January 25 - Altius, part of the Spanish group Grupo Davila, has shipped five ship-blocks from Cadiz to Ferrol Port, on a gearless coaster vessel.
The largest of the aluminium blocks measured up to 8.8 m in width and 4.9 m in height, and were handled by Altius' technical staff at both Spanish ports.
At the end of September, Bergé Maritime received a Liebherr LHM 550 crane as part of a plan to upgrade the port of Tarragona, Spain.
The International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) said that negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have broken down, opening up the possibility of more industrial action at US ports.
RWE has selected Thyborøn port, Denmark, as the offshore construction base for its Thor offshore wind farm.
The carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector is on the radar of many project logisticians and multipurpose carriers. This nascent market is facing headwinds, however, with many CCUS projects deemed too expensive to work on a commercial basis. Still, some firms are pressing ahead, despite technical and financial pressures.
Silk Way Group will develop a new airport and cargo village in the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan.
A Damen RSD-E achieved a Guinness World Record for the most powerful electric tugboat.
