January 6 - Orion Specialized Logistics Management (SLM) has shipped two cranes from Tampico in Mexico to Kingston, Jamaica.
The two cranes - a Liebherr LR1200 and Sany SCC2000 - were shipped as part of a 2,750-tonne consignment.
Orion SLM organised all Customs formalities and documentation in Mexico and Jamaica, and handled the loading and unloading operations, as well as providing insurance and tracking.
Orion SLM is a member of the WCA Projects network.
Portugal’s Laso Transportes will open a new complex worth EUR10 million (USD10.5 million) next year in the Basque Country, Spain.
South Africa-headquartered Vanguard has completed transport of at 50 m-long, 171-tonne cold box from the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia to a copper mine in Solwezi, Zambia.
Irish and UK shipping company Quality Freight Group has become part of Switzerland-headquartered Fracht Group.
UK-based Tugdock has been awarded a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV for its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP).
Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, will build and install Ostwind 4 – a 2 GW offshore wind grid connection in Germany.
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
