Shipping news – Page 97
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NewsFloating technology finds new markets
A push to develop commercially viable floating wind turbines looks set to open up long-term opportunities for heavy lift operators, writes Phil Hastings.
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NewsAll aboard the Chipolbrok Moon
Chipolbrok Moon has called at the port of Hamburg to load three 60 m-long units, each weighing 29 tonnes.
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NewsHaliade-X components on the move
A wind turbine blade from LM Wind Power, measuring 107 m long, has arrived at the port of Blyth in the UK for testing at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s facilities.
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NewsJan De Nul secures Kriegers Flak work
Jan De Nul Group will transport and install 72 Siemens wind turbine generators – with a capacity of 8.4 MW each – for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark.
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NewsPretty in pink for TGP
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered 62 modules to a mining site near Newman, Australia.
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NewsTrams roll to Mauritius
Höegh Autoliners has transported 18 light rail vehicles (LRV) from Spain to Mauritius on its ro-ro vessel Höegh Antwerp.
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NewsThe scrubber solution for GHG emissions
Advocates of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) are championing the use of the technology as a way to reduce global CO2 emissions, as well as complying with the looming IMO sulphur 2020 regulations.
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NewsSAL Heavy Lift Day returns
The fourth SAL Heavy Lift Day will be held at the Steigenberger Hotel in Hamburg on September 18, 2019.
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NewsCosmatos handles drum shipment
Cosmatos Group has transported refinery equipment from Greece to Chalampé, France for the Butachimie refinery.
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NewsBlack Marlin arrives in Rotterdam
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s heavy lift vessel Black Marlin has arrived at the port of Rotterdam to offload 18 Concordia Damen hulls and a crane barge.
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NewsHeerema awarded second wind energy contract in Taiwan
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded the transport and installation contract for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
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NewsJumbo moves for Formosa 1
Jumbo has transported 20 transition pieces for Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm on behalf of Jan De Nul Group and Multi Marine Chartering.
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NewsLogistics Plus delivers to Kuwait
Logistics Plus has coordinated the delivery of ship lift and transfer systems from Iskenderun, Turkey to Kuwait.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates rise
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have improved slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsKrey acquires two MPVs
Shipowner Krey Schiffahrts has expanded its fleet to ten vessels with the acquisition of two multipurpose ships.
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NewsCaspian tug delivered
Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 in Kazakhstan.
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NewsUAL introduces Warri service
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has partnered with multipurpose terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria (JBSN) to launch a direct liner service to Warri, Nigeria.
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NewsPunishing mis-declarers
Container shipping lines Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL, among others, have introduced fines for shippers that mis-declare hazardous cargoes.
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NewsArklow newbuild launched in Westerbroek
Ferus Smit has launched Arklow Shipping’s newbuild vessel, Arklow Abbey, at its yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands.
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NewsSteder handles multiple loads for Van Oord
Steder Group has coordinated the transport of equipment on behalf of Van Oord from Nigeria to the UAE.