Joshua Allen
Joshua joined the HLPFI team in June 2024 as junior reporter, focusing on heavy lift, project logistics, airfreight and ocean shipping markets.
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NewsBaggio delivers project cargo from China to Brazil
Project freight forwarder Baggio coordinated the delivery of over 10,000 cu m of project cargo as well as 800 containers from China to Brazil on a full vessel charter for 10 separate clients.
NewsCeva Almajdouie boosts fleet
Ceva Almajdouie – a joint venture (JV) between Ceva Logistics and Saudi Arabia’s Almajdouie Logistics – has expanded its equipment fleet.
NewsScheuerle equipment on hand for repowering project
As part of a repowering project in Lorup, Lower Saxony, turbine manufacturer Enercon is replacing 16 older turbines with 10 modern E-175 EP5 units. Rotor blade transport systems (RBTS) from TII Scheuerle are being deployed to move the 86 m-long blades.
NewsRotra Futura commences operations
Offshore wind ro-ro vessel Rotra Futura has officially commenced operations with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the USA.
NewsDDP delivers initial shipment to hydropower plant in Laos
Deufol Döhle Projects (DDP) has delivered the first critical shipment for a major hydropower project under construction in Laos.
NewsFLS Group and NEPC team up in the Philippines
FLS Philippines has partnered with NEPC Construction to support the FDC Misamis expansion project, an initiative aimed at dealing with the growing energy demands of Mindanao.
NewsPortico restructures business
UK-based Portico has restructured its business and officially launched three new companies – Portico Shipping, Portico Logistics and Portico Port Services.
NewsDAKO transports wind blades from China to Germany
Project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has delivered 24 wind turbine blades from Qingdao, China to the ports of Cuxhaven and Rostock in Germany.
NewsETOL due to be completed this year
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes’ (ESTA) European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) for modular hydraulically suspended trailers (MHST) is on track to be finalised by the end of the year.
NewsFaymonville revamps SpecialTrailers24, breaks ground at USA production site
Trailer manufacturer Faymonville Group has revamped its online platform for immediately available trailers, SpecialTrailers24, and has also broken ground at its maiden USA production facility, in Arkansas.
NewsEnerpac ETR115 system completes testing
Enerpac’s ETR-Series heavy lift trolley system has completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) prior to deployment offshore. The ETR115 system has a lifting capacity of 115 tonnes per trolley.
NewsGeodis on hand at EFGL pilot project
Global logistics provider Geodis has been on hand to support construction of the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) pilot project in France, completing the transport and float-off of three wind turbine foundations with a combined weight of 2,500 tonnes.
Newsdeugro follows up work for Ineos Project One
Project freight forwarder deugro has followed up its scope of work for Ineos Project One by successfully delivering another shipment from the UAE and Oman to the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
NewsSkellingsted joins LPX Partners as managing director
Thomas Skellingsted has joined global logistics and supply chain advisory and investment firm LPX Partners as managing director.
NewsLDA makes key business changes
Independent private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent stake in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a subsidiary of the Louis-Dreyfus Company. LDA now plans to invest some EUR1 billion (USD1.18 billion) in the fleet and new technologies. Moreover, Samira Draoua has also joined LDA as ceo.
NewsCollett handles pair of transformers at the port of Goole
UK-based heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has handled a pair of transformers – each weighing 143 tonnes – at the port of Goole in the UK.
NewsConstruction underway at port of Raahe’s project cargo quay
Construction is underway at the port of Raahe’s Syvälaituri 3 – deep pier 3 – in Finland, which will be primarily used to handle project cargo at the port.
NewsMammoet keeping busy in Australia
Dutch transport engineering specialist Mammoet has been busy with a trio of projects across Australia, spanning the mining, hydro and battery energy storage system (BESS) sectors.
NewsDAKO delivers for Guatemalan project
DAKO Worldwide Transport has coordinated the shipment of power plant components from Bergen, Norway, to the port of Big Creek, Belize, for onward delivery to Petén, Guatemala.
NewsTGP on hand for energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported and installed two turbines and two generators for a major energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan.