All articles by David Kershaw – Page 40
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NewsAllseas picks JV for Darwin installation scope
Allseas awarded joint venture of Van Oord and DEME a contract for shallow water pipeline installation at the Darwin pipeline duplication project in Australia.
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NewsThe learning never stops
If a theme of the project logistics sector is that no two days are the same, another is: the learning never stops. Continuous professional development (CPD) has been a focal point for 4D Supply Chain Consulting – a logistics and supply chain consultancy that delivers market-leading supply chain and logistics trainings (both digital and classroom based) to students and working professionals around the globe.
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NewsBroekman relocates Antwerp office
Broekman Logistics’ international freight forwarding office in Belgium has relocated in the port of Antwerp.
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NewsF500s join BBC Chartering
Two additional F500-type newbuild multipurpose vessels have joined the BBC Chartering roster.
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NewsAntwerpXL outlines conference agenda
AntwerpXL has revealed the conference programme that will accompany the exhibition, scheduled to take place from October 5-6.
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NewsWater levels critical on River Rhine
An update from Contargo said that the low water level situation on the River Rhine remains critical.
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NewsBIMCO working on suitable CII clause
BIMCO deputy secretary general, Lars Robert Pedersen, and director, contracts and support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, explain the nature and pitfalls of the carbon intensity index (CII) regulation, and why a CII clause needs careful drafting to work in practice.
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NewsUAL ups fleet with landing craft
Multipurpose vessel operator Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has added a landing craft (LCT) to its roster, bringing its fleet to 15.
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NewsSeow promoted at Jurong Port
Singapore’s Jurong Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of JTC Corporation, has appointed Terence Seow as ceo. He succeeds Ooi Boon Hoe, who has assumed the role of advisor until the end of the year.
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NewsCarving out a niche
David Kershaw spoke with Jan Frahnert (managing partner) and Willem-Alexander Dous, (managing partner and ceo) of Hamburg-headquartered Carrrier53’, which is carving a niche on the China-USA trade.
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NewsTSC Institute champions ‘winning formula’ for recruitment and retention
HLPFI writes regularly about the challenges facing the project logistics supply chain – be it infrastructure barriers, a lack of capacity, issues with financing and, in the not-so-distant memory, a dearth of projects in various parts of the world. While these problems ebb and flow, one recurring theme in conversations across the sector is the difficulty in finding and retaining talent.
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NewsStevie joins dship Carriers fleet
dship Carriers has added the 12,652 dwt multipurpose vessel Stevie to its roster.
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NewsSavosolar ties up with VG-Shipping
VG-Shipping has signed a conditional share exchange agreement with solar thermal energy developer Savosolar to sell marine logistics company Meriaura along with VG EcoFuel. VG-Shipping will become majority shareholder in Savosolar.
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NewsGerman railfreight gets priority over passenger services
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services.
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NewsLady Menna delivered
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
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NewsAnother milestone at Hinkley Point C
Offshore installation vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have installed the last of six head structures at the bottom of the Bristol Channel.
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NewsOmega Morgan brings power cargoes to Arlington
USA-headquartered transport engineering specialist Omega Morgan has moved 82 large wind energy components from the port of Vancouver (USA) to Arlington, Oregon.
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NewsRockbottom tackles staff shortages with project logistics academy
Recruiting and retaining project logistics talent is, at present, near impossible. Jason Dickens, consultant at dedicated project forwarding recruiter Rockbottom Consulting, shed some light on the current situation.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers orders tenth semi-sub
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to build its tenth semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.
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NewsAAL steps up to salvage task
AAL Shipping removed two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania.