May 24 - FLS Projects USA has discharged air filter equipment, with a volume of 2,200 cu m, in New Orleans.
The consignment, which included several breakbulk items and containers, was delivered from the Port of New Orleans to a job site 100 miles (160.9 km) away.
FLS was responsible for the discharge supervision, port handling, storage and on-carriage, as well as the provision of permits and escorts for the oversized cargo.
Geodis has been awarded a contract for inbound logistics services for ship construction and repair projects in Canada, as part of Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding Inc.’s (ISI) participation in a national shipbuilding programme.
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.
DAKO Worldwide Transport has organised the load out of 15 sets of 65 m-long wind turbine blades in Tianjin-Xingang, China.
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.
