April 22 - Fast & Direct Heavy Lift Solutions LLC has handled the transport of 320 tonnes of oilfield equipment from the UAE to Tunisia.
The equipment, which had a total volume of 1,030 cu m, was transported on six lowbed trailers from the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi to the Mussafah Port, where Fast & Direct arranged for ocean freight to Tunisia.
Fast & Direct Heavy Lift Solutions LLC is a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Dubai.
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has coordinated the transport of six sets of wind turbines from China to Vietnam on two chartered vessels.
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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.
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.
