All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2016 – Page 3
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Flinter loses bank support
October 21 - Dutch multipurpose shipping company Flinter has confirmed that ING Bank will no longer provide financing for nine of its vessels, leaving the line with no other option than to file for suspension of payments.
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Atlantic Sea christened in Liverpool
October 21 - Yesterday, October 20, Atlantic Container Line's (ACL) third newbuild container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessel, Atlantic Sea, was christened by HRH Princess Anne at the UK's Port of Liverpool.
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Breakbulk steady in Antwerp
October 21 - The Port of Antwerp handled 7.26 million tonnes of breakbulk cargo during the first nine months of 2016, just 0.5 percent down on the previous year's figures.
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GAC shuffles American management
October 21 - GAC North America - Logistics has appointed Paul Fardy as managing director to succeed Claus Schensema, who has been named director, general freight.
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Strong start for SCPA
October 20 - South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported year-on-year non-containerised cargo growth during the first quarter of its 2017 fiscal year.
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SAL secures Walney wind project
October 20 - SAL Heavy Lift signed a major contract with offshore engineering contractor Van Oord for the Walney offshore wind project.
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Mammoet's high-voltage move
October 20 - Mammoet recently transported a 325-tonne electrical transformer to a high-voltage substation for Dutch transmission system operator TenneT.
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Coordinadora in global expansion
October 20 - Spain headquartered Coordinadora has established new offices in Abu Dhabi, Chile and Peru as part of its strategic growth plan.
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Shipping costs continue to decline
October 20 - Accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average of 2.4 percent year-on-year in 2015.
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Aqualis Offshore awarded survey contracts
October 20 - Aqualis Offshore has been awarded contracts to provide marine warranty services to three different floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) projects in Brazil.
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Damen signs BWTS agreement
October 20 - Damen has signed a letter of intent with Norway's TeamTec to supply and service the Avitalis ballast water treatment system (BWTS).
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Bull Moose adds Shuttlelift capacity
October 20 - Shuttlelift has delivered an SB50 gantry crane to Bull Moose Tube Company in Casa Grande, Arizona, USA.
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Jaxport in Puerto Rico power move
October 19 - Stevedoring company SSA Cooper has loaded two turbine rotors at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal, bound for a power plant in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Grieg Star joins forces with Gearbulk
October 19 - Grieg Star and Gearbulk have confirmed that they intend to enter into a joint venture to combine the companies' resources and expertise, as well as their combined fleet of open hatch, semi open hatch and conventional bulk vessels.
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Altius completes Talara move
October 19 - Altius has completed the delivery of a crude distiller and fractionator column from Masan in South Korea to Paita, Peru for the Talara refinery project.
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ALE oils up in Venezuela
October 19 - ALE has recently transported another 118-tonne module for the expansion of the La Cruz refinery in Venezuela using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) supplied by Scheuerle.
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Rickmers sells trust manager shares
October 18 - In light of persistently difficult conditions in the shipping industry, the Rickmers Group has sold all of its shares in Rickmers Trust Management to Brick Holding International Invest.
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Mustonen named NR Rail head
October 18 - Harri Mustonen has been appointed managing director of NR Rail - the newly created company jointly owned by Finland's Nurminen Logistics and Russia based Rustranscom.
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SCH launches flatrack service
October 18 - Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH) has launched a new service for forwarders offering specialist cargo loading services on flatrack containers at the UK's Port of Southampton.
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Drum rolls with Dan-Czech
October 18 - Dan-Czech Specialtransport has handled the delivery of a 60-tonne dryer drum from its manufacturer's site in Prerov, Czech Republic to Tiszapüspöki in Hungary.