Mammoet helps ESTA on SPMT guidelines
Engineered heavy lifting and oversized transport specialist Mammoet has played a major role in supporting the European Association for Abnormal Road Transport and Cranes (ESTA) to establish new stability guidelines for Self-Propelled Modular Trailers (SPMT)...Read more
HCC launching freight forwarding apprenticeship program with Fracht Group
Houston Community College (HCC) will launch an international freight forwarding apprenticeship program with Frach Group during the coming summer.Read more
Great Abidjan joins Grimaldi’s multipurpose RoRo fleet
Grimaldi Group has continued the expansion of its multipurpose RoRo fleet with the latest addition, the Great Abidjan. The vessel belongs to the innovative G5 class, and it has been delivered from the Hyundai Mipo...Read more
BOA Offshore, Fagioli, break three records in one go
Offshore services provider BOA Offshore supported the launch of the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The company lent a hand to its customer Fagioli in placing the newbuild vessel in the water,...Read more
Blue Water sets up Aberdeen unit for growth
The transport and logistics group, Blue Water Shipping, has expanded its Aberdeen facilities with a new office, warehouse and additional laydown area. The company aims to accommodate business growth and improve operational efficiency in handling...Read more
Boskalis’ White Marlin tags in to replace out of service dry dock in Trinidad and Tobago
Boskalis semi-submersible vessel White Marlin has recently been on hand in Trinidad and Tobago to substitute a dry dock that is out of service temporarily. Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs 20-year lease for Brunswick Port
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is expanding the scope and scale of its US Southeast operations with a 20-year lease agreement with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) for upgraded and enlarged Brunswick Port facilities. The company has options...Read more
More MPP carriers pick Cape Of Good Hope, sailing away from Suez
The war in Gaza and subsequent hostilities and increasing risk in the Middle East have started pushing MPP index rates up but also pushed a larger number of vessels on a long way around Africa. Read more
DSV maintains 2024 outlook despite EBIT slip in Q1
Danish transport and logistics giant DSV has maintained its outlook for 2024 as market normalisation continued in the first quarter of the year. DSV still expects its EBIT to land between DKK 15,000 – DKK...Read more
Dutch pair set sights on Taiwanese offshore wind market with heavy lift barge
Dutch engineering design firm Fusie Engineers has teamed up with its heavy transport and freight forwarding compatriot Q3 Heavy Lift to design a flattop barge. According to the two companies, the 140 metres by 40...Read more
Offshore energy projects push Port of Blyth to record figures
The Port of Blyth has been propped to record figures in 2023 as it excelled as an offshore energy support base, handling specialist subsea equipment, heavy project lifts and significant support for the decommissioning sector. Read more
Final two TBMs ready to tunnel for Sydney Metro West
Construction of Sydney’s second under-harbour railway crossing is close to starting with the final tunnel boring machines (TBMs) arriving on site. The oversized cargo units have been delivered by AAL Shipping’s heavy-lift multipurpose vessel at...Read more
Swire Projects ships oversized cargo from South Korea to Indonesia
Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping was recently involved in a shipment of oversized refinery equipment and materials. Read more
TGP India striving in country’s active marketplace
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has been taking full advantage of India’s bustling activity completing new projects and adding new offices to its portfolio. Driven by the country’s active marketplace the company’s unit in India has...Read more
Maersk, Vestas ink South Korea-focused wind turbine logistics MoU
Shipping giant Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the wind turbine manufacturer Vestas for joint investment. The two companies aim to establish a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistics base for offshore wind...Read more