All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2020 – Page 2
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NewsRhenus opens in Mexico City
Rhenus Group has expanded its air and ocean division in Latin America with the opening of a branch in Mexico City.
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NewsBroekman buys Ipsen’s Belgian activities
Broekman Logistics has acquired the Belgian activities of freight forwarder Ipsen Logistics.
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NewsAltus Norway to rebrand
Altus Norway is rebranding as Best Global Logistics Norway, effective January 2021.
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NewsErhardt delivers to Avilés
Erhardt Proyectos has transported cargoes weighing up to 1,000 tons (907.2 tonnes) to the port Avilés, Spain.
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NewsTimor port orders ZPMC equipment
Timor port, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, has awarded ZPMC with the contract to supply two ship-to-shore cranes and four rubber-tyred gantries.
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NewsScheuerle upgrades PPUs
Scheuerle has upgraded its Z180 and Z390 power pack units (PPU) with a user-friendly touch display and optimised diagnostic possibilities.
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NewsCadeler moves forward with crane upgrades
Cadeler – formerly Swire Blue Ocean – has signed a contract to install a new crane on its vessel Wind Orca. The company has also retained the option for delivery of a crane on a second vessel – Wind Osprey.
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NewsFunding granted for ammonia fuel cell project
The ShipFC project has been awarded funding from the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, under the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU).
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NewsACS prepares for Brexit disruption
Air Charter Service (ACS) has secured exclusive airfreight capacity by contracting a UK-registered Bae 146 freighter ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1.
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NewsKonecranes and Cargotec agree merger
The extraordinary general meetings (EGM) of equipment manufacturers Konecranes and Cargotec has concluded with the approval of a merger agreement.
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NewsGrenaa eyes port expansion
The port of Grenaa in Denmark has initiated an environmental impact assessment and will invest approximately DKK100 million (USD16.5 million) as part of a landmark port expansion project.
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NewsB777F joins ABC’s services
Volga-Dnepr Group is deploying a Boeing 777F on AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) Trans-Siberian route.
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NewsFelbermayr lifts with Liebherr
Felbermayr has utilised its Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane to hoist a 450-tonne generator off a barge in Herne, Germany.
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NewsUniversal Transport in tram move
Universal Transport has moved a Vamos tram, manufactured by Heiterblick in Leipzig, to Bielefeld, where it will join moBiel’s fleet.
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NewsHage moves in Rotterdam
Melvin Hage, business manager breakbulk at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, is moving to the port’s engineering department effective January 1, 2021.
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NewsSchwandner puts RBTS system to work
P. Schwandner Logistik + Transport has deployed its RotorBladeTransportSystem (RBTS) from Scheuerle to move wind turbine blades from the port of Cuxhaven to a wind farm near Erfurt, a distance of approximately 680 km.
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NewsITI adds Liebherr crawler to library
Industrial Training International (ITI) and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing have collaborated to add Liebherr’s LR 1300 crawler crane to the ITI VR Crane Simulations library.
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NewsChipolbrok ups chartered tonnage
Chipolbrok has chartered two multipurpose vessels to optimise its existing services and improve its sailing frequencies.
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NewsFocus30 ready for inaugural project
Mammoet’s has tested its Focus30 crane. The heavy lifter is currently being disassembled, ready for mobilisation to its first project in the UK.
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NewsCTS East adds Faymonville trailer
CTS East from Gauteng, South Africa, has taken delivery of a semi-trailer with pendle-axle PA-X technology from Faymonville.