All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2018 – Page 5
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NewsRSS earns its spurs
Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has completed load tests on three lifting frames that will be used as part of a retractable football pitch in London.
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NewsMammoet bridges the gap in Dubai
Mammoet has lifted and installed 16 steel girders for the fountain view link bridge under construction at the Dubai Mall, on behalf of Eversendai.
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NewsFirst BelugaXL rolls out
This month has seen the first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL roll out of the assembly hangar in Toulouse, ready to start flying by mid-2018.
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NewsJaxport cargo generates buzz
Stevedoring company Portus has handled a diesel-powered generator, weighing approximately 331,000 lbs (150.1 tonnes), at the Port of Jacksonville (Jaxport), on behalf of UTC Overseas.
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NewsSnoeck named at Broekman
Broekman Logistics has appointed Frenk Snoeck as general manager Broekman Project Services.
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NewsNew OOS vessel heads for Brazil
Netherlands-based heavy lift ship operator OOS International has introduced a new semi-submersible accommodation vessel to its fleet.
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NewsSarens set to unveil biggest crane
Later this year Sarens will unveil the new SGC 250 crane, which will be the largest crane in Sarens' fleet.
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NewsAir cargo growth remained strong in November
Revealing its latest statistics, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that air cargo demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) remained strong in November 2017 with 8.8 per cent growth compared to the year-earlier p
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NewsTBM treated to a Thames river tour
Late last year, Mammoet delivered the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project in London.
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NewsTegeler in at Buss Group
The Hamburg-based Buss Group has appointed Carsten Tegeler as chief financial officer (cfo). He will also manage the group with Dr Johann Killinger.
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NewsAttenborough on the move
ALE has transported the partially completed polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, from the fabrication hall to the slipway at Cammell Laird Shiprepairs & Shipbuilders' Birkenhead shipyard in the UK.
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NewsTurkish Airlines takes Boeing trio
Turkish Airlines has ordered a further three Boeing 777 Freighters as part of the continued expansion of its freighter fleet.
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NewsAtlas adds to team
Atlas Air has appointed Richard Broekman as senior vice president global sales and commercial development, and named Alvin Tay vice president sales and marketing for the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsZeus tows out of Ostend
Two gravity based foundations, built by the Jan De Nul Group and Smulders, have departed from the port of Ostend, destined for the Danish offshore wind farm Kreigers Flak.
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NewsExpanded services at WWL
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added the port of Vigo in Spain to its Atlantic Ocean ro-ro service.
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NewsCranes set sail with Steder
Steder Group, on behalf of Platetrade, has delivered two dismantled cranes from Rotterdam to Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
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NewsBristol freighter returns to the UK
A historic Bristol Type 170 freighter aircraft has been transported from New Zealand to the Aerospace Bristol museum in the UK.
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NewsALS completes solar delivery
ALS UK has transported a crate containing a solar turbine from a packing facility in Irlam in the UK for onward delivery to China.
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NewsAertssen plans Michielsens take over
Aertssen Group is set to acquire crane rental company Michielsens.
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NewsLefeber steps up at Everett
Lisa Lefeber has been selected as acting ceo of the Port of Everett during the absence of Les Reardanz, who is being deployed to Afghanistan, effective February 2018.