All articles by David Kershaw – Page 43
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NewsUHL delivers mobile harbour cranes to Newcastle
Two mobile harbour cranes have arrived at the port of Newcastle, Australia, aboard UHL Fighter.
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NewsFire aboard Happy Rover in Rotterdam
A fire broke out aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Rover on August 21 while drydocked in Schiedam, Rotterdam. The captain and crew were not harmed.
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NewsWagenborg Nedlift receives heavy jacking system
Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of an ultra-heavy jacking system.
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NewsCarrier53 opens China-USA liner service
Carrier53 has been established out of Hamburg, Germany – a NVOCC that specialises in the transport of 53 ft containers, bulk and general cargo from China to the USA.
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NewsStrong first half for Boskalis
The Netherlands-headquartered Boskalis reported strong results in the first half of 2022 with high utilisation rates for its large ships and increased revenues.
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NewsRhine water levels stop barge traffic
Barge navigation on the Rhine River is becoming increasingly challenging due to low water levels.
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NewsGAC Philippines ships rigs to Bahrain
GAC Philippines was involved in the load out and sail away of two new rigs with a combined weight of 21,358 gross tonnes.
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NewsFully electric tug delivered to POAL
Damen’s first all-electric harbour tug, the RSD-E Tug 2513, has been delivered to the Ports of Auckland (POAL).
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NewsFelbermayr completes tricky balancing act
Heavy transport engineering provider Felbermayr was awarded the contract to dismantle an old flood barrier near Ladenburg on the river Neckar in Germany. Due to tight confines, it was necessary to disassemble the 210-tonne structure directly on the water.
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NewsBunkerMetric to integrate into StormGeo
Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for the marine bunker segment.
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NewsHutty joins TGP as head of chartering
Steve Hutty has joined Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) as its head of chartering.
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NewsMassey heads up Osprey heavy lifting division
UK-headquartered Osprey Group has appointed Simon Massey as managing director of its heavy lift division.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at Felixstowe
Over 1,900 workers at the port of Felixstowe – the UK’s largest container port – will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday August 21, ending on August 29, after pay talks failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
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NewsUECC and Svitzer partner on biofuels
UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a partnership with towage provider Svitzer.
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NewsPark joins Bertling in Middle East
Keith Park has joined project freight forwarder Bertling Logistics in the Middle East.
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NewsOng appointed TT Club CFO
EeLain Ong has taken over as chief financial officer (cfo) of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club.
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NewsDeep South performs at refinery installation project
USA-headquartered Deep South Crane and Rigging transported, lifted and positioned a large refinery component weighing roughly 252 tonnes.
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NewsMSC connects with Bissau
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started a new service to Bissau with connections via Las Palmas.
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NewsPort of Virginia traffic continues to climb
The USA’s port of Virginia has reported a record-breaking year for cargo volumes, with breakbulk traffic also climbing.
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NewsOmega Morgan delivers bespoke installation
Oregon-headquartered heavy transport engineering and rigging specialist Omega Morgan was on hand to install five air handling units at a Seattle high-rise development.