North American first for Hamburg

July 3 - July 3 - Canada's Port of Halifax has joined the Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) organisation as its first member from North America.

Views: 1272

Perfect foil for GAC Pindar

July 3 - July 3 - Marine and sport leisure logistics company GAC Pindar has been appointed the official logistics provider for the new Foiling Week event, which takes place ion Lake Garda, Italy from July 4-10.

Views: 1075

NCSG gets new investor

July 2 - July 2 - NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation has signed an agreement that will allow Northwest Capital Appreciation (NCA) and TriWest Capital Partners (TriWest) to purchase a majority interest in the company.

Views: 993

New officers at JAXPORT

July 1 - July 1 - The JAXPORT board of directors has elected a new chairman, vice chairman, treasurer and secretary, all of whom will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

Views: 803