Logistics provider Panalpina is in the process of opening a new office in Oman to benefit from the country’s economic...Panalpina eyes large infrastructure projects in Oman
Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with Vattenfall Vindkraft Kriegers Flak for the transport and installation of 72...Jan de Nul secures Kriegers Flak offshore wind contract
Shipped by the Heavy Lift Group, the worlds largest wind turbine has arrived in Rotterdam where it will be installed...GE’s new mega wind turbine poses challenges for the logistics industry
Trans Global Projects delivers 60,000 tons of pink cargo
The Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered 62 bright pink modules to a ming site in Newman, Australia. The mine operator, Roy Hill, encourages all its suppliers to paint their equipment pink in support...Read more
Peter Anetsberger new Industrial Projects Director at Geodis Germany
Geodis has appointed Peter Anetsberger as the new Industrial Projects Director for Geodis Freight Forwarding in Germany. Anetsberger already assumed the new position from July 1, 2019. Peter Anetsberger has more than 35 years of work...Read more
Logistics group Mallory Alexander begins dedicated project freight division
US-based logistics group Mallory Alexander has established a dedicated project cargo division. The new business team is headed by Michael Confessore, who has more than two decades of experience working at the project cargo divisions...Read more
Black Marlin delivers 18 hulls in Rotterdam
Boskalis’ semisubmersible heavy load carrier Black Marlin arrived in Rotterdam this week delivering 18 hulls for inland vessels. The vessel is currently located at Maasvlakte 2 where it will be unloaded next week. The 18 prefabricated...Read more
UAL starts new Nigeria service to avoid congestion in Lagos
Together with terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria, Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has launched a new multipurpose shipping service from Europe to Warri in Nigeria to avoid congestion in Nigerian port of Lagos. With immediate effect,...Read more
Oil prices may fall ahead of 2020, warns Rystad Energy
The oil market is going from gloomy to gloomier, warns Rystad Energy in a new market report. Increased production, economic recession, the ongoing trade war and IMO 2020 together may become a dangerous mix which...Read more
Heerema lands another large wind contract in Taiwan
Heerema Marine Contractors has secured its second large offshore wind contract in Taiwan. Ørsted has contracted the company to transport and install 111 turbine foundations and two large offshore substations for the Greater Changhua offshore...Read more
Collett delivers worlds largest crane to construction site
British heavy transport company Collett has delivered worlds largest crane, the Sarens SGC-250, to a construction site in Somerset where the crane will be used to build a new nuclear power plant. The Sarens SGC-250 will...Read more
Maersk launches first ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe
Danish container giant Maersk has launched a combined ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe to offer highly competitive transit times from Asia to major ports in Europe. It is the first multimodel shipping service the...Read more
Jumbo lifts heaviest cargo ever
Heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has set a new lift record within the Dutch shipping company. The vessel lifted a wash tower weighing 1,929 tonnes for a new ethylene plant of Jubail United Petrochemical Company in...Read more
Spliethoff says low sulphur fuels will lead to higher CO2 emissions
With 2020 fast approaching, more and more shipping companies are communicating how they intend to comply with the upcoming sulphur regulations. While most shipping companies will simply switch to low sulphur fuel, Spliethoff opts for...Read more
Yilport enters Italy with new multipurpose terminal
Turkish terminal operator Yilport has entered the Italian market by opening its first facility in the country, a multipurpose terminal in the Port of Taranto. Yilport signed a concession agreement with Port of Taranto on 20...Read more
Saipem CEO does not see clear signs of recovery yet
Saipem CEO Stefano Cao says he does not see clear signs of a recovery of the oil and gas market yet. The offshore contractor recorded a small profit of EUR 14 million over the first...Read more
TTS Group changes name to Nekkar following MacGregor-deal
TTS Group has changed its name to Nekkar following the sale of the group’s marine and offshore business to MacGregor. The asset sale agreement includes the transfer of the right to use the brand name...Read more
Forest product carriers take top spots in breakbulk top 10
Thanks to their fleet of large forest product carriers, G2 Ocean and Saga Welco take the top spots in the breakbulk operator top 10, according to Dynamar. The Dutch analyst firm compared the multipurpose vessel operators...Read more