September 18 - AMTES, part of the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup, has been issued with a Part 145 certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), extending its maintenance and repair capabilities for the AN-124 freighter aircraft.
The document issued to AMTES allows the company to complete service bulletins on AN-124 aircraft and means AMTES now holds all of the necessary certificates for AN-124 maintenance at its hangar facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
An AN-124 aircraft.
The port of Albany in the USA has been awarded a USD9.9 million grant from the NYS Department of Transportation (DoT) passenger and freight rail assistance programme (PFRAP) to upgrade its heavy lift infrastructure.
Konecranes has acquired German crane and service supplier Kocks Kranbau, strengthening its port services offering.
Offshore wind developer Corio Generation and Brazilian port developer Prumo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore using the port of Açu as a strategic base for Corio’s future offshore wind projects.
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has transported offshore template structures for Subsea7 using its CO2 emissions reducing Eco Voy-transport concept.
Japanese shipping group MOL has placed an order with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of an open deck carrier vessel, designed primarily for the transport of offshore wind energy components.
CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping will add two more heavy transport vessels (HTV) to their joint fleet, bringing the number of open deck carriers in their roster to six.
