PRESS RELEASE – Collett & Sons have delivered a 68-tonne electrical transformer from the manufacturing facility in Ljubljana, Slovenia to...Collett moves 68-tonne transformer from Slovenia to UK
The Volga-Dnepr Group is temporarily grounding its eight AN-124 aircraft after one of the heavy cargo planes had to make...Volga Dnepr grounds AN-124 fleet following engine failure
PRESS RELEASE – Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has completed the jacket transportation for the Moray East offshore wind farm in...OHT completes Moray East delivery
Rystad: Shortage of installation vessels as early as 2025
The global wind turbine installation fleet will be undersupplied to meet demand after 2025, reports Rystad Energy. This opens room for more specialized vessel orders and conversions of oil and gas heavy-lift vessels, the analyst...Read more
Mammoet launches new 6,000-tonne heavy-lift crane
Mammoet has designed a new heavy-lift crane with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The crane is specifically designed for the construction of FPSO’s and floating LNG factories and allows modules to be built bigger than...Read more
Container liners turn to multipurpose vessels in search of capacity
Container liners are chartering multipurpose vessels to close supply gaps as demand peaks and rates soar. “The dearth of cellular container tonnage in the charter market is forcing some carriers to tap into the multipurpose...Read more
Combi Lift hired to clear dangerous materials at Beirut port
Lebanon’s authorities have signed a contract with German logistics provider Combi Lift to clear dangerous material at Beirut port, where a large explosion killed about 200 people and destroyed large parts of the city. Read more
Chapman Freeborn flies freighter full with high-value cargo to Australia
PRESS RELEASE – Chapman Freeborn has transported 92 tonnes of high-value industrial cargo using an entire Boeing 747-400 freighter. “While Chapman Freeborn manages outsize cargo operations daily, from time to time, a challenge knocks at...Read more
ALS transports drilling rig in 121 packages
PRESS RELEASE – Abnormal Load Sevices (ALS) has transported a drilling rig in 121 packages totalling a volume of 6,750 cubic meters and 1,705 tonnes. Despite Covid-19, the company was able to deliver the cargo...Read more
Deme’s Green Jade to recover electricity from engines’ waste heat
Deme and Taiwanese shipbuilding group CSBC have recently begun construction of the heavy-lift installation vessel Green Jade for the Taiwanese offshore wind market. To reduce its carbon footprint, the ship will make use of its...Read more
EC plans to invest EUR 800 billion in offshore wind
The European Commission wants to increase offshore wind energy generation 25-fold over the next thirty years. In ten years’ time, offshore wind turbines will have to supply five times more energy. To meet these targets,...Read more
IMO approves energy label for shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a proposal to introduce an energy label for shipping. The plan is that all ships are to receive an operational carbon intensity rating ranging from A to E,...Read more
Shipping will be at the forefront of recovery, says UNCTAD
Global maritime transport is expected to drop by 4.1% this year as a result of the coronavirus, reports UNCTAD. However, the organisation expects maritime trade growth to bounce back in 2021 and increase by 4.8%,...Read more
Wilson maintains profitability through cost control
Norwegian shortsea carrier Wilson Shipping is reporting fairly stable earnings despite the lower day rates and difficult market circumstances due to Covid-19. In the third quarter, the company’s operating profit amounted to EUR 11.5 million,...Read more
Marc Becker returns to Siemens Gamesa to lead Offshore business
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today announces that Marc Becker is to return to the company as CEO of its Offshore business.Read more
AAL delivers stacker reclaimer for Pilbara mining project
PRESS RELEASE – AAL Shipping has delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North-East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia. The cargo, destined for the Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana Mine and Rail...Read more
Drewry launches time charter index, rates keep rising
Drewry has launched the Multipurpose Time Charter Index, which tracks one-year period charter rates across a basket of vessel types and sizes and forecasts the market movement over the coming month. The vessel types include...Read more
14 crew kidnapped from heavy load carrier Zhen Hua 7
Fourteen crew members of the heavy load carrier Zhen Hua 7 have been kidnapped by pirates while sailing in the Gulf of Guinea, reports maritime security adviser Dryad Global. One of the seafarers suffered a...Read more