All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2020 – Page 3
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NewsAAL commits to the Middle East
Five years since the launch of AAL’s office in Dubai, the carrier said that it is seeing tentative growth in cargo demand in the Middle East.
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NewsStoring cargoes in a pandemic
With projects on hold or delayed as a result of Covid-19, project forwarders are faced with a new challenge: finding space to store heavy and oversized cargoes.
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NewsOffshoretronic’s turbine installation concept
Marine engineering company Offshoretronic has developed the ADD-ON Support Tower concept for its wind turbine installation vessel.
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NewsOrchid ships to Nigeria
Orchid Shipping delivered a deodoriser unit from Jawaharlal Nehru port in India to Tincan, Nigeria.
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NewsKato introduces all-terrain crane
Mobile crane manufacturer Kato has launched the KA-300RX – a 300-ton (272.2-tonne) capacity all-terrain crane.
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NewsSC Ports to receive STS cranes
Two heavy lift vessels are on their way to South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SC Ports) Hugh K. Leatherman terminal in North Charleston, USA, to deliver five five ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.
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NewsUHL opens in Texas
United Heavy Lift (UHL) is opening an office in Houston, Texas, to meet the needs of its customers in the USA.
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NewsBarrus handles mining equipment
Barrus Projects has transported a 1,100-ton (997.9-tonne) autoclave from the port of Antwerp in Belgium to the port of De-Kastri in Russia.
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NewsC.H. Robinson cuts time in Houston
C.H. Robinson has transported 18 air coolers from Oklahoma to the port of Houston and coordinated the loading of the cargoes onto ocean vessels bound for the Middle East.
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NewsAnker Logistica delivers to Colombia
Anker Logistica y Carga has transported two natural gas compressor units from Canada to Colombia.
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NewsRenewables sector booms in Blyth
The port of Blyth and its partner Advance Northumberland are to showcase a number of development projects at the Global Offshore Wind virtual conference, taking place on October 28.
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NewsBreakbulk resilient at Rotterdam
The port of Rotterdam handled a total of 103.4 million tonnes of freight in the third quarter of 2020, while total throughput for the first nine months of the year was 8.8 percent lower than 2019 levels. HLPFI speaks with Twan Romeijn, business manager breakbulk at the port authority, about the port’s outlook for the heavy lift market.
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NewsClarksons boosts UK renewables presence
Clarksons is boosting its service offering to the UK renewable energy market with the establishment of a team based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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NewsSC&RA appoints Smith
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has appointed Chris Smith as its vice president of transportation, effective November 5.
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NewsSkyhook crane to serve Norwegian offshore industry
Wergeland Group and PSW Group have signed a letter of intent for the delivery of a Huisman Skyhook quayside crane at the Gulen Industrial Harbour, Norway.
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NewsALS delivers wooden cases
Abnormal Load Services (ALS) has transported three oversized wooden cases from Germany to Belgium.
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NewsHeavy Lift Awards: 2020 finalists and winners
HLPFI reviews the 2020 shortlisted and winning entries for the virtual Heavy Lift Awards.
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NewsHöegh ships blades to Australia
Höegh Autoliners has shipped three 45 m-long rotor blades from Santander, Spain, to Melbourne, Australia, on behalf of DSV Projects Portugal.
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NewsCadeler signs contract with DEME
Offshore wind farm installation company Cadeler – previously known as Swire Blue Ocean – will install monopile foundations at the Ørsted Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire.
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NewsWalker joins Duluth port board
Duluth City Council has appointed Tyrone Walker to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority board of commissioners.