BigLift Shipping has delivered six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG) to the port of Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), using its heavy lift vessel Happy Buccaneer.
The shipment forms part of the port’s USD375 million expansion project at the terminal that will include the delivery of 60 new cranes.
Once the RMG cranes are offloaded they will be mounted on rails, tested and put into service by the end of September 2018.
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
BAE Systems is bolstering its transport fleet in Florida, USA, with 156 Cometto MSPE axle lines.
USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging has expanded its engineering team to include Dalton Robinson
Turkish heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has completed the transportation and installation of heavy equipment at the Kırklareli power plant project in Türkiye.
South Africa-headquartered Vanguard has completed transport of at 50 m-long, 171-tonne cold box from the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia to a copper mine in Solwezi, Zambia.
Total Movements International has successfully coordinated transport of the massive 60 MW barge-mounted power plant, Nusantara II, from Surabaya, East Java, to Kolaka, southeast Sulawesi.
