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NewsBilbao joins MSC service linking South America’s west coast
The port of Bilbao now forms a part of MSC’s weekly direct service connecting Northern Europe with the West Coast of South America.
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NewsESTA’s proposed heavy transport reforms accelerate
After the EU’s Council of Transport Ministers agreed on the proposed revisions of the Weights and Dimensions Directive earlier this month, proposed reforms set out by the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) are moving forward without any alterations.
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NewsBIFA urges freight forwarders to incorporate updated STC
With the updated standard trading conditions (STC) set to come into force on January 1, 2026, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is pressing its members to ensure they are fully prepared to implement the measures.
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NewsEU investigation into anti-dumping of Chinese mobile cranes begins
Following the filing of a formal complaint by leading European mobile crane manufacturers, the European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of mobile cranes from China.
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NewsMyCrane Trading to take first stock in mid-January
After launching MyCrane Trading in August – the crane sales, leasing and maintenance service providing arm of MyCrane – the company will receive its first stock at its Jebel Ali Free Zone base in mid-January.
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NewsRail unions oppose UP-NS merger
Following plans to merge Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest rail unions in the USA have shown their opposition to the USD85 billion merger.
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NewsStella Passage development delay impacting trade, claims Tauranga CEO
According to the ceo of the port of Tauranga, Leonard Samspon, a lack of infrastructure development approval – chiefly for the Stella Passage project – is proving harmful to shipping in New Zealand and, more broadly, the country’s economy.
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NewsPort of Chioggia’s Goliath cranes near completion
The first of two 800-tonne rail-mounted Goliath cranes destined for Italy’s port of Chioggia is nearing completion.
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NewsABP and SPR partner for Lowestoft wind operations
Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a long-term partnership with ScottishPower Renewables to support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for the East Anglia TWO and THREE offshore wind farms from the port of Lowestoft.
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NewseSAIL fitted aboard Fluvius Tavy in Santander
bound4blue and Amasus Shipping have completed the installation of a 22 m suction sail on the general cargo vessel Fluvius Tavy at Astander Shipyard in Santander, Spain.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers boosts Middle East presence
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, together with COSCO Shipping (West Asia), has signed a joint venture agreement with Saudi Ports Services & Storage (PSS) to strengthen its presence in the Middle East.
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NewsESTA plots next steps following safety survey findings
Recent findings from a Europe-wide safety survey by ESTA have prompted the association to establish two dedicated working groups focused on structured incident reporting and the development of common safety standards across the abnormal transport and mobile crane sector.
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NewsKrey Schiffahrt opts for NexusWave monitoring
Four of Krey Schiffahrt’s newbuild heavy lift vessels will come equipped with Inmarsat’s NexusWave, helping to ensure that performance monitoring and energy management systems remain connected wherever the vessels operate.
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NewsAAL delivers chemical plant components from Thailand to Australia
Multipurpose carrier AAL Shipping has devised a tailor-made heavy lift transport solution for a key shipment of chemical plant components from Sattahip, Thailand to Dampier, Australia, aboard one of its S-class vessels.
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NewsSafe Lifting completes overload test
Safe Lifting Europe has performed the overload test on a 1,600-tonne capacity main crane from Liebherr in Rostock, Germany.
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NewsHareket adds marine services with 330-class barges
Turkish heavy lift and transport engineering company Hareket will begin offering marine services with two of its own 330-class barges from February 2026.
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NewsDAKO delivers further ship engines to Italian shipyard
Having already transported five ship engines last month, project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has followed up by delivering a further four engines from Mannheim, Germany, to a shipyard in northern Italy.
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NewsBoa launches Boabarge 39
Norwegian offshore services provider Boa confirmed the launch of its latest semi-submersible unit, Boabarge 39.
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NewsRo-ro capacity surge meets shifting Asia–Europe services
A surge in deepsea ro-ro newbuild deliveries over the course of 2025 is reshaping fleet composition just as service patterns between Southeast Asia and Europe look set to shift.
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NewsHelm @ Immingham works start
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started construction works on the first phase of its major Humber development at its Helm @ Immingham site.