All News articles – Page 11
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NewsSouth American project logistics markets keeps its feet amid volatility
HLPFI’s last South America project logistics report suggested that 2023 would be a more stable year. That proved to be somewhat over-optimistic – but the community is keeping its feet amid turbulent currents, writes Megan Ramsay.
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NewsEngineered Rigging teams up with Holmatro in USA
Engineered Rigging has partnered with high-pressure hydraulic equipment manufacturer Holmatro to exclusively rent and sell products from the company’s industrial line of equipment in the USA.
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NewsWest Coast ports boost capabilities as market runs hot
The North America’s West Coast project logistics market is on a high, with heavy cargoes in support of the transmission system, solar energy and civil infrastructure particularly bountiful. Offshore wind projects may be in their early stages but the region’s ports as busy boosting their capabilities.
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NewsSarens affirms safety credentials with #BeSafe
Belgian heavy lift and transport engineering specialist Sarens has unveiled #BeSafe, its latest safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) programme.
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NewsRocket stages en route to French Guiana aboard Canopée
The hybrid-wind power cargo ship Canopée is currently en route to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, loaded with two vital components of the Ariane 6 flight launcher.
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NewsLaso delivers for Gardunha II
Portugal-headquartered Laso Transportes has been engaged through January and February with the delivery of 60 wind turbine components for Gardunha II project.
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NewsJumbo Offshore scope expanded at Yunlin
Yunnneg Wind Power (YWPC) has selected Jumbo Offshore to remove monopiles at the Yunlin offshore wind farm.
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NewsBarnhart solidifies footing in upper Midwest with CR Holland acquisition
Barnhart Crane and Rigging has purchased CR Holland Crane Service of Forest City, Iowa.
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NewsMACS boosts feeder services
Multipurpose line Maritime Carrier Shipping (MACS) is adding the ports of Lüderitz (Namibia) and Mossel Bay (South Africa, on inducement) as calls on its monthly feeder service between the island of St. Helena and Cape Town, South Africa.
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NewsBorgaard joins Air Partner to lead Nordics business development
Air Partner has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development for its activities in the Nordics region.
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NewsDenzai and FTE form Saudi Arabian JV
Japan-headquartered Denzai has established a joint venture company in Saudi Arabia with Fawaz Ali Alshammari Logistics (FTE).
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NewsHLPFI meets: Eduardo Davila
“Your company is the first thing. It goes before your wife, it goes before your family, because it is so demanding. When your company is calling you, you cannot attend to anything else. At least that has been my way and my family have fortunately understood this.” Eduardo Davila, president of Joaquin Davila & Cie, spoke on his storied journey to Justin Archard.
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NewsChampioning safety with #GLAD2024
The fifth Global Lifting Awareness Day — #GLAD2024 — will take place on Thursday July 18.
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NewsMammoet installs Oder Bridge
Heavy lift and transport engineering provider Mammoet has successfully completed the installation of the Oder Bridge on the German-Polish border in Küstrin.
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NewsWarning lights flash for ro-ro
The ro-ro shipping sector is still going at full tilt moving its core cargoes and project loads aren’t getting much of a look in the door. However, disquiet about the Chinese automotive manufacturing sector could see some heat ebb from the market.
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NewsPort Canaveral boosts heavy lift capability with Liebherr LHM 600 Evo 6
US West Coast gateway Port Canaveral has added a second mobile harbour crane to its roster, an LHM 600 Evo 6, allowing it to handle a wider range of cargoes.
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NewsBIFA backs CMA verdict to allow CBER lapse in April
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to government that the current consortia block exemption regulation (CBER) be replaced by a UK equivalent when it expires on April 25, 2024. British International Freight Association (BIFA) members welcomed the developments.
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NewsWagenborg Nedlift orders hybrid XCA60_EV telescopic crane
The Netherlands-headquartered Wagenborg Nedlift has ordered a hybrid-powered 60-tonne mobile telescopic crane from China’s XCMG.
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NewsSGL completes work at Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm
Denmark-headquartered Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has coordinated the erection and installation of 32 wind turbines at the 160 MW Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm in the North Luzon region of the Philippines.
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NewsMarket Sentiment Index tracks upwards in Q1 2024
One World Shipbrokers’ quarterly Market Sentiment Index (MSI) showed an improvement in Q1 2024 rising to 52.4, up from the Q4 2023 level of 51.5.