February 28 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has announced that it will now do business under the brand name, Erickson, effective April 1, 2014.
In addition to a new logo and corporate website, the name of Evergreen Helicopters has been changed to Erickson Helicopters, and Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska has been rebranded as Erickson Transport Inc.
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.
