All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in November 2021 – Page 3
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NewsEXIM forms GFD division
The USA’s Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has established its Office of Global Finance Development (GFD), a division that will restart efforts to engage USA-based companies on EXIM products for the first time since the agency’s reauthorisation and return of a board quorum
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NewsAntwerpXL postponed
The AntwerpXL conference and exhibition has been postponed from December 2021 to October 4-6, 2022.
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NewsBig Carl on display at Hinkley
Sarens’ SGC-250 crane, named Big Carl, has placed the first steel ring section onto the second reactor building at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK.
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NewsLinde’s AWP approach to Amur
During May 2021, Linde Engineering reached a key milestone at the Amur gas chemical complex in Russia – the transport of a 1,500-tonne quench tower. According to Linde, the move showcased the benefits of advanced work packaging (AWP).
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NewsHöegh set to list on Euronext Growth Oslo
Höegh Autoliners is planning to launch a private placement of new shares in the company and list them on Euronext Growth Oslo.
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NewsTotal Movements ships LNG cargoes
Total Movements has moved over-dimensional cargo for an LNG regasification terminal on the east coast of India.
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NewsSchmidt steps up at DHL
Tobias Schmidt has succeeded Thomas George as ceo of DHL Global Forwarding Europe. George, who managed the European organisation since 2016, will focus on his role as chief commercial officer.
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NewsJAS completes Greencarrier aqcuisition
USA-headquartered JAS Worldwide has completed the acquisition of Greencarrier Freight Services International – the freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management division of Greencarrier Group.
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NewsMaersk partners with Grindrod
A.P. Møller – Mærsk plans to form a joint venture with South Africa’s Grindrod.
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NewsBlue Water in iceberg delivery
Blue Water Shipping transported a piece of an iceberg from Narsaq in Greenland and three pallets containing a total of 540 litres of water from Godthaab Fjord to Scotland where they were part of an exhibition during the COP26 summit.
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NewsNewcastle moves ahead with diversification strategy
Australia’s port of Newcastle is set to release two tenders to advance the construction of its Mayfield multipurpose cargo handling facility.
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NewsAntonov soars from Sweden
Antonov Airlines deployed one of its AN-124 aircraft to transport a 40-tonne control unit from Stockholm, Sweden, to Lomé, Togo, on behalf of Bolloré Transport & Logistics.
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NewsBovis deploys Enerpac equipment
Bovis Group has used a combination of Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jacks and an Enerpac ETR-series trolley system to install an 80-tonne press at a French seal manufacturer.
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NewsSwire Projects ups multipurpose tonnage
Swire Projects – the projects division of Swire Shipping – has signed an agreement with Nordic Project & Finance for the long-term charter of six multipurpose, heavy lift vessels.
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NewsGebrüder Weiss charters AN-225
Gebrüder Weiss has chartered the Antonov AN-225 to transport project cargo from China to Poland’s Rzeszów airport.
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NewsConference confirmed for AntwerpXL
AntwerpXL, which is taking place from December 8-9, has confirmed its conference programme for the 2021 event, including a session chaired by HLPFI’s editor David Kershaw.
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NewsSilk Way signs with Rolls-Royce
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide replacement engines for five of the airline’s Boeing 747-400F aircraft.
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NewsAAL keeps moving for Kwinana
AAL Shipping has handled four chimney sections, with a combined weight of nearly 500 tonnes, for the Kwinana waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Australia.
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NewsCosmatos handles gearbox
Cosmatos Shipping has coordinated the urgent delivery of a gearbox to a cement factory in Skopje, North Macedonia.
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NewsBV and BESSÉ team up
Bureau Veritas (BV) has formed a partnership with insurance consultancy BESSÉ to support shipowners with tailored solutions to improve cyber security and cyber insurance.