June 5 - OT Africa Line (OTAL) has added the Port of Banana in the Democratic Republic of Congo to its West feeder Service.
The service also calls at Matadi and Boma in the country, as well as Pointe Noire (Congo) and Soyo (Angola) and offers connections to its mainline services between Europe and West Africa. Kinshasa (DRC) is also available as an on-carriage destination.
The service is targeted at shipping industrial projects and containers destined for the region's oil industry.
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has named two new board members.
The Aguado Group, based in Spain, has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 1700-1.0W narrow-track crawler crane.
Singapore-based Swire Projects has shipped four complete wind turbine sets from Dafeng, China, to Vung An, Vietnam, for the Hai Anh wind power project.
Fleet performance solutions provider Oceanly has warned that an over-zealous push to adopt green fuels may lead to increased global emissions.
Silk Way Alat Free Economic Zone Company (SW AFEZCO) has signed a design and build agreement with Modern Construction Group for the development of the Silk Way Cargo Village.
The introduction of the FuelEU Maritime regulation marks a significant shift in decarbonisation compliance for the shipping industry. With stricter greenhouse gas intensity requirements taking effect in January 2025, BIMCO’s newly launched FuelEU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties 2024 provides contractual clarity.
