All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in May 2025 – Page 3
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Newsdeugro promotes Blewett in the USA
Project freight forwarder deugro has promoted Ryan Blewett to vice president and country manager of deugro USA.
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NewsHareket scales up with barges and cranes aplenty
Türkiye-headquartered engineered transport specialist Hareket has invested in two state-of-the-art barges to bolster its capabilities in the offshore market and signed an order agreement for 88 cranes from manufacturer Sany.
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NewsBlue Water extends Siemens Gamesa port services agreement
Blue Water Shipping has signed a three-year extension of its port services agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg.
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CapPro news
Challenging China: US battery sector ramps up
A wave of public and private investment is supercharging the USA’s battery storage sector, but questions remain over how quickly American producers can close the gap with China’s global dominance.
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NewsCombiMAX PA-X debut for Wiedemann Transporte
Germany’s Wiedemann Transporte has completed the maiden project for its CombiMAX PA-X semi-trailer from Faymonville: the transport of a 73-tonne drilling rig from a hydroelectric power station nestled nearby the River Lech.
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NewsSwire Projects backs renewables roll out in mining with key deliveries
Multipurpose operator Swire Projects has delivered four GW165/6.0MW Goldwind wind turbines for Zenith Energy’s hybrid power station as part of the Bellevue Gold Project in Western Australia.
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NewsChoppy waters ahead for PCTCs
Sector analyst Veson Nautical identifies challenging market conditions ahead for the PCTC segment, should potential USTR port fees of USD1 million per voyage for non-US built car carriers enter force from mid-October. Combined with this week’s signals from Washington suggesting a sooner-than-expected reopening of the Red Sea, car carrier demand could take a heavy blow.
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NewsLiebherr and Tenstar to advance mobile crane simulator
Having piqued interest at bauma 2025, Liebherr and Sweden’s Tenstar Simulation have reaffirmed their collaboration to further develop their mobile crane simulator.
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NewsKaleido adapts to mounting headwinds
Project logistics activity from Spain and Portugal remains steady in key sectors such as offshore energy, automotive, and rail – despite softening renewables volumes and escalating geopolitical trade tensions. Beatriz Alvarado, logistics sales, chartering and procurement director at project forwarder Kaleido, shared her views on the market with HLPFI’s May/June edition.
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CapPro news
Hydrogen sector under strain despite pockets of progress
The hydrogen sector continued to face pressure across the value chain, from project developers and technology manufacturers to offtakers, according to Westwood Global Energy Group. However, three projects have hit key milestones.
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NewsShipping pollution caps take effect in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea has officially become an emission control area (ECA) for sulphur oxides and particulate matter under the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) MARPOL Annex VI, effective May 1, 2025.
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NewsSarens signs MoU to boost influence in Cambodia
Belgian heavy transport engineering firm Sarens has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a trio of companies, forming a strategic partnership that will provide logistics, heavy transportation and installation solutions in Cambodia.
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NewsUTC battles harsh weather to deliver to biofuel refinery plant
UTC Overseas has completed a two-year, multimodal project to deliver 50,000 freight tons of cargo from Europe, Asia, and North America to a biofuel refinery plant in Nebraska, USA.
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NewsMammoet purchases pair of Eco500 vehicles
Transport engineering specialist Mammoet has added to its electric fleet by purchasing two Eco500 self-propelled modular vehicles from Cometto.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen completes Armacup acquisition following strong Q1 results
Ro-ro shipping and logistics group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has acquired the remaining shares in New Zealand-headquartered shipping company Armacup.
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NewsMSI slips as uncertainty stirs multipurpose market
The 17th edition of One World’s Market Sentiment Index (MSI) reveals another dip in industry confidence, falling to 53.3 amid tariff turmoil, transpacific trade contraction, and energy project setbacks. Yet with most multipurpose tonnage still fully employed, some see a sector better positioned to endure volatility than in years past.
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NewsBrestPort and SFPC formalise strategic partnership
France’s BrestPort and Ireland’s Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) have formalised a strategic partnership, underpinned by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
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NewsESTA releases guidance to reduce dangers from AdBlue faults
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has released updated guidance to help its members minimise issues with AdBlue – also known as diesel exhaust fluid (DEF).
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NewsMammoet begins replacing 19 crane girder beams at oxygen steel plant
Mammoet has begun replacing 19 crane girder beams as part of the modernisation of central production units at a thyssenkrupp Steel oxygen steel plant in Duisburg, Germany.
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NewsLTM 1650-8.1 becomes RT trans’ largest crane
Serbian crane and heavy haulage company RT trans has added a Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane to its roster, becoming the largest crane in the company’s fleet.