Steder Group, on behalf of Platetrade, has delivered two dismantled cranes from Rotterdam to Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
The shipment was delivered to a heavy lift terminal in Rotterdam, where Steder Group received and checked all items and loaded them onto a chartered breakbulk vessel bound for Puerto Madryn. The heaviest item weighed 96 tons (87.1 tonnes).
Steder Group and Platetrade are members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in the Netherlands and Argentina, respectively.
Bouke Laan will take over from Thomas Malecki as managing director of a. hartrodt nederland, commencing January 1, 2025.
Project freight forwarder Fracht Group has transported seven transformers, weighing 340 tons (308.4 tonnes) each, from İzmir, Türkiye, to Medicine Bow in Wyoming, USA.
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 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.
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.
Silk Way Group will develop a new airport and cargo village in the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan.
