December 11 - Trina on her maiden voyage to Asia
After its naming ceremony in November, the third of four heavylift newbuildings being delivered to the joint venture between SAL and "K" Line set sail for Asia loaded with cargo.
Like her type 176 sisterships, Trina has a speed of 20 knots and a combined crane capacity of 1,400 tonne SWL. The final ship of the four will enter the market in early 2009.
Transport engineering and heavy lift specialist Mammoet is supporting Canada’s Bruce Power with its major component replacement (MCR) projects.
China’s Protranser delivered an energy storage cabinet weighing 48 tonnes from Qingdao, China to Iraq.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
Liebherr’s factory in Nenzing, Austria, has been filling all its new machines with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel during assembly, with CO2 neutrality the driving factor for the change.
USA-based transport engineering specialist Berard has further strengthened heavy transport capabilities with the recent delivery of 12 additional axle lines of Scheuerle SPMTs
Schwerlast Weise has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane.
