All articles by David Kershaw – Page 44
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NewsLarsson rejoins Scanlog as commercial director of airfreight solutions
Scandinavian freight logistics specialist Scanlog has appointed Mikael Larsson as its commercial director of airfreight solutions.
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NewsSwire’s Pacific Hero steps up for first deliveries
Multipurpose and heavy lift shipping line Swire Projects completed the inaugural voyage of its H-class vessel, Pacific Hero.
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NewsBeyel and Hubbard install Clearwater footbridge
Hubbard Construction and Beyel Brothers have assembled and installed a pedestrian bridge over US Highway 19 in Clearwater, Florida.
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NewsSluga takes business development role at Portico
Damir Sluga has been named freight forwarding business development manager at UK logistics and terminal service provider Portico.
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NewsMBS Logistics sends aid to Türkiye’s earthquake zone
Cologne-headquartered MBS Logistics is transporting urgently required relief supplies to Türkiye’s earthquake zone. The first of four trucks organised by MBS arrived in Gaziosmanpaşa near Istanbul on February 28.
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NewsBigLift Shipping and Mammoet to transport Antarctic research base
Antarctica New Zealand and Leighs Construction have contracted BigLift Shipping and Mammoet to transport modules for the Scott Base research station to Antarctica in 2027.
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NewsShepherd to head up Gard (Japan)
Marine insurance provider Gard has appointed Louis Shepherd as managing director of Gard (Japan), effective May 1, 2023.
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NewsAprojects building logistics centre at Antwerp
Belgian logistics services provider Aprojects has started building a logistics centre next to terminal operator PSA Breakbulk at quay 410 in Antwerp.
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NewsSeaRoad I keel laid
Tasmanian shipping and logistics company SeaRoad held a keel-laying ceremony at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard on February 27 for its newbuild ro-ro vessel SeaRoad I.
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NewsLEEA releases #GLAD2023 mission statement
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed its mission statement as supporters unite in preparation for a day where manufacturers, suppliers, and end users share material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting.
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NewsPCS strike to affect UK freight on February 1
100,000 civil service staff that are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will strike on February 1, 2023. The action is likely to impact the movement of goods through UK ports and airports.
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NewsDenby calls on Enerpac cube jacks
Lincoln, UK-based Denby Transport completed the installation of a 51-tonne generator using Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jacks.
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NewsUTC supports El Tesorito development in Colombia
Over the past two years UTC Overseas has been busy transporting equipment to the new El Tesorito power plant in Cordoba Province, Colombia.
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NewsWinners revealed at BIFA Freight Service Awards
A record-breaking 550 people attended the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards on February 19, which took place at The Brewery in London.
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NewsRoehl joins MBS Logistics as CEO
MBS Logistics has expanded its management team with the appointment of Joerg Roehl as an additional ceo.
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NewsAllseas Global Project Logistics insolvent
UK-headquartered Allseas Global Project Logistics was declared insolvent at the end of 2022. Industry analyst Alphaliner reports that the division owes GBP34 million (USD41.3 million) to creditors, as well as GBP12 million (USD14.6 million) to other parts of the Allseas Group.
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NewsWorld Bank details economic headwinds
The markets generating heavy lift and project cargoes have proven resilient to economic and political shocks, but the global economy is certainly feeling the impacts. While not all economies will fall into recession this year, the World Bank expects headwinds to slow down almost all developed and emerging markets.
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NewsProject cargo grows at Thunder Bay
Canada’s port of Thunder Bay (Ontario) said that steel, wind turbine products, and other project cargo, such as items for the mining sector, became familiar arrivals at the Keefer Terminal last year.
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NewsMultipurpose shipping in position to weather 2023 storms
While multipurpose vessel rates are expected to soften through 2023, the rate of decline is expected to be less than in competing sectors such as containerships and handysize dry bulk carriers, according to the latest forecasts from Drewry.
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NewsFreighter sinks off Abaco coast
The general cargo ship Onego Traveller sank off the coast of Abaco, the Bahamas, on December 29. All 12 crew members were safely evacuated.