All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 23
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen begins biofuel trial
Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ro-ro Torrens has become the first vessel in its fleet to bunker B30 HSFO-Biofuel.
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NewsLEEA selects Auston as chair
Oliver Auston will succeed Kat Moss as chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) board, effective January 2024.
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NewsSchryver to open Uruguay office
Freight forwarder Schryver is expanding its network in Latin America and opening a branch office in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the first quarter of 2024.
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NewsCargotec selects Niiranen to lead Kalmar
Finland’s Cargotec has appointed Sami Niiranen as president of Kalmar, effective May 2024 at the latest. Until then, current Cargotec president and ceo Casimir Lindholm will hold his interim position as Kalmar president.
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NewsPSG takes delivery of Grove rough-terrain crane
Scottish marine services company, PSG Marine & Logistics (PSG), has received the first Grove GRT8100-1 rough-terrain crane in the UK.
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NewsBoskalis on track for one of its best years ever
Dutch offshore engineering contractor Boskalis posted “historically good” third-quarter results, with strong performance across all its divisions, high vessel utilisation and solid project results.
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NewsBingley brought in to strengthen Air Charter International’s cargo services
Dubai-based aviation services provider, Air Charter International, has appointed heavy lift charter expert Paul Bingley to help refocus its air charter product.
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NewsRambaud to head Bolloré Middle East
Jean-Baptiste Rambaud has been appointed as ceo of Bolloré Logistics Middle East.
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NewsBay Crane adds dual-lane transporters
USA-based heavy haulage specialist Bay Crane Companies has expanded its fleet with dual-lane transporters.
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NewsStormGeo launches EU ETS tool for shipping
Weather intelligence software provider StormGeo has launched a tool to monitor and analyse data ahead of the introduction of shipping into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
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NewsLS Cargo starts Yunlin transport scope
LS Cargo has started the delivery of 21 monopiles and four monopile sections for the Yunlin offshore wind farm, which is being developed between 8-17 km off the west coast of Taiwan.
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NewsVaramar forms partnership with COSCO’s ASL Shipping & Logistics
Varamar – a carrier of breakbulk, dry bulk, oversized and containerised cargo – has entered into a strategic commercial partnership with ASL Shipping & Logistics, a COSCO Shipping group company.
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NewsAinscough boosts projects division with Liebherr crawler
UK-based Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 1700 1.0 crawler crane at its Leyland depot.
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NewsChipolbrok on hand for NEOM turbine delivery
Multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has delivered wind turbines to the port of NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC).
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NewsTadano appoints Gee-Nyland as business leader
Crane manufacturer Tadano has appointed Lloyd Gee-Nyland as the business leader for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsSeafarers happiness suffers longest decline
The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) third-quarter 2023 report, conducted by the Mission to Seafarers, saw another drop in overall happiness – down to 6.6 out of 10 from 6.77 in quarter two.
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NewsBigLift Baffin completes Saint-Brieuc deliveries
BigLift Shipping transported 38 jacket foundations from El Ferrol, Spain, for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm utilising its heavy transport vessel BigLift Baffin.
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NewsFleet Line Shipping opens warehouse in JAFZ
UAE-headquartered Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has opened a storage facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ).
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NewsAfrica Global Logistics appoints Duffaut
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) has appointed Gilles Duffaut as director of international logistics development.
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NewsMPV orderbook faces supply-side risk
The multipurpose sector’s vessel orderbook is small, at just under 2.4 million dwt. China’s dominance in fulfilling those orders puts the fleet expansion in a precarious position, according to analyst Drewry.