All articles by HeavyLiftPFI – Page 134
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Worldwide success for PCN members
August 12 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Poland, Scandinavian Express has completed the transport of six bridge sections, each measuring 7.5 m wide, from Poland to Sweden.
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Maersk Group profit tumbles
August 12 - Maersk Group recorded a profit of USD118 million in the second quarter of 2016, down from USD1.1 billion in the same period of 2015.
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TPS makes Liège delivery
August 12 - Terex Port Solutions (TPS) is supplying a Terex Gottwald Model 2 G HMK 2304 mobile harbour crane and a Stackace E 6-8 empty container handler to the Belgian river Port of Liège.
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Ten tugs down for Damen
August 12 - A keel-laying ceremony has been held at Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio for ten Damen Stan Tugs, which will be operated by The Great Lakes Towing Company.
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Rickmers continues to weather market storm
August 12 - Rickmers Group recorded consolidated revenues of EUR249.3 million (USD277.9 million) in the first half of 2016 - a 13.9 percent decrease compared with the same period of 2015.
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DSV USA completes UTi merger
August 12 - DSV Air & Sea in the USA has completed the office and IT integration of the former UTi freight forwarding division.
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High five for big blade shipment
August 12 - Hamburg based shipbroker Hanseatic Break Bulk (HBB) has worked together with liner agent Nepa Shipping to arrange the transport of 150 individual wind turbine blades from China to the USA on board the newbuild heavy lift vessel Chipolbrok Atla
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First ships for Hull's windmill port
August 11 - Berths at the Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock in the UK have carried out their first task - handling ships delivering crushed stone, which will be used to surface the wind turbine factory site that is being built by Siemens.
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St Lawrence Seaway traffic down
August 11 - Falling coal and iron ore volumes on the St Lawrence Seaway contributed to an 11 percent reduction in total tonnage in the first quarter, while steel slabs - up 214 percent - were one of the few cargoes to show growth.
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Tight fit for Manitowoc crane
August 11 - A Manitowoc MLC300 crane, able to lift at or near the capacity of cranes with much larger footprints, is proving its worth to contractors building a retail and residential development in Chicago.
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Siemens continues Egypt power project
August 11 - The modules for the first heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for the Siemens mega project in Egypt have been loaded at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea for their journey to the Beni Suef power plant.
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Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr support solar flight
August 11 - Solar Impulse 2's (Si2) historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
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NWSA benefits from widened Panama Canal
August 11 - Officials at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have welcomed the first call of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL)'s ro-ro vessel Thalatta as an excellent example of how the ports of Seattle and Tacoma will benefit from the widening o
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NASA balloon recovered by BNSFL
August 11 - BNSF Logistics' (BNSFL) global project centre in Houston has recovered a NASA super pressure balloon from a site close to the city of Arequipa in Peru.
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Turbine travels through Strasbourg
August 10 - A 370-tonne gas turbine, manufactured at GE's factory in Belfort, has been handled by Rhine Europe Terminals (RET) in Strasbourg.
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Hydra-Slide transforms in Texas
August 10 - Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging has used an HT500 skidding system from Hydra-Slide to position two transformers in Texas, USA.
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First lift for Pioneering Spirit
August 10 - Allseas' installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has successfully installed the 5,500-tonne test platform topside on its substructure at the K-13 field in the North Sea.
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'Disappointing' start for Hapag-Lloyd
August 10 - Subdued economic growth in many parts of the world, persistently tough competition in the liner shipping industry and further declines in freight rates have marked the first half of the 2016 business year for German shipping company Hapag-Lloy
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Chipolbrok set for third newbuild
August 10 - Chipolbrok's third newbuild heavy lift vessel, Chipolbrok Atlantic, is set to make its maiden call at the Port of Hamburg's C. Steinweg terminal at the end of September.
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Wind energy benefits Brownsville
August 10 - Wind farm projects continue to flourish in Cameron County and surrounding Texan counties, which the Port of Brownsville says is creating revenue for the US gateway as it continues to handles a host of wind turbine components.