Buckner Heavylift Cranes has added ITI Online's library of courses to supplement its monthly safety training curriculum.
According to ITI, the Crane & Rigging Library will “provide highly targeted refresher training specific to [the company’s] highly skilled riggers, operators and signal persons”.
ITI Online's Crane & Rigging Library includes ASME approved, LEAA accredited engineering courses through the Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering (FoRE) programme.
Sarens PNG, a joint venture between Sarens and Trans Wonderland (TWL), has added the Mac25 Franna crane to its fleet in Papua New Guinea.
The Indian Subcontinent has begun the process of switching to green energy. This is one project freight market that promises to run and run. However, the task of weaning nearly 2 billion people off traditional power sources is gargantuan, writes Chris Lewis.
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
The majority of project cargo demand in France stems from the wind energy sector, and there is an increasing focus on standard offshore and floating wind farms, writes Megan Ramsay.
A green light for oil and gas development in Suriname heralds the next spate of project logistics activity, writes Ian Putzger.
The nuclear power generation sector could be a panacea for the world’s energy needs. However, large-scale projects are often highly politicised and are subject to delays and cost overruns. SMR technology has been touted as an alternative, although this too faces public relations and permitting challenges, while development timelines are obscure. Project logisticians and heavy lift service providers remain sanguine on the prospects.
