All News articles – Page 36
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NewsGLT acquires barge and launches breakbulk ro-ro service to San Juan
Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the Crimson Clover closed-deck barge and subsequently launched a breakbulk/ro-ro service linking Fernandina Beach, Florida and the Caribbean.
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NewsACL to call Baltimore as shallow access channel cleared
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) said that it will resume calls at Baltimore for containers, cars and ro-ro cargo.
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NewsTBMs arrive for Sydney Metro West
The final Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived at The Bays Station site, where they will commence tunnelling this year.
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NewsSarens loads in and installs bullet tanks in Tahiti
Heavy lifting and engineered transport provider Sarens has loaded in, transported and installed three 360-tonne gas bullet tanks for a gas storage project in Hitia’a, Tahiti.
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NewsESTA’s continued focus on SPMT training requirements
ESTA’s SPMT working group is progressing with its plans to establish new stability guidelines. Currently, the group is reviewing a learning outcome that will be used to establish the minimum training requirements for an SPMT operator, further enhancing user knowledge and safety.
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NewsMarket Sentiment Index rises in Q2 2024 with higher freight rates and volumes
One World Shipbrokers’ Q2 2024 Market Sentiment Index (MSI) for the multipurpose shipping sector showed another overall improvement, hitting 53.6.
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NewsMammoet to deploy PTC ring crane for A-Frame lift
Mammoet is deploying its 3,200-tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a huge A-frame for Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsAugust Alborn adds EuroCompact heavy-duty trailers
Dortmund-based heavy transport provider August Alborn has purchased two EuroCompact lowbed semi-trailers from TII Scheuerle.
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NewsSDARI, DNV and Toepfer collaborate on multipurpose vessel design
Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute (SDARI), in collaboration with DNV and Toepfer Transport, has developed two state-of-the-art multipurpose vessel designs: Octopus 12.6 and Octopus 12.
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NewsSouthern Cranes adds 10 Grove units
UK-based lifting solutions and equipment provider Southern Cranes has purchased 10 Grove all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc as it updates its fleet.
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NewsBrunswick reaches ro-ro record
Colonel’s Island Terminal at the USA’s port of Brunswick had its busiest month ever for ro-ro cargo during March 2024 handling 77,236 units, an increase of 21 percent over the same month of last year.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen joins First Movers Coalition
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has joined global public-private partnership the First Movers Coalition (FMC), which is working to scale the most critical, emerging climate technologies required to decarbonise the world’s heavy-emitting sectors.
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NewsKramek appointed to lead WSC
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
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NewsThroughput holds firm during Q1 2024 at Antwerp-Bruges
Total cargo throughput of the port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 70.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year, with container throughput increasing and the general cargo sector showing signs of recovery.
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NewsCOLI’s Istanbul success
CPC Coli Project Cargo in Istanbul, a subsidiary of Germany’s COLI Group, completed more than 12 industrial projects in the first quarter of 2024. With more contracts in the orderbook, and an expansion of the multipurpose fleet on the cards, the outlook is positive.
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NewsPrysmian picks DEME for Dutch offshore grid work
DEME has been awarded two contracts by Prysmian for the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands.
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NewsLiebherr USA appoints Shane Kuhlmey
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
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NewsEGL coordinates delivery for the El-Eqtsadia Substation
On behalf of XD‐EGEMAC, Egyptian Global Logistics (EGL) transported three 135-tonne transformers for the El-Eqtsadia substation.
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NewsCosmatos handles transformer sets
Greece-headquartered Cosmatos Shipping Services has delivered transformer sets and their accessories from Thessaloniki port.
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NewsDenzai to add Liebherr crawler crane to its fleet
Japan-headquartered heavy lifting and transportation specialist Denzai is adding a 2,500-tonne Liebherr crawler crane to its fleet.