October 30 - Croatian heavy lift transport specialist, Zagrebtrans has successfully handled the shipment of a 500 MVA transformer from Zagreb through Port Rijeka to South Africa.
The company used two MAN 33.604 trucks and a 24-axle Scheuerle trailer with a bridge for the transport of high and heavy cargo.
The transformer was 230 tonnes in weight and the total length of the transport components was 73 metres.
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.
