All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2020 – Page 5
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NewsUHL boosts fleet with 12 ships
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has updated its fleet list to include nine Eco Lifter multipurpose vessels that were previously delivered to Zeamarine.
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NewsOrion fuelled with LNG
Nauticor’s bunker vessel Kairos has supplied DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion with LNG at the port of Rostock, Germany.
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NewsGenoa bridge takes shape
Construction of the new Genoa bridge in Italy is making progress, with 14 out of the 18 piers now installed.
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NewsTWD designs monopile sling connector
Temporary Works Design (TWD) has developed a monopile sling connector concept, which it claims provides a quick, safe and remote-controlled solution for rigging activities.
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NewsUnique Group adds to spreader beam inventory
Unique Group has signed a partnership agreement with lifting and spreader beam manufacturer Britlift.
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NewsZagrebtrans adds Scheuerle modules
Croatia-headquartered Zagrebtrans has acquired an UltralightCombi trailer combination from Scheuerle, a subsidiary of the TII Group.
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NewsNavigating Sulphur 2020
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has praised the implementation of the 0.5 percent sulphur cap on marine fuel, claiming that, so far, the transition has been “relatively smooth”, although charter party disputes are expected to emerge soon.
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NewsVanguard handles Golden Valley turbines
South Africa’s Vanguard is currently offloading and transporting 48 wind turbines at Port Elizabeth, which are destined for a project site in Golden Valley.
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NewsDemag duo completes tandem lift
Tiong Woon has lifted a 100 m-long, 510-tonne C3 splitter tower at the Singapore Refinery Company’s propylene manufacturing plant.
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NewsSC&RA outlines 2020 conference agenda
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has revealed the speakers for its 2020 Annual Conference, which will be held from April 14-18 at the Amelia Island Plantation in Florida, USA.
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NewsSchuisdziara joins Hansa Meyer as managing director
Hansa Meyer Global Transport has appointed Jan-Dirk Schuisdziara as managing director.
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NewsHeavy Lift Awards heads to London for 2020
HLPFI is pleased to announce that the Heavy Lift Awards 2020 will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on October 21 this year.
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NewsDSV forms partnership with Vestas
DSV Panalpina has signed a strategic partnership agreement with wind turbine manufacture Vestas.
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NewsD. Turner calls on Enerpac for transformer move
D. Turner & Son has used an Enerpac skidding system to move four 16-ton (14.5-tonne) transformers in and out of a building in London, UK.
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NewsRhenus places Konecranes order
Rhenus Logistics has ordered a 125-tonne lifting capacity Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane for the Rhenus Deep Sea terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam.
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NewsShipping should prepare for the spread of coronavirus
Maritime law firm Hill Dickinson has warned that the shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential restrictions in order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, which has originated in China.
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NewsNew boom on route for Pacific Osprey
Blue Water Shipping is transporting a crane boom, manufactured by National Oilwell Varco, to Denmark on behalf of Swire Blue Ocean (SBO).
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NewsVan Gool adds calibration rig
Lifting and rigging equipment supplier Van Gool will install a 350-tonne capacity calibration rig at its facility near Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsPCN members combine for mining project
In coordination with several of its fellow Project Cargo Network (PCN) members, Goodrich handled the movement of almost 8,000 freight tons of mining equipment to Kazakhstan.
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NewsImperial upgrades fleet
USA-based Imperial Crane Services has taken delivery of two Tadano GR-750XL rough-terrain cranes.