The Drewry multipurpose Time Charter Index has seen another uptick during the month of November, above the value Drewry forecasted previously. This is the second month in a row that the index value has exceeded the consultancy’s forecast. Read more
BigLift Shipping tags Happy Star for a heavy lift job in French Guyana
BigLift Shipping was contracted by AES (Automatismes Etudes Services/Dinson) to transport one and a half level Luffing Harbour Cranes from Taicang (PRC) to Degrad des Cannes, the main port of French Guyana. The delivery was...Read more
Boskalis’ double act at Moray West
The work at the 882MW Moray West offshore wind farm continues with the recent delivery of transition pieces (TPs) to the Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth. Getting in on the act is Boskalis...Read more
Hansa Meyer bags a job for SMS Group
Hansa Meyer Global Transport’s Bremen unit was nominated by SMS Group to ship equipment for a state-of-the-art aluminium flat rolling mill to the United States. The company said it will deliver approximately 55,000 freight tons...Read more
More MPP operators cancel Panama Canal transit
Following Panama Canal Authority’s Advisory to Shipping No. A-48-2023, several MPP carriers and operators have decided to cancel traversing the canal until May or June 2024. United Heavy Lift got the ball rolling with several...Read more
Four new methanol engines unveiled by Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä, a Finnish technology group, has taken another step towards decarbonizing the maritime industry by introducing four new methanol engines. These engines, namely Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F, and Wärtsilä 46TS, can operate using...Read more
MSC delivers 30 transformers on its containerships to Tanzania
In the face of chronic power challenges hindering Africa’s development ranging from insufficient generation capacity to low connectivity, poor reliability, and high costs MSC recently shipped 30 transformers to Julius Nyerere Hydro Electric Power Plant...Read more
Dutch King’s statue moved by Van der Vlist
Dutch heavy transport company, Van der Vlist, recently moved something much different than the usual cargo that often includes rotor blades and big wheels. Additionally, the cargo moved by the company also had a lot...Read more
DHL Global Forwarding pounce on semiconductor projects boom
The rise in demand for semiconductors, or the urge to establish local fabrication facilities within the Americas, has prompted the DHL Industrial Projects division to engage more actively in the sector. Following the shortage of...Read more
Van Oord completes Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully installed the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, which is situated 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee. This cutting-edge wind farm now generates sufficient...Read more
First wind turbine components arrive at Yellow River site
Deliveries to the 100MW Yellow River wind farm project in Rhode, County Offaly, Ireland, have commenced with the arrival of the first wind turbine components.Read more
Ulstein unveils new heavy transport vessel design
Ulstein has developed a new heavy transport vessel, the HX121, to meet the increasing logistic requirements for offshore wind components that are transported across the globe. This new design features an Ulstein X-Bow which enhances...Read more
Shipping CEOs call for accelerated maritime transport decarbonisation
CEOs of the shipping majors have joined forces in advocating for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds and urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulator, to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate...Read more
Shortsea cargo flows picking up
Toepfer Transport ReportActivity seems to be returning to the shortsea market, as reflected in the Toepfer Transport’s Shortsea Index which has been growing for the past couple of months.Read more
Van der Vlist dispatches conveyor belts to Singapore
Logistics services provider, Van der Vlist, was contracted by Boskalis to move two large conveyor belts to Rotterdam. The units were loaded onto a container vessel and dispatched to Singapore. Read more
DAKO delivers marine engines to Pascagoula
DAKO Worldwide Transport has recently been tasked with moving marine engines from Europe to the United States. Read more