All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2019 – Page 5
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NewsCroft joins Freeport commission
Dan Croft has joined the Port Freeport board of commissioners in Texas, USA.
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NewsVestas places TII order
Vestas has ordered nine wind turbine blade transport systems from TII Group.
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NewsSAL flies high with jib extension
SAL Heavy Lift has acquired a fly jib crane extension that can be installed on its Type 183 vessels, Lone and Svenja.
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NewsStraightpoint expands calibration offering
Straightpoint has named eight distributors as authorised calibration centres for its range of load cells.
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NewsFagioli skids in Kazakhstan
Fagioli has weighed and transported an offshore module, measuring 80 m x 9.7 m x 11 m, in Kazakhstan.
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NewsCargoGulf teams up with Kestrel
CargoGulf is expanding its services in the UK with the appointment of Kestrel Liner Agencies as its agent in the country.
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NewsAinscough raises the roof for Vinci
Ainscough Crane Hire has utilised a 300-tonne capacity crane to assist with the construction of intu Trafford Centre’s Barton Square in the UK.
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NewsEGL delivers for Benban
Egyptian Global Logistics (EGL) has transported three transformers for the Benban solar power project, located in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert.
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NewsSaudia wrestles with WWE shipment
Saudia Airlines Cargo has transported 175 tons (158.6 tonnes) of equipment from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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NewsLet’s go fly a “K”ite
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is installing an automated kite system onto one of its bulkers.
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NewsChanges at the top for Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo Group has appointed Carsten Hernig as the head of the Latin America and Caribbean region, effective July 1.
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NewsAndreone joins PRPA board
Rita Andreone has been appointed to the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) board of directors for a term of three years, effective June 2, 2019.
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NewsChipolbrok Atlantic in wind energy delivery
Chipolbrok’s multipurpose vessel Chipolbrok Atlantic has called at the port of Bilbao in Spain to deliver 84 wind turbine blades.
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NewsDHL launches online booking tool
DHL Global Forwarding has launched an online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings for air and ocean freight, as well as door-to-door shipments.
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NewsConstruction continues for Van der Vlist
Construction work is well under way at Van der Vlist’s new facility in Schelluinen, the Netherlands.
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NewsHynekamp appointed WW Solutions COO
Mike Hynekamp has been named chief operating officer at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WW Solutions), replacing Ray Fitzgerald.
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NewsPGT introduces project cargo division
Pennsylvania-headquartered PGT Trucking has launched a project cargo management division.
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NewsGoing green with Wagenborg
Royal Wagenborg has made a series of ‘green improvements’ to its ro-ro ship Bothniaborg during the vessel’s 15-year renewal survey at a shipyard in Tallinn, Estonia.
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NewsChina funds Africa’s age of opportunity
With the population of Africa forecast to double by 2050, there is increasing demand for new infrastructure. Much of this is being funded by China, which has a huge appetite for the raw materials that are found on the continent, writes David Kershaw.
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NewsKalala steps up at Bolloré
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has appointed Éric Kalala as its chief executive officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).









