All articles by David Kershaw – Page 3
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NewsBlue Marlin hauls FPU to Angola
Boskalis’ semi-submersible vessel Blue Marlin is transporting a 41,000-tonne floating production unit (FPU) from Asia to Angola.
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NewsLaso moves massive TBM through Lisbon
Portugal-based Laso Transportes has moved a 637-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Lisbon General Drainage Plan (PGDL), completing what it claims to be the largest transport operation ever carried out in the city of Lisbon.
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NewsIMO introduces mandatory safety regime for onboard lifting appliances from 2026
Effective January 1, 2026, the IMO’s SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13 introduces mandatory safety requirements for onboard lifting appliances.
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NewsSGL plots Indian expansion
Denmark-headquartered Scan Global Logistics (SGL) will expand in India across several locations.
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NewsElise delivered to SAL Heavy Lift
SAL Heavy Lift has welcomed its first Orca-class vessel, Elise, to its fleet.
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NewsCarsten Rehder places another order with GRSE
India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has signed a contract with Germany’s Carsten Rehder for the construction of four hybrid multipurpose vessels, plus two options.
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NewsThisvi opts for a third Konecranes MHC
A new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 mobile harbour crane (MHC) will be stationed at the port of Thisvi, Greece.
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NewsRhenus expands in the Philippines
Rhenus Group will invest USD20 million to expand its activities in the Philippines.
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NewsPOSH to tow Nguya FLNG from China to Congo for Eni project
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has been selected by Wison New Energies to tow the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility from Lvsi, Qidong, China to the Republic of Congo.
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NewsMammoet engineers gantry solution to extract HS2 TBMs
Mammoet was called on to remove four tunnel boring machines (TBM) on the outskirts of London, UK. The TBMs, manufactured by Herrenknecht, had been used to excavate tunnels for High Speed 2 (HS2) – the rail project linking Birmingham and London.
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NewsPort of Tyne unveils energy park plan
The UK’s port of Tyne is investing GBP150 million (USD204.5 million) to transform 230 acres (93 ha) of the site into the Tyne Clean Energy Park.
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NewsK+N partners with Empire Energy for offshore wind
Empire Energy has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to strengthen the way offshore wind projects are delivered.
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NewsPCTC rates ease as newbuilds delivered
Shipping sector analyst Esgian’s August 2025 ro-ro market report indicates a continued softening in rates for large PCTCs.
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NewsShipowners warned to brace for ballast water compliance campaign
Shipowners have been advised to ready themselves for extensive port state control (PSC) inspections after a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on ballast water management came into effect on September 1, 2025.
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NewsBlue Water picks Santos as Brazil lead
Blue Water Shipping has named Milton Santos as its Brazil country manager for the energy, ports and projects division.
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NewsFocus 30 shows its range at Fawley refurbishment
As part of maintenance activity at ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery in the UK, Mammoet supported the exchange of a reactor head in the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) unit. The Dutch transport engineering and heavy lift specialist called on its self-erecting Focus 30 pedestal crane to perform the job.
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NewsCY and BigLift Shipping extend HTV fleet
South Korea’s CY Shipping and Netherlands-based BigLift Shipping are expanding their joint fleet of heavy transport vessels (HTV) to a total of eight with the addition of two further BC-class vessels.
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NewsFagioli re-enters UK with Notus strategic partnership
Fagioli has re-entered the UK market through a strategic partnership with Notus Contract Lifting.
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NewsTII supplies IHTs to Harland & Wolff
Harland & Wolff Belfast, part of Navantia UK, has purchased two industrial heavy transporters (IHT) from TII Kamag.
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NewsMarine insurers face new era as trade patterns fracture
Opening this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Singapore, IUMI president Frédéric Denèfle warned that marine insurers are facing significant change as the world approaches the end of an era of seamless globalisation.