Safe Lifting completes overload test
Safe Lifting Europe has performed the overload test on a 1,600-tonne capacity main crane from Liebherr in Rostock, Germany.
Hareket adds marine services with 330-class barges
Turkish heavy lift and transport engineering company Hareket will begin offering marine services with two of its own 330-class barges from February 2026.
DAKO delivers further ship engines to Italian shipyard
Having already transported five ship engines last month, project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has followed up by delivering a further four engines from Mannheim, Germany, to a shipyard in northern Italy.
Boa launches Boabarge 39
Norwegian offshore services provider Boa confirmed the launch of its latest semi-submersible unit, Boabarge 39.
Helm @ Immingham works start
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started construction works on the first phase of its major Humber development at its Helm @ Immingham site.
Ro-ro capacity surge meets shifting Asia–Europe services
A surge in deepsea ro-ro newbuild deliveries over the course of 2025 is reshaping fleet composition just as service patterns between Southeast Asia and Europe look set to shift.
Ceva moves to acquire Fagioli
Ceva Logistics is set to acquire Italian project logistics specialist Fagioli.
HLR develops hydraulic lifting cylinders
Germany-headquartered Heavy Lift Rental (HLR) has developed hydraulic lifting cylinders with a working load limit of 125 tonnes for synchronised lifting operations.
Spliethoff deploys advanced crane simulators for heavy lift training
Dutch multipurpose shipping group Spliethoff has inaugurated its next-generation training simulator in Manila, the Philippines. It is designed to train seafarers in crane handling and heavy lift operations under highly realistic conditions.
Slocombe steps up as interim president at PRPA
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has appointed Kurt Slocombe as its interim president effective January 1, 2026.
