All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in February 2022 – Page 2
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NewsSeajacks opens in Virginia
Eneti subsidiary Seajacks, which provides installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind energy sector, has established an operation base in Virginia Beach, USA.
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NewsBlue Water bolsters Guyana operation
Blue Water Shipping has acquired Guyana-based Falcon Logistics.
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NewsLaso begins wind work
Laso France has started work on two wind farms: in Cheppes la Prairie and Mat d’Eole.
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NewsUlstein unveils ship design
Ulstein Design & Solutions has revealed its HX118 heavy lift vessel design for offshore wind foundation installation.
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NewsFPSO floats onto BOKA Vanguard
Boskalis has deployed its semi-submersible heavy transport vessel BOKA Vanguard to transport the 70,000-tonne FPSO Johan Castberg.
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NewsNYK eyes Japanese offshore expansion
NYK will open a branch office in Akita during April to support the development of the domestic offshore wind energy industry.
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NewsBay Crane acquires Capital City
USA-based Bay Crane has acquired fellow crane and rigging service provider Capital City Group.
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NewsAlmajdouie Logistics tackles heavy lift challenges
Saudi Arabia’s Almajdouie Logistics completed several impressive projects in 2021, demonstrating its expertise in handling heavy and oversized cargo.
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NewsBlue Water opens Darwin office
Blue Water Shipping has expanded its presence in Australia with the opening of an office in Darwin, which will be headed by Jeff De La Pair.
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NewsAAL ups newbuild order
AAL Shipping has ordered another pair of third-generation 32,000 dwt newbuildings.
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NewsWorking group to investigate shipping market
Competition authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA – also known as the countries of the Five Eyes alliance – are forming a working group to look into illegal conduction, including collusion, in global supply chains.
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NewsHerbert delivered
Chipolbrok has christened its latest newbuild Herbert at Chengxi Shipyard in China.
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NewsBelli nominated for ESTA presidency
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – ESTA – has nominated Fagioli ceo Fabio Belli to take over as president in March.
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NewsChanges at the top for Manitowoc
David J. Antoniuk will step down as chief financial officer of crane manufacturer Manitowoc, effective May 2, 2022.
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NewsTruck demand sees prices soar
Soaring demand for truck tractors and other transportation assets caused unprecedented price acceleration in the sector in 2021, reported USA-based auctioneer Ritchie Bros.
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NewsIntermarine adds Industrial Emma
USA-based multipurpose carrier Intermarine has added Industrial Emma to its fleet.
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NewsBroshuis recovers from cyberattack
Dutch trailer manufacturer Broshuis has recovered from an aggressive ransomware cyberattack and is back up and running.
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NewsGrimaldi launches microplastic filter
Italy’s Grimaldi Group designed and patented a filtration system capable of filtering the wash-water from shipboard exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).
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NewsK+N charters B747-8F pair
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has chartered two Boeing 747-8 freighters from Atlas Air on a long-term basis.
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NewsCampbell named CakeBoxx COO
CakeBoxx Technologies has appointed systems engineering and Naval operations expert James Campbell as chief operating officer.