All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 2
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NewsHappy Star handles Damen deliveries to Europe
Dutch heavy lift shipping line BigLift Shipping has deployed its heavy lift vessel Happy Star to transport 11 tugs from Vietnam and China to Europe on behalf of Damen Shipyards.
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NewsRhenus Project Logistics promotes Becker and D’Abreo
Rhenus Group has appointed Moritz Becker and Colin D’Abreo as co-vice president directors of its project logistics unit.
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NewsAllelys promotes Beardmore
UK-based heavy transport provider Allelys has appointed Richard Beardmore as chief commercial officer.
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NewsDP World opens project cargo terminal in Constanta
DP World has opened a 5-ha project cargo terminal at the port of Constanta, Romania, as part of a EUR130 million (USD141 million) investment across the country.
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NewsKarl joins Chipolbrok Americas
Multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok Americas has appointed Felicia Karl as sales manager.
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NewsDufour expands with Boutique deal
Belgium-headquartered lifting, transportation, construction and engineering services provider Dufour Group has acquired compatriot heavy lift and transport company Jean Boutique.
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NewsChapman Freeborn enhances European management team
Air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has boosted its European senior management team with appointments in Italy, Finland and Poland.
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NewsNoatum Maritime opens Turkish office
Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group, has launched an office in Türkiye as it strengthens its services across the Mediterranean region.
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NewsFunding secured for Ardersier port development
Haventus has secured a GBP100 million (USD126.5 million) joint credit facility to develop Ardersier port, Scotland, into a wind energy gateway.
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News3P Logistics hauls stamping press to Poland
3P Logistics Industrial Projects has delivered a stamping press from the port of Hamburg, Germany, to Skawina, Poland.
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NewsSlight drop in European road freight benchmark
The European road freight rate benchmark – produced by Transport Intelligence, Upply and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) – shows that rates fell in both the spot and contract markets in Q1 2024. However, there are signs that rates could be starting to normalise.
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NewsMACS and Hugo Stinnes team up in Spain
German multipurpose operators MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping and Hugo Stinnes, both owned by Vineta, will form a joint agency brand to represent their activities in the Spanish market.
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NewsBishop Lifting acquires Oceanside Equipment
USA-based under-the-jib equipment specialist Bishop Lifting has acquired Canada-based wholesale distributor of rigging and mooring products, Oceanside Equipment.
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NewsEuropean ports target resilience with CLARION project
The ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Hamburg and Constanta have initiated the CLARION project, which will focus on enhancing the resilience and sustainability of European ports.
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NewsBeaumont’s Main Street Terminal 1 completed
McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction of the port of Beaumont’s Main Street Terminal 1, which is slated to increase its general cargo handling capacity by more than 15 percent.
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NewsJSL handles suction pipe transport
JSL Global Qatar has coordinated the transport of a telescopic suction pipe from Bahrain to Doha, Qatar, on behalf of an alumina refinery company.
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NewsHands-free lifting rolled out for Mammoet Australia
Mammoet Australia has introduced hands-free lifting across its operations to enhance workplace safety when dealing with suspended loads.
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NewsABP moves forward with LEEF development
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started dredging the outer harbour and channel approaches at the port of Lowestoft as it progresses with the development of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF).
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NewsGothenburg launches a Digital Port Call platform
The port of Gothenburg in Sweden has launched the Digital Port Call platform – digitalising the vessel arrival process at the port.
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NewsALS coordinates dryer delivery
Specialist logistics provider ALS has transported an 86.5-tonne dryer from Poland to Uthaug in Norway.