Latest news – Page 149
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NewsSpliethoff and BigLift Shipping combine offices
The Netherlands-based Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping have combined offices in Tokyo, Japan.
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NewsJ M Baxi Heavy handles offshore deck
J M Baxi Heavy has delivered a deck for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Mumbai High offshore platform located off the west coast of India.
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NewsGeodis strengthens executive team
Global transport and logistics company Geodis has strengthened its executive committee with three appointments.
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NewsDEME lands USA installation contract
DEME Offshore US has been awarded the transportation and installation contract for the inter-array cables at the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms off the north-east coast of the USA.
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NewsStevens Towing assists in reactor move
Stevens Towing partnered with Edwards Moving and Rigging and Crofton Diving to assist in the removal of a decommissioned nuclear reactor from the NS Savannah in Baltimore, USA.
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NewsAutotrasporti Corti acquires crane
Italy-based crane rental and industrial equipment installation company Autotrasporti Corti has added a 300-tonne capacity EuroGru Amici mobile crane to its fleet.
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NewsLeith rolls out shore power
The port of Leith in Scotland, part of Forth Ports, has connected its first vessel to shore power as it continues its commitment to reducing its own carbon footprint and that of its customers.
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NewsPort Esbjerg adds Liebherr crane
Port Esbjerg has received a 308-tonne capacity Liebherr LHM 800 mobile harbour crane.
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NewsHebo acquires Taklift 4
Dutch maritime company Hebo Maritiemservice has purchased the floating sheerlag Taklift 4 from Boskalis and has renamed it Hebo-lift 10.
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NewsFreighter sinks off Abaco coast
The general cargo ship Onego Traveller sank off the coast of Abaco, the Bahamas, on December 29. All 12 crew members were safely evacuated.
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NewsFirst project for K+N’s B747
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has completed its first engine shipment using its Boeing 747-8F aircraft.
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NewsBertling ships intervention tower to Singapore
Bertling Logistics has coordinated the shipment of a 909-tonne intervention tower from Port Clarence in Middlesbrough, UK, to Singapore. The tower will be installed on FTAI Ocean’s DP3 well intervention vessel, Pride.
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NewsLack of capacity management leaves container market exposed
Old habits die hard, according to analyst Drewry, which in its latest Container Forecast report explained that rather than control capacity, the market’s instinct to preserve volumes and lower prices to secure short-term bookings kicked in.
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NewsDNV adds deck carrier class
DNV has created a class notation for deck carriers, which it hopes will accelerate the classification process for such vessels.
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NewsNordex establishes service linking Europe and Asia
Last September, wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group established a maritime subsidiary at its office in Barasoain, Spain, and established a regular liner service with northern Europe and Asia.
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NewsOmega Morgan replaces transformers
USA-based Omega Morgan has replaced three transformers for a Centralia power station in Washington State.
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NewsXLP members SaCeMa Nordic Projects and Rohlig Suus Logistics move 8,000 tonnes
XLProjects (XLP) network members SaCeMa Nordic Projects in Denmark and Rohlig Suus Logistics in Poland teamed up to move paper making machinery, weighing approximately 8,000 tonnes in total, from Sweden to Poland.
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NewsProtranser ships to Algeria
China-based Protranser has coordinated the delivery of a steel structure and equipment from Qingdao, China, to Oran, Algeria.
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NewsBalfour Beatty Vinci slides HS2 bridge
UK-based infrastructure company Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has completed sliding High Speed Rail 2’s (HS2) 12,600-tonne Marston Box bridge 165 m into place across the M42 motorway in Warwickshire, UK.
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NewsParker steps up at BIFA
Stephen Parker will succeed Robert Keen as director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA).