All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in June 2024
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NewsTetrahedron crane completed
Metal fabricator Solidd and designer Tetrahedron have completed construction of their new crane, which is tailored for wind energy industry demands.
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NewsNextFloat+ prototype gets cash injection
The NextFloat+ project has secured a ‘cornerstone grant’ of EUR13.4 million (USD14.3 million) from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund supporting the industrialisation of floating wind.
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NewsEMS-Fehn diversifies with alternative fuel transport arm
EMS-Fehn-Group has launched a new division, EFG EnerLog, which specialises in the trade and transportation of alternative fuels.
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NewsArburg opts for RUD Tool Mover
German manufacturer Arburg has acquired a RUD Tecdos TM Tool Mover for its headquarters in Lossburg (Baden-Württemberg). The RUD equipment turns and rotates tools weighing several tonnes, at the touch of a button.
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NewsJSL handles heavy shipment ex Hamad
JSL Global has handled 2,551 cu m of excavators and construction equipment at Hamad port, Qatar.
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NewsHydropower cargoes shipped from India to Brazil by EXG
India’s Express Global Logistics (EXG) managed the multimodal transport of hydropower equipment from India to Brazil.
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NewsUS offshore wind is back on track
First power began flowing earlier this year from what will be the first utility-scale offshore wind development off the US Atlantic coast and first steel is in the water for the next few projects. The feeder-barge system for supplying turbine components to foreign-flag installation vessels has been proven, and the first US-flag installation vessel has been launched.
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NewsLeipzig/Halle Airport operator set for cash injection
Leipzig/Halle Airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen (MFAG) is set to receive a cash injection from its shareholders, and it is also considering the merger of its cargo handling business.
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NewsMOL becomes larger partner in G2 Ocean
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), which holds 49 percent of the shares in Gearbulk, will acquire an additional 23 percent stake in the company.
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NewseWolf christened and will enter service this week
Crowley Maritime has christened its first all-electric ship assist harbour tugboat, eWolf.
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NewsHCOB purchases NIBC’s shipping business
Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) has agreed to purchase the shipping portfolio of Netherlands Intercontinental Bank (NIBC).
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NewsObituary: Fritz Mumenthaler
Project logistics industry stalwart Friedrich (Fritz) Paul Mumenthaler passed away on May 4, 2024 at his home in Arlesheim, Basel, Switzerland.
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NewsFour European ports to cooperate
The ports of Cartagena, Spain, Italy’s Trieste and Monfalcone, the Freeport of Riga Authority (Latvia), and North Sea Port in the Netherlands, are teaming up to tackle some of the major issues facing the ports sector.
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NewsWindward and RightShip partner to promote cross-platform data sharing
Maritime AI company Windward and digital maritime platform RightShip have partnered to allow cross-platform data sharing.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen takes ownership of Porgy
Global ro-ro shipping and logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen has expanded its fleet with the purchase of the vessel Porgy.
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NewsCarsten Rehder orders multipurpose vessels
Germany’s Carsten Rehder has placed an order for up to eight multipurpose shortsea vessels with India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers.
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NewsPort Houston reports volume surge
Port Houston reported a surge in cargo volumes during May 2024, with container handling and steel imports both notable highlights.
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NewsLaso places 410-tonne viaduct over Portuguese motorway
On June 1, Portugal’s Laso Transportes successfully placed a 410-tonne viaduct over the A28 motorway in Porto.
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NewsCadeler signs Inch Cape installation contract
Cadeler has been contracted by Inch Cape Offshore to install 27 wind turbines, each rated at 15 MW, at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
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NewsAdBlue ‘malfunctions’ flagged by ESTA
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has requested information from its members using AdBlue in their mobile cranes and self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs).