July 29 - Multitrade Spain has coordinated the shipment of a large tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Noblejas, Spain to Catania in Italy.
The 5,000 cu m TBM consignment included the machine's shield, which had a diameter of 10.55 m, and the cutter head drive - the heaviest unit with a weight of 190 tonnes.
Multitrade is a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Spain.
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
ESTA’s SPMT working group is progressing with its plans to establish new stability guidelines. Currently, the group is reviewing a learning outcome that will be used to establish the minimum training requirements for an SPMT operator, further enhancing user knowledge and safety.
Dortmund-based heavy transport provider August Alborn has purchased two EuroCompact lowbed semi-trailers from TII Scheuerle.
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth G5-class multipurpose ro-ro vessel in a six-vessel order from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
Container shipping group MSC, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has proposed a NOK7.64 billion (USD700 million) takeover of Norwegian ro-ro tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC).
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
