All News articles – Page 342

  • Covid-19 outbreak restricts multipurpose recovery
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    Covid-19 outbreak restricts multipurpose recovery

    2020-03-06T11:55:00Z

    The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is expected to lead to weaker than expected full-year cargo demand growth for multipurpose and heavy lift vessels, according to Drewry.

  • Blades shipped in Aalborg
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    Blades shipped in Aalborg

    2020-03-06T11:50:00Z

    Siemens Gamesa contracted Mammoet to transport three 94 m-long wind turbine blades from a storage area at its manufacturing plant in Aalborg, Denmark, to the nearby quayside. 

  • Boskalis ends 2019 well despite earnings dip
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    Boskalis ends 2019 well despite earnings dip

    2020-03-06T11:50:00Z

    Boskalis ended 2019 on a positive note and is back in the black, despite a slight dip in earnings. The Netherlands-headquartered maritime group said the outlook for 2020 is more favourable compared to last year.

  • INO Summit cancelled
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    INO Summit cancelled

    2020-03-06T11:35:00Z

    The INO Summit – a joint conference that brings together the Freight Forwarders Family Worldwide Agents Network (3F), Freight Midpoint International Forwarders Network (FM) and Overseas Project Cargo Association (OPCA) – has been cancelled.

  • Sakharov steps up at Fesco
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    Sakharov steps up at Fesco

    2020-03-06T10:20:00Z

    Russia’s Fesco Transport Group has appointed Maxim Sakharov as president.

  • SCALES in bridge replacement
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    SCALES in bridge replacement

    2020-03-06T10:20:00Z

    France-headquartered SCALES recently replaced three bridge decks in Gisors in Normandy.

  • Armstrong joins ABP
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    Armstrong joins ABP

    2020-03-06T10:20:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Lee Armstrong to the newly created role of group head of commercial (rail).

  • Tadano progresses with Demag integration
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    Tadano progresses with Demag integration

    2020-03-05T14:00:00Z

    Tadano has appointed Christian Schroeder to lead its sales activities in a number of European territories, as it continues the integration of the Demag and Tadano brands. 

  • Mammoet-Haisla selected for LNG Canada
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    Mammoet-Haisla selected for LNG Canada

    2020-03-05T14:00:00Z

    The Mammoet-Haisla joint venture has been awarded heavy lift and heavy haul contracts for the LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia.

  • CF&S completes tunnel boring shipment
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    CF&S completes tunnel boring shipment

    2020-03-05T13:05:00Z

    CF&S Estonia has transported a tunnel boring machine from Paldiski South Harbour to Tashkent, Uzbekistan to support the extension of the city’s metro line.

  • Bolloré handles shipment to Apapa
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    Bolloré handles shipment to Apapa

    2020-03-05T13:05:00Z

    Bolloré Logistics India has handled the shipment of 746 cu m of cargo from Nhavasheva to Apapa Port in Nigeria.

  • FROM THE MAGAZINE: CMA CGM optimistic about Caribbean project prospects
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    CMA CGM optimistic about Caribbean project logistics prospects

    2020-03-05T10:40:00Z

    David Kershaw discusses the Caribbean’s prospects, and pitfalls, with CMA CGM – a container shipping giant that is increasingly targeting heavy and oversize cargoes. 

  • PaxOcean to build SEP
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    PaxOcean to build SEP

    2020-03-05T10:30:00Z

    PaxOcean Group has signed a newbuilding contract with Penta-Ocean Construction to construct a self-elevating platform (SEP) for use in Japan’s nascent offshore wind energy sector.

  • Roll Group gains yard in APAC
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    Roll Group gains yard in APAC

    2020-03-04T14:15:00Z

    Roll Group has signed an agreement to become an exclusive partner at Bintan Offshore Marine Center’s (BOMC) facilities in Indonesia.

  • Ebbesberg to join DNV GL
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    Ebbesberg to join DNV GL

    2020-03-04T14:10:00Z

    DNV GL has appointed Kjetil M. Ebbesberg as its group chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2020. 

  • Changes at the top of MHEA
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    Changes at the top of MHEA

    2020-03-04T14:10:00Z

    The Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) has appointed James Bullock as its vice president.

  • Esprit and Invicta move LNG sub-cooler to Busan
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    Esprit and Invicta move LNG sub-cooler to Busan

    2020-03-04T12:40:00Z

    South Korea’s Esprit Logistics and Belgium-based Invicta Projects have delivered an LNG sub-cooler to Busan on behalf of Samsung Heavy Industries, as part of a shipbuilding project with Wartsila Gas Solutions.

  • Rhenus expands in New Zealand
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    Rhenus expands in New Zealand

    2020-03-04T12:25:00Z

    The Rhenus Group will acquire 100 percent of the shares of the operating companies in Auckland-headquartered Malcom Total Logistics Group.

  • Wright steps up at A-Plant
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    Wright steps up at A-Plant

    2020-03-04T12:25:00Z

    UK-based equipment rental company A-Plant has appointed Andy Wright as its chief executive officer. 

  • Heavy Lift Awards category spotlight: Airfreight Solution of the Year
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    Heavy Lift Awards category spotlight: Airfreight Solution of the Year

    2020-03-03T13:35:00Z

    HLPFI takes a look at the Airfreight Solution of the Year award, sponsored by Sarens.