Bokalift 2 heads to its new job in the US
Boskalis’ converted crane vessel Bokalift 2 has set course for the United States where it will take part in the company’s 100th offshore wind farm…
Protranser ships construction machinery
The Chinese transportation and logistics company, Protranser, arranged the shipment of construction machinery.
Van Oord and Subsea 7 win offshore contract in Guyana
The British Subsea 7 group and the Dutch Van Oord consortium were awarded a major contract by the ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana…
Omega Morgan lifts four-tonne awning in Oregon
An awning weighing just over four metric tonnes, measuring 22 metres in length and 5 metres in width, was lifted by an Omega Morgan crane,…
Port of Tallinn invested in new quay to service wind farms
The Port of Tallinn, Estonia’s largest port authority, will invest € 53 million, to build a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour, by summer 2025.…
Danser Group Transports materials for construction of a new De Vlaamse Waterweg bridge in Belgium
The Danser Group, a Dutch multimodal operator and logistics solution provider, has delivered the first batch of project cargo for the construction of a movable,…
Heavy lifting
Audubon opens heavy lift division
PRESS RELEASE – Global engineering provider Audubon Companies has announced the expansion of its field services capabilities to include a new business line, Crane &…
Construction
200-metre arch bridge sails through Rotterdam city centre
An arch bridge measuring two hundred metres long, twenty metres wide and forty metres high sailed through the centre of Rotterdam in the night from…
[VIDEO] Jan De Nul installs new bridge in the heart of Brussels
A Jan De Nul team has installed the central part of the new Suzan Daniel bridge over the Brussels-Scheldt Canal in the heart of Brussels.…
Equipment
Mammoet adds ten Mega Jack 800 towers to its fleet
Mammoet is expanding its range of equipment with ten new towers for its Mega Jack 800 system. The expanded range will help the company to reduce risk and improve efficiency across…
Construction
Boskalis scores its largest construction project to date
Boskalis has been awarded a contract worth an estimated EUR 1.5 billion for the design and construction of Manila International Airport in the Philippines, marking…
Equipment
Mammoet launches new 6,000-tonne heavy-lift crane
Mammoet has designed a new heavy-lift crane with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The crane is specifically designed for the construction of FPSO’s and floating…
Heavy-lifting
Hareket awarded heavy-lift contract for Duqm refinery
PRESS RELEASE – Hareket has been selected as the heavy-lift contractor for the offsite and utility packages for the Duqm Refineries in Oman. The contract…
Construction
Machinery volumes to decline as Caterpillar’s sales fall by 23%
Industrial manufacturer Caterpillar is shipping out a lot less machinery as a result of the pandemic. Third-quarter sales have fallen by 23% to USD 9.9…
Construction
Mammoet delivers 1,400-tonne splitter for new Borealis plant
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has transported a 1,400-tonne C3 splitter column to the new Borealis propane dehydrogenation (PDH) site in the Belgian village Kallo. The…
Shipbuilding
Construction of BokaLift 2 has started
PRESS RELEASE – At Drydocks World in Dubai, the hull modification of the BokaLift 2 has started. The conversion scope includes the fabrication and installation…
Heavy Transport
GAC and Cosco deliver 3,700-tonne bridge in Stockholm
PRESS RELEASE – GAC in Sweden has managed the delivery of a 3,700-tonne bridge in Stockholm, which will be used to connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan…
LNG
Australia’s largest LNG producer slashes expenditure in half
Woodside, Australia’s largest LNG producer, is slashing its total expenditure for 2020 in half and is deferring final investment decisions on a number of major…
Construction
Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB halts all UK production
PRESS RELEASE – Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB has stopped production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic…
Construction
‘Big Carl’ lifts first loads at Hinkley Point C
PRESS RELEASE – Big Carl, the world’s largest crane capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes, has completed its first major lift at the Hinkley Point C…