All News articles – Page 78
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NewsHLPFI meets: Captain Wout van der Zwan
Captain Wout van der Zwan, a director at BigLift and regarded by many as one of the most influential men in heavy lift shipping, is set to retire next year. Justin Archard caught up with him to discuss a career spent at the forefront of heavy lift evolution.
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NewsLes Alizés begins maiden project
Jan De Nul Group’s newbuild installation vessel, Les Alizés, has installed the first of 107 monopile foundations for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms.
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NewsMegalift handles final heavy lift cargoes for the Pulau Indah plant
Megalift has coordinated the delivery of two 380-tonne gas turbines for the 1,200 MW Pulau Indah gas-fired combined cycle plant in Port Klang, Malaysia.
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NewsConventional oil exploration coming up short
Despite an increase in spending on conventional oil and gas exploration, the industry is witnessing a concerning trend – a significant drop in discovered volumes.
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NewsMaersk upbeat despite drop in revenue
A.P. Moller – Maersk’s revenue stood at USD13 billion in the second quarter of this year, compared to USD21.7 billion in the same period in 2022.
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NewsESTA joins ESPORG as an associate member
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – ESTA – has joined the European Secure Parking Organisation (ESPORG) as an associate member.
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NewsNorden takes stake in biofuel developer MASH
Norden has acquired a minority stake in Mash Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel scale-up, which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste.
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NewsCollett & Sons bolsters heavy lift storage in Elland
UK-based Collett & Sons has expanded its Elland depot complex with a heavy lift storage facility.
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NewsSeaway7 opts for Huisman handling equipment for Seaway Ventus
Seaway7, part of Subsea7, has contracted Huisman to supply the entire monopile installation spread for its jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, including a monopile gripper, an upending frame, and two sets of monopile storage cradles.
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NewsSea & Ports completes NAL Maroc acquisition
Sea & Ports Group has finalised the acquisition of NAL Maroc Maritime Agency in Morocco.
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NewsOmega Morgan acquires Intermountain Rigging and Heavy Haul
Oregon-headquartered Omega Morgan has acquired the assets of Intermountain Rigging and Heavy Haul (IRH), the Salt Lake City-based heavy haul and rigging specialist.
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NewsShortlist spotlight 2023: Port/Terminal Operator of the Year
HLPFI reviews the shortlisted entries for the Port/Terminal Operator of the Year, sponsored by UTC Overseas.
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NewsAcar steps up at EMS Chartering
Leer, Germany-headquartered EMS-Fehn-Group has appointed Agnieszka Acar as managing director of EMS Chartering.
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NewsLEEA opens Connect app to non-members
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched the LEEA Connect app (Version 2.0).
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NewsMammoet-Giant Taiwan wins Changhua work
Ørsted Taiwan has selected Mammoet-Giant Taiwan – a joint venture between Mammoet Taiwan’s Giant Heavy Machinery Services – to provide marshalling and lifting services for 66 suction bucket jackets for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms.
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NewsHareket transports STS cranes
Türkiye-headquartered Hareket has transported three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, each weighing 2,150 tonnes, along the Bosphorus Strait from Haydarpaşa port to Mardaş port.
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NewsVanguard executes complex lift in Cape Town
South Africa’s Vanguard has completed a complex lifting operation to upright a sailing vessel named Europa at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Yard in Cape Town.
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NewsLaso hauls wind components
Laso Transportes is handling 251 wind turbine components for the Pinta y Guindalera wind farm in Spain.
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NewsModulift appoints Yeong Shin as partner in Taiwan
Below-the-hook lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift is responding to continued growth in the Asian market with the appointment of Yeong Shin as its stockholding partner in Taiwan.
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NewsJumbo to utilise Esgian platform
Jumbo Maritime has joined Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian as its pilot client for the recently launched multipurpose vessel (MPP) platform.