All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 71
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ArticleThe driving force aiming to make Hareket a global leader in heavy lift
Ahmet Altunkum (pictured), the chairperson of the board of directors of Turkey’s Hareket Heavy Lifting and Project Transportation, stepped into the world of heavy transportation in 1997. Sophie Barnes discusses the company’s journey.
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ArticleCovid complicates Brexit uncertainty for heavy lift service providers
It is still early too say with any certainty what the impact of Brexit will be on the UK’s project cargo industry. Speaking with HLPFI before the end of the transition period, some of the UK’s leading logisticians were preparing for delays, others believed there would be more opportunities for forwarders.
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ArticleBrazilian logisticians plot survival path
Brazil is in the throes of the pandemic while its economy faces headwinds from rising political uncertainty and low commodity prices. The timing is more than unfortunate, as the project logistics sector in the country was poised for growth. Sophie Barnes reports.
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NewsBlades move with Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics has delivered six wind turbine blades for a project in Quebec.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr in dispute with Boeing
A US district court has rejected Volga-Dnepr UK’s attempt to gain a temporary restraining order to stop Boeing selling four freighters that it had originally ordered. HLPFI’s sister publication Air Cargo News reports.
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NewsBoxco handles HMEL Bhatinda cargoes
India’s Boxco Logistics has moved heavy and oversized cargoes for the HMEL Bhatinda refinery project.
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NewsLindahl joins Mærsk's projects team
Henrik Lindahl has joined A.P. Møller–Mærsk as part of the carrier’s global special cargo logistics team.
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NewsLarsen to join Ocean Installer
Norwegian subsea contractor Ocean Installer has established a business segment that will focus on the offshore wind energy sector. Even Larsen, current ceo of Fred. Olsen Ocean, will be brought in to lead the division.
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NewsLOC completes North Field Bravo scope
LOC Group has completed its marine warranty surveyor (MWS) contract for the Qatargas North Field Bravo expansion project.
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NewsFire outbreak at US port
A fire broke out aboard Höegh Autoliners’ ro-ro vessel Höegh Xiamen yesterday (June 4) at Blount Island, Jacksonville, USA; there are no injuries to any of the 21 crew members, who have all been evacuated from the vessel.
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NewsIntradco charters AN-225
Intradco Global, in collaboration with GTA GSM, charted the Antonov AN-225 freighter aircraft to transport nearly 1,000 cu m of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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NewsPacific Osprey returns to service
Swire Blue Ocean’s (SBO) wind farm installation vessel Pacific Osprey has returned to service following the installation of its extended crane boom in Denmark.
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NewsTime charter rates level out
The latest report from shipbroker Toepfer Transport indicates that time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector are starting to level out.
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NewsWW Ocean calls in Freeport
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean’s (WW Ocean) ro-ro vessel Bess has completed its maiden call at Port Freeport, Texas as part of its service connecting Asia with the Gulf Coast.
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NewsSchmidbauer expands fleet
Germany-based Schmidbauer will boost its fleet with several Liebherr mobile cranes, a Spierings crane and a Cesab electric powered forklift this year and next.
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NewsMammoet wins landmark Arctic LNG 2 contract
Mammoet has secured a contract for the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia – the biggest-ever contract win in the company’s history.
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NewsOctra and Scales complete merger
French heavy logistics specialists Octra and Scales have merged their operations.
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NewsA dozen deliveries for Fracht
Fracht has coordinated 12 charter flights delivering masks and other medical protective equipment from Shanghai, China to Zürich, Switzerland.
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NewsLogistics Plus buys Times-News Building in Erie
Logistics Plus has acquired the 88,000 sq ft (8,175.4 sq m) Times-News Building in its hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania.