January 18 - Allfort has shipped a track tamping machine from Yokohama port, Japan to Port Klang, Malaysia.
The multiple tie tamper, which is used in railway construction, had a volume of 179 cu m and weighed 55 tons (49.9 tonnes).
A floating crane lifted the cargo onto a breakbulk vessel at Yokohama port, before the load was transported to Port Kelang, Malaysia.
Allfort is the Japanese member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC)
Antonov Airlines and First Class Freight (FCF) transported oversized equipment, including an Azipod thruster, from Hong Kong to Houston, USA.
At the end of September, Bergé Maritime received a Liebherr LHM 550 crane as part of a plan to upgrade the port of Tarragona, Spain.
Mammoet’s SK6000 has passed its test programme after Lloyd’s Register certified the crane’s safe operation to its specification.
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.
