All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in October 2021 – Page 6
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NewsFlying Whales on course for production
France-based Flying Whales is progressing with the development of its airship that will be capable of handling loads up to 60 tons (54 tonnes), with the first unit scheduled to be assembled in 2023 in southwest France.
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NewsCPP to acquire Ports America
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has agreed to acquire North American marine terminal operator Ports America.
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NewsChipolbrok delivers the goods
After loading project material and industrial components in China and South Korea, Chipolbrok’s multipurpose vessel Parandowski made its way to Europe.
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Newsdeugro expands Brazilian footprint
deugro has opened an office in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to serve its clients in the south-eastern and central regions of Brazil.
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NewsIMO and Saudi Arabia target ship-based emissions
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed three partnership agreements with Saudi Arabia to support the preparation of a project that targets ship-based emissions.
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NewsFocus 30’s lifting debut
Mammoet’s 2,500-tonne lifting capacity Focus 30 crane has completed its first project at a refinery site in the UK.
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NewsVineyard Wind and Crowley to establish Salem as offshore wind port
Vineyard Wind has entered into an agreement with Crowley Maritime Corporation and the city of Salem to create a public-private partnership aimed at establishing Salem Harbor as the state’s second major offshore wind port.
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NewsRed Box executes complex NSR move
Red Box Energy Services’ Audax has completed a 7,900 nautical mile transit of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) from Grenaa Havn, Denmark, to Qingdao, China, carrying the 11,000-tonne jack-up accommodation rig Atlantic Amsterdam.
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NewsVan Oord orders installation vessel
Van Oord has ordered an offshore installation vessel that will be able to operate on methanol and be capable of installing wind turbines of up to 20 MW in size.
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NewsSeaway 7 combination finalised
OHT ASA and Subsea 7’s offshore fixed wind unit have been merged and rebranded to Seaway 7 ASA.
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NewsFricke-Schmidbauer Schwerlast expands in Hamburg with Tadano
Germany-headquartered Fricke-Schmidbauer Schwerlast has taken delivery of a Tadano ATF-220-5.1 mobile crane.
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NewsC.H. Robinson delivers to Perth
C.H. Robinson has transported two compressor bundles and related accessories for an oil and gas client in Perth, Australia.
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NewsAmico boosts ShipLift system with Enerpac
Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has supplied a heavy lift trolley system to Genoa-based Amico & Co to assist in the lifting and transportation of yachts weighing up to 4,000 tons (3,600 tonnes).
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NewsEleven Danir 19 handles truck transport
Eleven Danir 19 has coordinated the multimodal transport of 21 fire trucks from France to Paldiski, Estonia.
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NewsCombi Lift expands offering
German heavy lift and logistics specialist Combi Lift has expanded its service portfolio with the addition of a forwarding solutions division.
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NewsHöegh enters LoI for Aurora series
Höegh Autoliners has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) to build a series of multi-fuel and ammonia-ready Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels.
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Newsdeugro in complex power plant delivery
deugro has delivered approximately 80,000 freight tons of cargo from various origins in Asia, Europe and the USA to a gas turbine power plant project in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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NewsHamilton named chair at Jaxport
Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in the USA has appointed Wendy Hamilton as chair of its board of directors.
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NewsLeith handles Howpark cargoes
The port of Leith in Scotland has utilised its bespoke renewables storage facility to handle eight onshore wind turbines for the 16 MW Howpark wind farm.
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NewsHöegh breaks record in Ennore
Premier Global Logistics has coordinated the transport of three 35 m-long wind turbine blades from India to South Korea onboard Höegh Autoliners’ direct service from Ennore to Masan.