All articles by David Kershaw

  • PD Ports is planning to develop a large offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs – the Teesport Offshore Gateway.
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    PD Ports plans offshore gateway

    2025-04-30T09:30:00Z

    PD Ports is planning to develop a large offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs – the Teesport Offshore Gateway.

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    Ceva acquires Borusan Tedarik

    2025-04-29T08:35:00Z

    Ceva Logistics, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of Borusan Tedarik Zinciri Çözümleri ve Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi, which is based in Türkiye.

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    deugro moves sustainable fuel cargoes to Thailand

    2025-04-29T07:01:00Z

    deugro Thailand, in close cooperation with the local teams of deugro Malaysia and deugro Singapore, moved two reactors with a total volume of 1,155 cu m from Malaysia to a project site in Thailand.

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    Blu Logistics LATAM rebrands under Rhenus banner

    2025-04-29T07:00:00Z

    Rhenus Group has officially rebranded Blu Logistics LATAM to Rhenus Logistics, following its acquisition in 2023.

  • Lauritzen Bulkers acquires Alexander & Blake
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    Veson outlines potential outcomes from MEPC83 Net-Zero Framework

    2025-04-28T08:39:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently hosted the 83rd meeting with the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 83), resulting in a new fuel intensity target, which is set to come into force no later than March 2027.

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    USTR’s China shipping measures take shape

    2025-04-28T08:30:00Z

    On April 17, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued the final notice of action following its investigation into China’s shipbuilding and logistics sector. According to the USTR draft Federal Register notice, the USA will begin charging fees on Chinese-owned, operated and built vessels arriving at its ports in October 2025. Most multipurpose and heavy lift tonnage appears to fall beyond the scope of the regulations.

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    Esbjerg fairway deepening project completed

    2025-04-25T07:08:00Z

    The fairway to Denmark’s Port Esbjerg has now been fully deepened. The upgrade enables access for larger vessels, increased cargo volumes and new opportunities in both the energy and defence sectors.

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    Volumes slide at Rotterdam

    2025-04-25T07:03:00Z

    Total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam fell by 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of last year. However, the Porthos project helped bolster breakbulk volumes at the port.

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    Mammoet minimises disruption in Hartsfield-Jackson expansion

    2025-04-24T07:00:00Z

    Dutch transport engineering specialist Mammoet was called upon to help widen the concourse at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport – the world’s busiest – with minimal disruption to activities.

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    Chapman Freeborn partners with SkyXS

    2025-04-24T07:00:00Z

    Charter brokerage Chapman Freeborn has agreed a strategic partnership with general sales and service agent (GSSA), SkyXS Aircargo Service Network (SkyXS).

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    Antwerp-Bruges cargo volumes slip in Q1 2025

    2025-04-24T07:00:00Z

    In the first quarter of 2025, the port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 67.7 million tonnes of cargo, a drop of 4 percent compared to the same period last year. The port cites a weak industrial climate and shifting trade flows as reasons for the decline, and called for swift implementation of Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal to safeguard future competitiveness.

  • Roundtable forum tackles sector safety
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    Roundtable forum tackles sector safety

    2025-04-21T07:00:00Z

    April 17 saw deugro Houston host its inaugural annual trucker safety forum.

  • OXBO performs eye-catching tower move
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    OXBO performs eye-catching tower move

    2025-04-21T07:00:00Z

    OXBO Mega Transport Solutions coordinated delivery of a 186 ft (57 m) demethaniser tower from the Watco Terminal in Houston, Texas, to Loving, New Mexico.

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    pewag acquires Aberdeen Web

    2025-04-18T07:00:00Z

    pewag has acquired manufacturing partner Aberdeen Web, which makes webbing slings, round slings and ratchet systems.

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    Ro-ro rates under pressure while tariffs hit China-US sailings

    2025-04-17T07:00:00Z

    Conditions in the ro-ro shipping sector continue to soften, according to sector analyst and data provider Esgian. In March, daily time charter rates fell month on month by 12 percent, ending Q1 2025 at USD60,000 per day on average. Further declines are expected in the months ahead.

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    DOLL showcases technology for moving blades, tanks and construction machinery

    2025-04-17T07:00:00Z

    DOLL Fahrzeugbau used bauma 2025 to showcase its latest innovations in trailer technology, including a three-axle low-bed-trailer with pendular axles, a three-unit wind blade transport system, plus a semi-trailer engineered for military operations in challenging terrain.

  • GPO Heavylift delivers Prysmian barge to USA
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    GPO Heavylift delivers Prysmian barge to USA

    2025-04-17T07:00:00Z

    GPO Heavylift successfully completed a significant transatlantic project, transporting Prysmian’s cable laying barge Ulisse from Pikkala, Finland to Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

  • HALO module delivered to the USA
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    HALO module delivered to USA

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    Antonov Airlines, in collaboration with transport engineering specialist Fagioli, completed the transatlantic transportation of the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) module – the first component of the future lunar space station Gateway.

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    Trump looks overseas to boost US maritime industry

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    On April 9, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to revitalise US shipbuilding and strengthen the US-flag fleet.

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    ​ITI releases third edition of Rigging Engineering Basics

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    Industrial Training International (ITI) has released the third edition of Rigging Engineering Basics, offering updated guidance on lift planning, crane selection, and rigging safety.