PRESS RELEASE – Support for ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) could be given added impetus by a new...“New EU directive increases need for European Crane Operator Licence”
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has been contracted to finish installing the remaining 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines on...Fred. Olsen called in to finish Trianel Windpark Borkum II
The coronavirus has reached Europe causing an outbreak in northern Italy over the weekend. So far, seven people have died...Coronavirus reaches Europe, Saipem urges employees to stay at home
Ray Fitzgerald rejoins Crowley as COO
PRESS RELEASE – Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced that Ray Fitzgerald will rejoin the company March 1 as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will report to Tom Crowley, company chairman and CEO, and will be based...Read more
SAL Heavy Lift delivers new crane boom for Pacific Osprey
SAL Heavy Lift has delivered a new crane boom for Swire Blue Ocean’s installation vessel Pacific Osprey. The new boom will increase the vessels maximum lift height from 97 to 132 metres, enabling it to...Read more
In memoriam: Wilhelm Wilhelmsen passes away at 82
PRESS RELEASE – Wilhelm Wilhelmsen has passed away on 22 February at the age of 82. Through a long career, he was a well-respected business leader and spokesperson for Norwegian shipping and the maritime industry...Read more
Port of Rotterdam handles more breakbulk in 2019
The Port of Rotterdam handled 2.9% more conventional breakbulk in 2019 as a result of an increase in extra cargo packages, the port authority states. The growth is somewhat surprising as Europe’s leading breakbulk port,...Read more
India detains Cosco heavy-lift ship suspected of carrying missile parts
Indian authorities have detained the Cosco-operated heavy-lift vessel Da Cui Yun on suspicions of carrying and wrongly declaring parts for missiles. The vessel was carrying an autoclave which can be used to manufacture missiles. The...Read more
Hebo to recover sunken Liebherr cranes in Rostock Port
The mobile harbour cranes that fell from heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision in Rostock harbour basin B on 31 January are to be recovered with the Hebo Lift 9. This floating crane left Rotterdam on...Read more
Charter rates for multipurpose vessels remain stable so far
Despite the coronavirus, a very low Baltic Dry Index and problems at Zeamarine, charter rates for multipurpose and heavy-lift vessels so far seem to remain stable, according to Toepfer’s Multipurpose Shipping Index. Toepfer’s Multipurpose Index measures...Read more
US wind market drives project cargo growth in Duluth
PRESS RELEASE – A rise in project cargo pushed the total cargo volume in the Port of Duluth to 33.5 million tonnes in 2019. Thanks to a growing US wind industry, the handling of project...Read more
Mammoet deploys 264 axle lines to move giant Sky Bridge
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has completed the move of a 200 metres long Sky Bridge at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). It will serve as a new panoramic point and the world’s longest airside bridge. The...Read more
Red Wolf Global expands in north of Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE – Thai breakbulk and project logistics provider Red Wolf Global (RWG) has expanded its presence in Vietnam, opening a second office in the country located in Hanoi. The new office will manage RWG’s...Read more
Zeamarine officially insolvent as restructuring continues
The German booking and operation offices Zeamarine Bremen, Zeamarine Germany and Zeamarine Chartering have come under court supervision while the restructuring of the Bremen-based MPV-operator continues, meaning the company is officially insolvent. In the first official...Read more
DKT hires ex-Zeamarine managers to operate AAL’s new liner service
Antwerp-based shipping agency De Keyser Thornton Group (DKT) has hired two top ex-Zeamarine managers to strengthen its presence in the Benelux and operate AAL Shipping’s new global liner service, which the company announced last week. DKT...Read more
Breakbulk Asia postponed because of coronavirus
PRESS RELEASE – Breakbulk Asia organizers have decided to postpone the event, originally scheduled for 18-19 March to a later date in 2020, in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus. This decision has been reached...Read more
Antonov moves sales and service in-house
Antonov Airlines will move its sales and service in-house following the break-up with Dreamlifts, which has been acting as the airlines’ global sales and service agent since the end of 2016. Dreamlifts recently announced it...Read more
Aker BP’s quarterly income exceeds billion dollars for the first time
Aker BP has achieved its highest quarterly income yet, exceeding one billion dollars for the first time. Oil production increased by roughly 33% to a new record following the start-up of the Johan Sverdrup field. Fourth-quarter...Read more