All articles by David Kershaw – Page 46
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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.
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NewsOffshore foundations depart Le Havre
On July 29, the first convoy carrying three gravity-based foundations for France’s Fécamp offshore wind farm left Haropa’s port of Le Havre.
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NewsPort Esbjerg completes first Kaskasi load out at latest facility
A new pre-assembly site developed by Siemens Gamesa and Port Esbjerg (Denmark) has conducted its first load-out – offshore wind energy equipment destined for RWE’s Kaskasi project.
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NewsSeafarer happiness rises from lowest ebb
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published on August 1 by the Mission to Seafarers, reveals that seafarer happiness levels are recovering, after reaching a record low last quarter. Overall happiness has increased from 5.85 to 7.21 out of 10, with levels rising across all categories.
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NewsSiemens Gamesa to restructure; Kaskasi powering up
Siemens Gamesa is taking strategic steps to accelerate its turnaround after ending a challenging third quarter marked by ongoing difficulties in the wind energy industry, as well as internal challenges mainly impacting its onshore pipeline of work.
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NewsCadeler lands Hornsea 3 installation contract
Offshore installation contractor Cadeler has signed agreements with Ørsted to install turbine foundations at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.