September 7 - Mammoet has been awarded the transportation contract for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Freeport, Texas.
The contract includes transporting a number of oversize units to two different sites, located 3 miles (4.8 km) apart.
Mammoet will use two different transport methods - by barge and by road - depending on the dimensions and weight of the individual cargoes.
Transport operations have already begun and will continue through to 2017.
In the words of a recent report published by the World Refining Association: “The downstream energy industry finds itself at the nexus of transformation, propelled by a mosaic of innovations, challenges and aspirations.” For heavy lift and project freight forwarding companies, one resulting challenge is to assess which sectors are likely to offer the best future business opportunities − and when.
Antonov Airlines and First Class Freight (FCF) transported oversized equipment, including an Azipod thruster, from Hong Kong to Houston, USA.
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.
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.
