All articles by David Kershaw – Page 37
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NewsGuindastes Centro Oeste bolsters fleet with Liebherr capacity
Brazil-based Guindastes Centro Oeste has taken delivery of the country’s first 230-tonne lift capacity LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane from Liebherr.
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NewsReactor replacement at German methanol plant
Mammoet was called upon to replace reactors at an active methanol plant in Germany.
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NewsMegaMAX lowbeds delivered to SAE
Italian company Societa Autotrasporti Eccezionali (SAE) has acquired a pair of six-axle MegaMAX lowbed trailers from Faymonville to support its activities in the wind energy market.
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NewsWind-powered Canopée makes transatlantic voyage with Bolloré satellite shipment
Bolloré Logistics organised the door-to-door transport of a satellite and its various components from the customer’s site in Toulouse to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. The ocean voyage was performed by the wind-powered ship Canopée on its very first transatlantic crossing.
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NewsProject Cargo Conference launched in Singapore
Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) is partnering with leading exhibition organiser Messe München’s subsidiary MMI Asia to launch a new conference focused on the project cargo sector in Southeast Asia.
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NewsTHLG elects executive committee
The Heavy Lift Group (THLG) elected its new executive committee at its 68th conference held on June 5.
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NewsPentagon appoints Misquitta in India
Pentagon Freight Services has appointed Jason Misquitta as its country manager for India.
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NewsJurong Port progresses with Project Logistics Hub expansion with OMC2 launch
Singapore’s Jurong Port said that it will offer a single-stop service for project logistics customers across three waterfront facilities.
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NewsMyG2 opened up to third-parties to boost collaboration
Shipping line G2 Ocean has opened up its digital shipping platform, MyG2, to port agents, freight forwarders, and spot customers.
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News#GLAD2023 kick-offs with UK Parliament event
This year’s Global Lifting Awareness Day, which takes place July 13, will be pre-empted by an event at UK Parliament and lead into a programme of content delivered by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).
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NewsSarens PNG established in joint venture with Trans Wonderland
Sarens and Trans Wonderland (TWL) have established a joint venture – Sarens PNG – which will provide heavy lifting, transport engineering, crane rental and integrated logistics in Papua New Guinea.
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NewsSallaum eyes up eight newbuild ro-ro vessels
Belgium’s Sallaum Lines aims to double its fleet by 2027 with the addition of eight ro-ro vessels.
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NewsVoltaire arrives in the UK for Dogger Bank development
Jan de Nul’s largest jack-up installation vessel, Voltaire, has arrived at the port of Able Seaton in the UK ahead of its role at Dogger Bank wind farm phases A, B and C.
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NewsColonial Terminals to develop breakbulk facility in Savannah
Colonial Terminals in Savannah has acquired 16.7 acres (6.6 ha) of land adjacent to an existing riverfront facility and a Norfolk Southern rail link, which will be repurposed for breakbulk handling.
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NewsAramco picks Cosco for Marjan PK1 transport and installation
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers landed the contract from Saudi Aramco to transport and install the Marjan PK1 offshore platform.
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NewsESTA urges action to resolve German permitting crisis
The European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) has written to the German government and the European Commission urging action to resolve the crisis facing heavy transport in Germany caused by weak infrastructure and long delays in issuing permits.
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NewsBMS places large SPMT order with TII Scheuerle
Denmark-headquartered BMS placed an order for more than 300 axles lines of SPMTs with German manufacturer TII Scheuerle.
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NewsCargolux inaugurates SAF at Luxembourg Airport
Cargolux is part of a team that has brought sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Luxembourg Airport (lux-Airport) for the first time as the cargo airline works towards decarbonising its operations.
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NewsGeneral cargo ship orders from Wilson and Wagenborg
Shortsea shipping player Wilson placed an order for the construction of six 3,800 dwt newbuildings, plus an option for eight more. Wagenborg, meanwhile, is pressing on with EasyMax newbuilds.
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NewsShipNext and XLProjects partner to boost digital shipping access
Digital freight platform ShipNext has signed a strategic partnership with the XLProjects (XLP) network.