Latest news – Page 148
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NewsFagioli uses Cometto equipment for jack-up system
Italian heavy logistics specialist Fagioli has installed a jack-up system onto the deck of self-propelled Cometto SPMTs.
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NewsWorld Bank details economic headwinds
The markets generating heavy lift and project cargoes have proven resilient to economic and political shocks, but the global economy is certainly feeling the impacts. While not all economies will fall into recession this year, the World Bank expects headwinds to slow down almost all developed and emerging markets.
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NewsProject cargo grows at Thunder Bay
Canada’s port of Thunder Bay (Ontario) said that steel, wind turbine products, and other project cargo, such as items for the mining sector, became familiar arrivals at the Keefer Terminal last year.
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NewsBenedicto to distribute Modulift equipment
Under-the-jib equipment manufacturer Modulift has expanded its distributor network with Benedicto Steel Group in the Philippines.
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NewsK2 Project Forwarding bolsters team
K2 Project Forwarding – a joint venture of Peak Group and deugro group to serve the Norwegian market – has expanded its team with three appointments.
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NewsMaersk shakes up executive leadership team
A.P. Möeller – Mærsk is rolling out a new organisational structure and executive leadership team following the appointment of Vincent Clerc as its ceo.
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NewsTschudi relocates chartering department
Tschudi Logistics has moved its in-house chartering department from Aarhus in Denmark to Oslo in Norway, next to the headquarters of the Tschudi Group.
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NewsPiracy hits record low but sustained efforts required
As maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reach their lowest recorded level in almost three decades, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is calling for efforts to reduce piracy to be sustained.
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NewsMultipurpose shipping in position to weather 2023 storms
While multipurpose vessel rates are expected to soften through 2023, the rate of decline is expected to be less than in competing sectors such as containerships and handysize dry bulk carriers, according to the latest forecasts from Drewry.
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NewsFreeport East receives government approvals
The UK’s Freeport East has received final approvals from the UK government to develop the port, supported by funding worth GBP25 million (USD30 million).
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NewsPort Antwerp-Bruges reports stability
Even though 2022 was fraught with geopolitical, energy and supply chain challenges, the port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported stable results for the year, while certain segments experienced a slight growth.
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NewsSSY opens Seoul office
Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has opened an office in Seoul, Korea.
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NewsAntonov delivers automotive machinery to Canada
RXO Air Transport teamed up with Antonov Airlines to deliver CNC machinery from Milan, Italy, to Hamilton in Canada.
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NewsAAL ships reclaimer components
AAL Shipping has transported 20,000 freight tons of iron ore reclaimer components on its monthly Asia to Australia West Coast liner service (AUWC).
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NewsSarens orders Tadano boom booster
Sarens has ordered an 84-m boom booster kit for its Tadano CC 38.650-1 crawler crane.
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NewsEineder uses Liebherr for solar farm
Bavaria, Germany-based crane rental service provider Autodienst Eineder has utilised its 60-tonne Liebherr LTR 1060 telescopic crawler crane to install transformer stations on solar farms.
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NewsHiap Heng adds Manitowoc crane
Singapore-based crane rental service provider Hiap Heng Group has added a 300-ton (272-tonne) capacity Manitowoc Grove GMK6300L-1 all-terrain crane to its fleet.
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NewsEnter the ESTA Awards 2023
There is still time to enter the ESTA Awards 2023, which will be held by the European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry on April 20 at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin, Noordwijk, near Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsUrbano joins UAL
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has appointed Marcelo Urbano as its chartering director, Latin America.
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NewsXLP members busy in Latin America
Integral Chile has transported a 76-ton (68-tonne) dryer to the port of Valparaíso in Chile for onward shipment to its final destination in Mexico.