On May 18 Volga-Dnepr transported a 32 m-long rocket booster from Huntsville in Alabama to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
The rocket booster will be used on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket, as part of NASA’s next Mars rover mission.
Volga-Dnepr also transported payload fairings and RD-180 engines for the mission.
Upon receiving the cargo, ULA moved the rocket into the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center for post-shipment checks. The launch is scheduled for July 17.
USA-based trailer manufacturer Trail King has promoted Kelly Menz as vice president of engineering.
Mammoet has opened a full-service 2-acre (0.8-ha) yard in Cocoa, Florida.
The USA’s Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has completed the final phase of the USD100 million berth enhancement project at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at Blount Island.
Combi Lift’s Forwarding Solutions division has moved a gas boiler across Europe.
Goldair Cargo has handled seven transformers for a wind farm in South Evia, Greece.
Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the delivery of 186 rail coaches from India to Sri Lanka.
