Latest news – Page 24
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NewsGeneral cargo volumes dip at Port Houston
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
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NewsDSV sets benchmark in Poland
DSV, with its partner Sarens, was responsible for the transport of 1,700 individual cargoes including a 850-tonne wash tower, for the largest petrochemical investment project in Europe in the last 20 years.
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NewsBAE opts for Cometto MSPE lines
BAE Systems is bolstering its transport fleet in Florida, USA, with 156 Cometto MSPE axle lines.
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NewsRobinson joins Engineered Rigging
USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging has expanded its engineering team to include Dalton Robinson.
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NewsWinged Stories takes flight
Antonov Airlines has partnered with Vivat Publishing to support Ukrainian children affected by the war. By engaging children’s authors, the brands have created a series of illustrated children’s books about airplanes.
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NewsTotal Movements ships hammer to Singapore
India-based Total Movements successfully executed the port-to-door transportation of 1,500 cu m of oil and gas equipment from Saudi Arabia to Singapore.
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NewsGlobalink delivers power station cargoes to Uzbekistan
Globalink Logistics recently completed a challenging project, delivering combined cycle power station components to Talimarjan, Uzbekistan.
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NewsJames stepping back from Dixie Cullen
Catherine James, founder and ceo of Dixie Cullen Interests (DCI), will step away from her day-to-day activities in February 2025.
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NewsWhite steps into Allelys role
UK-based heavy haulage and rigging specialist Allelys has appointed Sandy White as its engineering director.
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NewsGuidance on stability of lifts
A new paper entitled ‘Guidance on Stability of Lifts’ outlines key strategies for ensuring safe and stable heavy lift operations when moving loads onto, off or between ships in port or at sea.
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NewsGreen shipping corridors face ‘feasibility wall’
Green shipping corridors have expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall”, according to Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum.
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NewsBulan promoted at Kito Crosby
Kito Crosby has promoted Jason Bulan to vice president of business development and product strategy for the company’s hoists and cranes portfolio in the Americas.
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NewsMarr’s M2480D in action at PKSW reline project
Marr Contracting’s M2480D heavy lift luffing tower crane has safely removed a large downpipe at Port Kembla Steelworks (PKSW).
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NewsBigLift delivers heaviest STP buoy ever constructed
Netherlands-headquartered BigLift Shipping has transported the heaviest submerged turret production (STP) buoy ever constructed, from Singapore to Darwin, Australia.
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NewsAprojects moves power plant equipment from Asia to Belgium
Aprojects has chartered three vessels from China and Vietnam to Belgium as part of a turnkey project for a new combined cycle power plant.
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NewsWallenius SOL expands lo-lo service in Bay of Bothnia
Effective January 2025, Wallenius SOL will launch an expanded lo-lo service, adding Tornio, Finland, Piteå, Sweden, and Rotterdam, Netherlands to its network.
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NewsUECC adds Blue Aspire to European route
The dual-fuel LNG newbuild Blue Aspire will be deployed on United European Car Carriers’ European North-South trading network from mid-December.
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NewsTugdock and Sarens secure funding for O&M hub at Port Talbot
Tugdock and Sarens have secured funding from the Crown Estate towards developing a heavy lift operations and maintenance (O&M) hub at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port Talbot in Wales, UK.
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NewsTGP handles transformers destined for UK
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has handled two transformers and placed them into storage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ahead of being shipped to the UK next year.
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NewsHöegh agrees five-year contract with international car manufacturer
Ro-ro shipping line Höegh Autoliners has signed a five-year contract with an international car manufacturer for the transport of cars in two of the shipping firm’s key trade lanes.