Sophie Barnes
Sophie joined the industry in 2017 as staff writer at Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International. After winning the Seahorse journalism award for newcomer of the year, went on to become news editor and subsequently deputy editor of the magazine.
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- +44 (0) 1689 492001
- Email:
- sb@heavyliftpfi.com
- Website:
- https://www.heavyliftpfi.com
NewsBellcoff appointed at Maxim Crane Works
North American crane rental and lifting solutions provider Maxim Crane Works has appointed Greg Bellcoff as vice president of fleet.
NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen to sell MIRRAT
Ro-ro shipping group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into an agreement to sell its Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal (MIRRAT) to Australian Amalgamated Terminals for AUD332.5 million (USD221.4 million).
NewsWWPC and Priority Cargo Networks meet in Rotterdam
Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and Priority Cargo Network gathered in Rotterdam on May 20 ahead of the Breakbulk Europe exhibition.
NewsMilitzer & Münch adds Indonesian office
Logistics company Militzer & Münch has taken a stake in an international logistics service provider in Indonesia.
NewsGPLN members meet in The Hague
Members of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) met at the Hilton in The Hague from May 18-20 for the network’s 19th annual general meeting (AGM).
NewsFracht appoints Huesler as its CFO in North America
Project freight forwarder Fracht Group has appointed Mark Huesler as its chief financial officer for North America.
NewsWWPC members collaborate on cooling equipment move
UK-based Denholm Good Logistics and Germany-based LS Cargo, both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have collaborated on the transport of oil cooling equipment that was being exported to Sweden.
NewsHaropa Port hosts five sites ready for industrial development
Nearly 250 ha of land managed by France’s Haropa Port is available for industrial redevelopment as part of the country’s 2030 Turnkey Sites scheme.
NewsDB Schenker lands cable project
Freight forwarder DB Schenker is coordinating the delivery of 876 cable drums from Kobe, Japan and Mannheim, Germany, as part of Amprion’s Corridor A-North high-voltage grid transmission system.
NewsFLS Group takes stake in Vectura, opens in Denmark
FLS Group has acquired a stake in Vectura Resource and subsequently opened an office in Denmark.
NewsFirst LakerMax newbuild delivered to BBC Chartering
Multipurpose shipping line BBC Chartering has taken delivery of the first newbuilding in its LakerMax series, BBC Leer, from Taizhou Sanfu Heavy Industry, China.
NewsWilliams Shipping adds yard capacity in Southampton
UK-based maritime and logistics specialist Williams Shipping has expanded its yard capacity at the port of Southampton, opening up opportunities to grow and diversity its cargo and haulage operations.
NewsMantovani adds LTM 1150-5.3 unit to Italian fleet
Italian crane hire company Mantovani Global Services is expanding its fleet with a 150-tonne lift capacity LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane from Liebherr.
News3P Logistics coordinates thruster transport
3P Logistics Group’s industrial projects division has coordinated the transport of an azimuth thruster to the port of Rauma in Finland, for onward shipment to Canada.
NewsMammoet transports and installs hydrocracking unit
Mammoet has transported and installed a 1,500-tonne residue hydrocracking unit (RHCU) for Orlen Lietuva’s refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania.
NewsSarens replaces 80-year old girders in Ontario
Heavy lift and engineered transport specialist Sarens has replaced two overhead service crane beams, originally installed in the 1940s, at the Pine Portage generating station in Ontario, Canada.
NewsBilbao signs Great Lakes MoU
The Port Authority of Bilbao in Spain and the USA’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation.
NewsEXG lowers TBMs for Patna Metro rail projects
India’s Express Global Logistics (EXG) has handled two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for the Patna Metro rail projects.
NewsAl Faris calls on Liebherr cranes for railway moves
UAE-headquartered Al Faris has lifted a 75-tonne tamping machine and a 65-tonne locomotive using Liebherr cranes from its fleet.
NewsBelli appointed at Kerry Project Logistics
Kerry Project Logistics Group has appointed Fabio Belli as its executive vice president and chief operating officer.