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NewsHeavy lifts and trade shifts
As AAL Shipping delivers a 560-tonne crane body from Japan to the USA, the company reflects on the resilience of heavy lift logistics amid shifting US trade policies and geopolitical tensions.
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NewsFLS Group and AC Logistics join forces
FLS Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Philippines’ specialist AC Logistics, a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation.
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NewsMeriaura restructures business
Finland’s Meriaura Group has signed a conditional share exchange agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Summa Defence. In connection with the arrangement, the company’s marine logistics business (Meriaura and its wholly owned subsidiary VG-EcoFuel) will be sold to former parent company Meriaura Invest. The name of the new listed company will be Summa Defence.
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NewsTO Group becomes commercial agent for Polaris Autoliners
Shipbroker and liner agent Transport Overseas Group (TO Group) has become the commercial agent for British shipping company Polaris Autoliners, effective January 1, 2025.
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NewsSarens lifts pedestrian and cyclist path into place in France
Sarens has lifted a pedestrian and cyclist path into place in Albi, France, which runs along a 19th century railway viaduct on the Tarn River.
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NewsMilitzer & Münch launches country unit in Belgium
Logistics company Militzer & Münch will open its country unit in Belgium on January 27, 2025.
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NewsPOC places 5,000-tonne heavy lift vessel order
Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) has contracted Seatrium to build a 5,000-tonne lift capacity vessel for the Japanese offshore wind energy market.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges sees growth
At 278 million tonnes, the port of Antwerp-Bruges witnessed total throughput growth of 2.3 percent in 2024. Conventional breakbulk stood at 10 million tonnes (up 0.1 percent on 2023), meanwhile ro-ro figures sat at 20.3 million tonnes (down 3.4 percent on the previous year).
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NewsGard expands portfolio in Japan
Marine insurance provider Gard has expanded its product portfolio in Japan by adding marine and energy risks, including hull and machinery, to its services.
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NewsT3 Projects purchases trio of Liebherr cranes
South African construction firm T3 Projects has taken delivery of two rough terrain cranes – an LRT 1100-2.1 and an LRT 1130-2.1 – along with an LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane.
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NewsMultipurpose pair joins JSI Alliance
SAL Heavy Lift confirmed that two F300-type multipurpose vessels, Eva and Ella, have joined the JSI Alliance fleet.
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NewsDNV boosts managerial team with chief operating officer
Classification society DNV has appointed Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria as chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2025.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen ships rail tamping machine to Australia
Ro-ro shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has shipped a rail tamping machine from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Port Kembla, Australia.
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NewsClimatic events increasingly hinder inland waterway operations
There are warning signs that severe climatic events are already impacting inland waterway operations, according to international freight and cargo handling insurer TT Club. These impacts are widely forecast to get worse in the future.
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NewsCometto SPMTs used to replace 100-year-old Swedish bridge
Swedish construction company Jinert has used SPMTs from Cometto to replace a 100-year-old bridge which connects the Swedish towns of Vänersborg and Djupedalen.
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NewsAirbus to close Beluga Transport airline
HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News has reported that Airbus will close its Airbus Beluga Transport operation, which was intended to cater to demand for outsize cargo carriage.
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NewsOnne Multipurpose Terminal to boost capabilities further in 2025
Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has put a pair of new mobile harbour cranes (MHC) into service and plans are under way to further boost project cargo and heavy lift activities at the Nigerian gateway.
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NewsBertling transports separators from Belgium to China
Bertling Logistics has transported separators from Antwerp, Belgium, to Tianjin, China.
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Newsdeugro appoints Eltantawy as head of rail
Project freight forwarder deugro has appointed Mohamed Eltantawy as head of rail, effective January 2025.