All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2019 – Page 2
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NewsALE’s rapid response
Heavy lift and specialised transport engineering company ALE was on hand in Mississippi, USA, to help deliver five pressure vessels.
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NewsSleipnir christened in Singapore
Heerema Marine Contractors and shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine demonstrated the next-generation semi-submersible crane vessel – Sleipnir – last week in Singapore.
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NewsStormGeo appoints Mortensen
Weather intelligence and decision support service provider StormGeo has appointed Carsten Mortensen as non-executive chairman of its board of directors.
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NewsWW Solutions inaugurates Derrimut processing centre
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions has established an equipment processing centre in Melbourne, Australia, that will increase speed to market for OEMs operating in the truck, bus, agricultural and construction sectors.
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NewsSuperior adds Scheuerle unit
The trailer’s telescopic deck can extend out to 100 ft (30.48 m) and handle up to 238,000 lbs (107.9 tonnes).
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NewsScholpp in tandem operation
Germany’s Scholpp Kran & Transport has used its recently acquired Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane in a tandem operation at the port of Heilbronn.
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NewsBlue Water Shipping lands Siemens Gamesa contract
Blue Water Shipping has signed a deal with Siemens Gamesa for the transport and handling of wind turbine components for four offshore wind farms.
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NewsBlades arrive at Longview
The port of Longview has once again handled wind turbine blades for Oregon’s Leaning Juniper wind farm.
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NewsProject cargo on the rise at Spanish ports
Spain’s ports handled a record 563 million tonnes of cargo in 2018 – with European locations featuring prominently in their business.
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NewsModulift performs locomotive lift
Modulift has provided equipment to lift a steam locomotive, built in 1926, on behalf of Swanage Railway, a tourist attraction in the UK.
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NewsFesco and RZD team up to link Europe and Asia
Fesco Transportation Group and Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) are launching a Trans-Siberian multimodal service to expedite the delivery of goods from Japan to Europe via Russia.
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NewsUSA ends steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico
The USA is removing steel and aluminium tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with all retaliatory tariffs on US goods and any pending litigation also coming to an end.
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NewsPOSH to launch maritime training centre in Taiwan
POSH Kerry Renewables – a joint venture of PACC Offshore Services Holding (POSH) and Kerry TJ Logistics – has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Taiwan’s first specialised maritime training centre.
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NewsMaxim names duo for Pacific Northwest
Maxim Crane Works has appointed Travis Wilt and Alex Clark to lead the expansion of its services in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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NewsPPG restructures training course
The Project Professionals Group (PPG) has restructured its project cargo forwarding training course into a one-day format.
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NewsDSV soars with generator component
DSV has transported a 40-tonne generator component on board a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 from Germany to Australia for Siemens.
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NewsWilliam McKnight to chair Georgia Ports board
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has named William McKnight chairman of its board of directors. He will take over from Jimmy Allgood on July 1.
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NewsCrosby acquires Gunnebo Industries
Lifting, rigging and material handling equipment supplier the Crosby Group has acquired Sweden-headquartered Gunnebo Industries from Nordic private equity firm Segulah.
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NewsVolumes rise with ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) said that demand for its oversized and heavy cargoes transport services continued to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3 percent year-on-year to more than 11,000 tonnes.
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NewsGPLN delegates convene in Bremen
More than 180 delegates of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) convened at the Dorint Park Hotel in Bremen earlier this week for the group’s 16th annual meeting.