All articles by Sonny Prior – Page 53
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NewsFaymonville delivers double-drop trailer
Massachusetts, USA-based Cappello Heavy Transport has taken delivery of one of the first four-axle MegaMax double-drop trailers with a steerable pin-on flip axle from trailer manufacturer Faymonville.
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NewsWurst set to join Panalpina
Panalpina has appointed Christian Wurst as regional ceo for Europe, effective February 2019.
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NewsScan Global snaps up Macca Logistics
Denmark-based Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has acquired 55 percent of Mali-based Macca Logistics, including its operations in Dakar, Senegal and Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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NewsDemag delivers for STL
Ruitz, France-based crane service provider STL has taken delivery of a Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain crane from Terex.
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NewsG2 increases San Diego services
G2 Ocean, the joint venture of Grieg Star and Gearbulk, has increased its sailings to the port of San Diego.
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NewsRuest steps up at CN
Canadian National Railway (CN) has appointed Jean-Jacques Ruest as president and ceo, effective immediately.
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NewsLiebherr cranes raise the roof
German heavy haulage contractor Salgert has lifted a steel roof structure, measuring approximately 500 sq m, in Mechernich using six Liebherr mobile cranes.
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NewsConstruction begins at Canaveral
Florida’s Orion Marine Group has started installing the 413 concrete piles for Port Canaveral’s multipurpose cargo berth.
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NewsModulift beams lift for Lancaster
Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group has utilised two Modulift spreader beams to lift a series of sheathed spiral strand mooring lines, manufactured at the former’s Neptune Quay facility in Newcastle, UK, for Bluewater Energy Services.
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NewsFracht partners with CargoX
Switzerland’s Fracht Group has signed a partnership agreement with CargoX, the producer of the blockchain-based Smart Bill of Lading (B/L) solution.
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NewsBlue Water Marseille increases project focus
Blue Water Marseille has transported ship blocks for French vessel manufacturer OCEA.
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NewsESTA makes wind safety progress
Best practice guidelines for the safe transportation and erection of onshore wind turbines could be published before the end of the year, according to ESTA, the European association for abnormal road transport and mobile cranes.
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NewsMaxim expands footprint with Tri-State
USA-based crane rental and lifting services provider Maxim Crane Works has acquired the assets of Cincinnati-based Tri-State Crane.
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NewsWWPC members team up
Bolk Transport has organised the delivery of heavy-duty cranes that will be used to erect 45 wind turbines at the Markbygden wind farm, near the northern Swedish city of Piteå.
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NewsMultipurpose time charter rates fall
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have fallen over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsABC connects to Ho Chi Minh
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched a freighter service to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, adding it to its international network of more than 30 destinations.
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NewsNCA served with improvement order
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has received a business improvement order from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT), while the remainder of its fleet is undergoing inspection to confirm each aircraft’s airworthiness.
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NewsEl Coquí set to enter service
Crowley Maritime has taken delivery of El Coquí, which it says is one of the world’s first con-ro vessels powered by LNG, from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine.
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NewsJAL links up with Silk Way
Japanese airline JAL Cargo has entered a strategic cooperation agreement with Silk Way West Airlines that will see the former share capacity on Silk Way West’s scheduled routes out of Europe.
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NewsALE takes the road less travelled
ALE has transported two transformers, weighing 75 tonnes each, along a challenging 2,000 km route to the Al Farsha Substation in Saudi Arabia.