All Insight articles – Page 8

  • risk
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    LMAA analyses emerging risks for project logisticians

    2021-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Gregory DL Morris highlights some of the main reasons for disputes as the Covid-19 pandemic winds on, how to keep abreast of changing compliance standards in the USA, and why e-bill uptake continues to lag.

  • From the mag MGM
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    MBM solves multiple challenges in decommissioning of Hutton Hull TLP

    2021-09-01T08:30:00Z

    The 25,000-tonne Hutton Hull tension leg platform (TLP) – manufactured 40 years ago and the first of its kind to be built – has been taken to shore in Scotland as part of a complex decommissioning project. Sophie Barnes reports.

  • Ningbo port
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    Ningbo terminal closure adds to concerns

    2021-08-13T11:10:00Z

    The precariousness of the worldwide road to recovery has hit the headlines once again with the closure of a terminal at one of the world’s busiest ports – Ningbo-Zhoushan.

  • RAIL PIC ONE Fracht is acquiring 12 more railcars.
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    Heavy-duty railfreight: Beefing up capabilities

    Increasing rates across all modes are posing serious questions of forwarders moving heavy cargoes contracted months ago. However, in the USA and Europe heavy railfreight operators have been strengthening their fleets, reported strong performances in 2020, and believe the prospects going forwards are promising. Ian Putzger reports.

  • ASIA PIC 3 BBC Rushmore in Port Kembla
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    Vietnam leads a regional heavy lift rebound

    2021-07-12T08:30:00Z

    With projects cancelled, delayed or just plain difficult, last year was a tough one for the Southeast Asia region – in that, it was not alone of course. However, heavy lift and project cargo specialists in the region are optimistic about the coming months, with Vietnam taking a starring role in the bounce back. Felicity Landon reports.

  • Hareket pics 2Demag CC 2800-1 Tandem Hareket
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    The driving force aiming to make Hareket a global leader in heavy lift

    2021-07-05T08:30:00Z

    Ahmet Altunkum (pictured), the chairperson of the board of directors of Turkey’s Hareket Heavy Lifting and Project Transportation, stepped into the world of heavy transportation in 1997. Sophie Barnes discusses the company’s journey.

  • From mag spain 1
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    Market hotspots indicate strong bounceback

    2021-06-28T08:45:00Z

    Covid-19 hit Spain hard last year with many industries suffering as a result. There were, naturally, consequences for the project cargo community – but more than 12 months since the pandemic took hold, optimism is returning. Megan Ramsay reports.

  • from the mag civil eng Mammoet.3
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    Bullish sentiment on recovery prospects

    Project logistics work in support of the civil engineering sector is set to get a significant boost this year. Economic recovery will be stimulated by the resumption of developments delayed by Covid-19 and anticipated additional investment in infrastructure by many governments. Phil Hastings reports.

  • Dimerco supported Charity PPE Donation Shipment from US to IN-2
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    Dimerco supports India’s fight against Covid-19

    2021-06-08T08:38:00Z

    Dimerco has coordinated the delivery of vital medical supplies from Philadelphia in the USA to Bangalore, India.

  • Danica crewing specialists seafarer, nov 2020
    News

    Human Rights Due Diligence Tool launched to protect seafarers

    2021-05-13T14:13:00Z

    The United Nations (UN) has launched its Human Rights Due Diligence Tool – a checklist designed to help maritime sector businesses uphold their responsibility to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights during the Covid-19 crew change crisis.

  • ECOL Saren
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    ECOL adopts apprentice structure

    2021-05-13T08:45:00Z

    ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) has adopted an in-company apprentice training structure, which the organisation’s leaders hope will make it easier for countries with a strong tradition of apprenticeships to become directly involved in the scheme.

  • Mammoet wind 2
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    Mammoet questions lump-sum approach to wind projects

    2021-05-10T10:44:00Z

    As Mammoet steps up its focus on the renewables sectors and implements changes to its organisation to tackle the growing markets, the global engineered heavy lifting and transport specialist has criticised the wind energy industry’s lump-sum approach to projects.

  • FROM THE MAG march april mining air panel Air Charter Service mining equipment shipment
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    Covid-19 effects balance out in heavy lift air cargo charter market

    Covid-19 is proving to be a double-edged sword in its effects on mining industry demand for air cargo charter services.

  • FROM MAG cosco
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    Size gives Cosco an edge as it fine-tunes project cargo formula

    Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has been happy with the utilisation of its heavy transport fleet. Newbuild semi submersibles are scheduled for delivery over the coming quarters.

  • FROM MAG nuclear reactors
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    Small modular reactors: the future for nuclear power?

    The world of small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) is gaining traction, with development projects popping up around the globe. Taking nuclear power plant construction ‘out of the field’ would reduce risks and costs significantly.

  • Covid19 vaccine seafarers
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    Vaccination: A legal minefield for the marine industry

    2021-03-25T11:59:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in a legal minefield, while leaving global supply chains vulnerable.

  • A dredger sailing under the Tees Transporter Bridge, teesport on freeport bidding, nov 2020
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    A look at the UK’s freeport model

    2021-03-12T11:49:00Z

    The UK’s freeport model may not offer a ‘big bang’ of changes for Customs processes but, in the long-term, could improve ease of doing business and be used as a vehicle to support the energy transition and decarbonisation.

  • Dec2020 Indian SC pg54 MFC Transport
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    Locked-down project logistics markets begin precarious rebound

    The Indian Subcontinent region has some of the most exciting opportunities on the planet – but expect the unexpected. The Covid-19 crisis has been a case in point.

  • Dec2020 Non renewables pg40 Nuclear power plant projects are big business for heavy lift operators like Sarens.1
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    Ongoing project logistics opportunities in oil and gas maintenance

    In addition to new plant projects, the non-renewable energies sector of the power generation industry will continue to produce two other sources of logistics work – maintenance/modernisation/ upgrades at existing installations and the decommissioning of old facilities.

  • Agility
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    Logistics industry reports recovery beyond 2022

    2021-02-09T16:04:00Z

    The 2021 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index reports that logisticians do not expect a full economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic until 2022 or beyond.