All articles by David Kershaw – Page 34
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NewsUAL ups fleet with landing craft
Multipurpose vessel operator Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has added a landing craft (LCT) to its roster, bringing its fleet to 15.
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NewsSeow promoted at Jurong Port
Singapore’s Jurong Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of JTC Corporation, has appointed Terence Seow as ceo. He succeeds Ooi Boon Hoe, who has assumed the role of advisor until the end of the year.
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NewsCarving out a niche
David Kershaw spoke with Jan Frahnert (managing partner) and Willem-Alexander Dous, (managing partner and ceo) of Hamburg-headquartered Carrrier53’, which is carving a niche on the China-USA trade.
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NewsTSC Institute champions ‘winning formula’ for recruitment and retention
HLPFI writes regularly about the challenges facing the project logistics supply chain – be it infrastructure barriers, a lack of capacity, issues with financing and, in the not-so-distant memory, a dearth of projects in various parts of the world. While these problems ebb and flow, one recurring theme in conversations across the sector is the difficulty in finding and retaining talent.
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NewsStevie joins dship Carriers fleet
dship Carriers has added the 12,652 dwt multipurpose vessel Stevie to its roster.
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NewsSavosolar ties up with VG-Shipping
VG-Shipping has signed a conditional share exchange agreement with solar thermal energy developer Savosolar to sell marine logistics company Meriaura along with VG EcoFuel. VG-Shipping will become majority shareholder in Savosolar.
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NewsGerman railfreight gets priority over passenger services
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services.
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NewsLady Menna delivered
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
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NewsAnother milestone at Hinkley Point C
Offshore installation vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have installed the last of six head structures at the bottom of the Bristol Channel.
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NewsOmega Morgan brings power cargoes to Arlington
USA-headquartered transport engineering specialist Omega Morgan has moved 82 large wind energy components from the port of Vancouver (USA) to Arlington, Oregon.
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NewsRockbottom tackles staff shortages with project logistics academy
Recruiting and retaining project logistics talent is, at present, near impossible. Jason Dickens, consultant at dedicated project forwarding recruiter Rockbottom Consulting, shed some light on the current situation.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers orders tenth semi-sub
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to build its tenth semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.
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NewsAAL steps up to salvage task
AAL Shipping removed two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania.
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NewsCadeler vessels fully booked to 2026
Offshore installation contractor Cadeler reported H1 2022 revenues of EUR43 million (USD42.7 million), up 33 percent year on year. EBITDA stood at EUR23 million (USD22.9 million), up by some EUR7 million (USD6.96 million) year on year.
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NewsUHL delivers mobile harbour cranes to Newcastle
Two mobile harbour cranes have arrived at the port of Newcastle, Australia, aboard UHL Fighter.
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NewsFire aboard Happy Rover in Rotterdam
A fire broke out aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Rover on August 21 while drydocked in Schiedam, Rotterdam. The captain and crew were not harmed.
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NewsWagenborg Nedlift receives heavy jacking system
Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of an ultra-heavy jacking system.
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NewsCarrier53 opens China-USA liner service
Carrier53 has been established out of Hamburg, Germany – a NVOCC that specialises in the transport of 53 ft containers, bulk and general cargo from China to the USA.
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NewsStrong first half for Boskalis
The Netherlands-headquartered Boskalis reported strong results in the first half of 2022 with high utilisation rates for its large ships and increased revenues.