The former Stockholm-based Sheerleg pontoon Lodbrok has changed its home to Szczecin.
The self-propelled Lodbrok has a lifting capacity of 260 tonnes and can operate in sheltered waters as well as offshore.
The availability of a floating crane of this capacity improves the market force for both the local shipyard industry and the terminals, say the two companies.
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.
UK-based heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has opened a new office at its depot in Bradford, UK.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
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.
