All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2020 – Page 5
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NewsTransport System Bögl sent to China
German construction company Max Bögl has delivered the first of its newly developed light railcars to China onboard an Antonov AN-124.
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NewsIpswich handles heavy lift
The port of Ipswich, part of Associated British Ports (ABP), has handled a 178-tonne transformer as part of a National Grid infrastructure project in Burwell.
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NewsCLdN adds to service network
Ro-ro operator CLdN is launching a service connecting Santander, Spain with the UK and Ireland
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NewsFortitude kickstarts UAL service
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) will deploy its heavy lift vessel UAL Fortitude on a new service connecting the Mediterranean and Black seas with West Africa.
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From our sponsorsVanguard solution keeps Nissan project on schedule
When Covid-19 threatened to stop the expansion of Nissan’s automotive manufacturing facility in South Africa in its tracks, Vanguard came up with a solution to keep the delivery and installation of a 2,000-ton (1,814.4-tonne) press on schedule and in budget.
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NewsBaj boosts fleet with Faymonville
Ghana’s Baj Freight and Logistics has added an eight-axle MultiMAX semi-trailer from Faymonville to its fleet.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers for NASA mission
On May 18 Volga-Dnepr transported a 32 m-long rocket booster from Huntsville in Alabama to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
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NewsBMS Heavy forms strategic alliance in Vietnam
Denmark’s BMS Heavy Cranes and Dang Gia Corp Vietnam have formed a strategic alliance to provide heavy lifting services for Vietnamese wind energy projects.
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NewsSARR completes turnkey deliveries
India-based SARR Freights has completed a turnkey project that involved delivering power generation equipment across northern India.
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NewsG2 Ocean joins ship automation study
G2 Ocean has partnered with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and 22 maritime industry partners to study safe methods and technology for enabling ship automation.
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NewsIncreasing US demand for AAL’s services
Project cargo flows into the USA during the pandemic have been hit in multiple ways, but AAL Shipping has seen an increase in breakbulk demand, driven largely by the wind energy industry.
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NewsArklow Archer launched in Westerbroek
Ferus Smit has launched the newbuild vessel Arklow Archer at its yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands.
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NewsUTC delivers in Chile
Global freight forwarder UTC Overseas handled the transportation of mining equipment from the Puerto Angamos port in Chile to an inland mining site, amid Covid-19 disruption and political unrest.
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NewsOmega Morgan handles wind components
Omega Morgan has been busy offloading wind turbine components destined for a project near Arlington in Oregon, USA.
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ArticleHopes of Spanish logistics recovery after short-term shock
This time last year, confidence in Spain’s wind energy sector was high and the outlook was bullish in spite of long-running political uncertainty. With a coalition government now in power, the country is among those worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic – but projects are continuing, writes Megan Ramsay.
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NewsGPA elects officers and reports positive outlook
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has elected its board officers for the coming fiscal year and revealed better-than-expected results for the month of May.
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NewsSteel cut for second UECC vessel
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is proceeding with the construction of its second LNG-powered ro-ro vessel.
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NewsHöegh Xiamen fire extinguished
Efforts to tackle the fire aboard Höegh Xiamen at Blount Island, Florida came to a close on June 12, with firefighters confirming that the blaze had been extinguished.
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NewsNew Jersey port project targets offshore wind
The US state of New Jersey has released plans to construct a purpose-built marshalling and manufacturing port dedicated to the offshore wind industry.