August 24 - Ruslan International has moved a 60-tonne steam superheater along with 4.8 tonnes of accessories from Austria to Saudi Arabia.
The cargo was driven 450 km overland to Linz, before being loaded onto one of Ruslan's 17-strong fleet of AN124-100 aircraft and flown to Dammam in partnership with Panalpina.
The journey required special permits due to the superheater's width of 6.2 m. Barriers, fences and a gate had to be removed so that the load could enter the airfield.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
Combi Lift successfully completed lots one and two of complex multimodal transport project, delivering a complete chemical plant from Chennai port, India, to Proctor, West Virginia, USA, via the port of New Orleans.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
