December 8 - Robin Bijlsma has stepped down from his role as technical director of Seaway Heavy Lifting, to pursue a career in law.
Bijlsma was with Seaway for 17 years, and acted as project manager during the construction of the crane vessel Oleg Strashnov.
He will be replaced by current project manager at Seaway, Bas Zoon.
Turkish crane and heavy haulage company Aydıntaş has added two LTM 1450-8.1 mobile cranes to its fleet.
Sarens PNG, a joint venture between Sarens and Trans Wonderland (TWL), has added the Mac25 Franna crane to its fleet in Papua New Guinea.
BAE Systems is bolstering its transport fleet in Florida, USA, with 156 Cometto MSPE axle lines.
Trailer manufacturer Cometto said that it will supply a batch of new MSPE 48T axle lines to heavy transport specialist Mammoet.
USA-based Engineered Rigging has upgraded its equipment service centre in Russellville, Arkansas, to offer dynamic testing and certification of hydraulic cylinders, pumps and other high-pressure hydraulic equipment.
Dutch engineering consultant Conbit said that its SL900 lifting system is now ready for deployment.
