May 1 - After 14 months of planning and engineering, Vanguard has lifted and positioned a 1,197-tonne conveyor section in Solwezi, Zambia.
The section was lifted 40 m from the ground into its final position using four 400-tonne strand jacks in a synchronised lift.
A second section, weighing 1,275 tonnes, is to be lifted and positioned next week, said Vanguard.
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.
Spain’s Marguisa Shipping Lines has incorporated five additional ports to its Central & East Mediterranean Marguisa Service (CEMAS) service.
Sarens has successfully transported essential equipment for the Utorogu gas plant in Nigeria.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a second Briese Heavylift vessel from Australian waters.
DP World has won the latest in a string of court rulings, as it defends its rights as shareholder and concessionaire in Djibouti’s Doraleh Containe
The White House has reportedly reached a tentative agreement to avoid a potential railway strike that could have cost the USA’s economy up to USD2 billion per day.
