April 23 - McTyre Trucking has transported a 34-tonne Trommel from Lakeland, Florida to a mine in Nahunta, Georgia.
The Trommel had the dimensions 14.9 m x 5.8 m x 3.8 m and the load required the co-ordination of law enforcement escorts during the movement through both the states of Florida and Georgia.
Earlier this month, McTyre also placed an order for ten new 2015 model International Prostar road tractors, which are scheduled for delivery to the company's Orlando terminal in May 2014.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
Peel Ports will invest GBP30 million (USD37.7 million) to develop a new ro-ro berth at the port of Sheerness, Kent, UK to meet growing demand from new and existing customers.
Liebherr’s factory in Nenzing, Austria, has been filling all its new machines with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel during assembly, with CO2 neutrality the driving factor for the change.
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.
