Sophie Barnes
Sophie joined the industry in 2017 as staff writer at Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International. After winning the Seahorse journalism award for newcomer of the year, went on to become news editor and subsequently deputy editor of the magazine.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 (0) 1689 492001
- Email:
- sb@heavyliftpfi.com
- Website:
- https://www.heavyliftpfi.com
- News
Cosmatos coordinates drum transport
Greece-headquartered Cosmatos Shipping Services has handled the transport of seven drums of varying weights from manufacturer EKME.
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AAL Limassol delivered
AAL Shipping has taken delivery of the first Super B-class vessel AAL Limassol, with a naming ceremony taking place on April 26 in Guangzhou, China.
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Freight Wings erects reactor at Bhatinda refinery
Mumbai-based project logistics and heavy lift specialist Freight Wings has erected a 1,000-tonne VGO reactor for HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) in Bhatinda-Punjab.
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Seahorse Freight Association boosts board
The Seahorse Freight Association has appointed Parveen Raja, director and publisher at EVA International Media, and Robert Minton-Taylor, visiting fellow at Leeds Beckett University, to its board.
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Esbjerg gets the go-ahead for fairway deepening
The Danish Coastal Authority has granted Port Esbjerg permission to deepen Grådyb – a 21.6 km long fairway stretching from the North Sea to the port.
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Mammoet solution for Brisbane bridge construction
Mammoet has supported the joint venture of Brady Marine & Civil and Georgiou Group (GBJV) with the construction of the Breakfast Creek Bridge, commissioned by Brisbane City Council in Australia.
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Henselmans steps up at Manitowoc
Manufacturer Manitowoc has appointed Joern Henselmans as vice president and general manager for Grove all-terrain cranes.
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Upcargo delivers tanks to Panama
Upcargo Logistics has delivered three tanks, each weighing 10 tonnes, for a water treatment plant in Panama.
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Great Abidjan delivered to Grimaldi
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth G5-class multipurpose ro-ro vessel in a six-vessel order from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
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Swire Projects on hand for RDMP deliveries
Swire Projects has shipped refinery equipment and materials, with a total volume of approximately 9,193 cu m, from Mokpo in South Korea to Balikpapan, Indonesia.
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Chipolbrok appointments in Gdynia
Chinese-Polish multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Radoslaw Chmieliński as managing director of its Gdynia office.
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MSC plans Gram Car Carriers takeover
Container shipping group MSC, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has proposed a NOK7.64 billion (USD700 million) takeover of Norwegian ro-ro tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC).
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Boa supports Charybdis launch
Norwegian offshore services provider Boa, on behalf of Italy-headquartered transport engineering specialist Fagioli, has supported the launch of the USA’s first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, Charybdis.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs 20-year agreement in Brunswick
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
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Maxim appoints Lis as chief operations officer
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
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Fracht partners with HCC for international freight forwarding programme
Houston Community College (HCC) has partnered with Fracht Group to launch an international freight forwarding apprenticeship programme.
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Blue Water expands in Aberdeen
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
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Grimaldi inaugurates Shanghai office
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
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Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift design heavy lift barge
The Netherlands-headquartered Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift have teamed up to design a 140 m x 40 m flat-top barge that is tailored for transporting heavy cargo for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
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TBMs arrive for Sydney Metro West
The final Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived at The Bays Station site, where they will commence tunnelling this year.