All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in September 2018 – Page 4
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NewsVolga-Dnepr cuts out brokers
Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers and has decided to target direct sales instead.
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NewsGAC restructures management in UK
GAC UK has restructured its senior management to strengthen its core services and commercial focus.
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NewsInsourcing: a threat to project forwarders?
At the inaugural Project Cargo Summit, held at Rotterdam’s Onderzeebootloods this week, questions were raised about the future role of freight forwarders in the project cargo supply chain, as shippers start to bring their transport activities in-house.
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NewsLafargue joins OMA in Senegal
OMA Logistics Senegal has appointed Didier Lafargue as oil and gas logistics manager.
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NewsMeriaura expands fleet with Airisto
Meriaura has signed a long-term contract with Aalto Shipping Company for the time charter of the dry cargo vessel Airisto, which has a ice-class 1A rating.
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NewsFaymonville gets ready for IAA Hannover
Faymonville is set to showcase its range of semi-trailers at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event, taking place in Hannover from September 20 - 27.
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NewsSinotrans-Sarens adds capacity in China
Sarens is relocating one of the largest cranes in its fleet - the 1,600-tonne capacity Terex CC8800-1 crawler crane - to China as part of its Sinotrans-Sarens joint venture (SSJV).
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NewsCLA expands management teams
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has expanded its executive and management teams as it prepares to take delivery of its next Boeing 747 freighter.
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NewsHöegh’s ro-ro solution cements project in Senegal
Höegh Autoliners India has transported a 5.75 m high, 94.3-tonne mill shell from Mumbai, India to Dakar, Senegal using its direct ro-ro service.
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NewsGosselin restructures logistics unit
Walter Van Mechelen has joined the executive board of Antwerp-based logistics group Gosselin and will no longer be managing the operations of Gosselin Logistics.
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NewsHuisman and ATC develop offshore training
Huisman and Australasian Training Company (ATC) have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of offshore crane training packages in Singapore.
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NewsJakobs steps up at Terex
Terex Cranes has appointed Guntram Jakobs as director of customer support - mobile cranes for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR).
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NewsAntonov tests critical response
Antonov Airlines has collaborated with Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) to test the airborne transport of equipment used by the oil industry in the event of an oil spill.
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NewsALE lifts for Karbala
ALE has deployed 24 cranes, with a lifting capacity ranging from 50 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes, for the Karbala Refinery project in Iraq.
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NewsTurbines put wind in O'Neill’s sales
O’Neill’s Heavy Haulage has transported six wind turbine blades, measuring 50 m in length, from the port of Galway to the Ballincurry wind farm, Ireland.
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NewsLMA launches SOMWS
Lloyds Market Association (LMA) plans to launch the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors (SOMWS) on September 18.
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NewsWeserport welcomes Gottwald crane
Bremen-based terminal operator Weserport, part of the Rhenus Group, has replaced its gantry slewing crane with a Konecranes Gottwald model 6 mobile harbour crane.
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NewsMund + Bruns renames in the USA
Houston-based Jaeckel Mund + Bruns has rebranded to correspond with its Bremen-headquartered parent company and will operate as Mund + Bruns.
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NewsUni-top adds European coverage
Uni-top Airlines has introduced a freighter service connecting Liège, Belgium to Wuhan, China, using a Boeing 747-400F.
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NewsISS Global Forwarding established in Dubai
The Investment Corporation of Dubai has established ISS Global Forwarding, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on supply chain logistics.