PRESS RELEASE – DHL Global Forwarding is investing USD 8.3 million into a new facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Aimed...DHL invests USD 8 million in new cargo facility in South Africa
Freight forwarder Geodis is bolstering its project logistics division to also include the company’s Aid & Relief and Marine Logistics...Geodis expands its project logistics division
Harren & Partner, the owner of SAL Heavy Lift, is jumping on the expected turbine installation vessel gap with a...SAL jumps in offshore wind installation gap
First major industry events cancelled
With many countries around the world in lockdown, event organizers are bracing themselves for another year without live events. Two major shipping events have already been cancelled or postponed. Read more
Nearly 50 rigs were scrapped last year
Nearly fifty drilling platforms were scrapped in 2020, which is significantly more than in previous years, reports the French financial services provider Kepler Chevreux.Read more
Knud E. Hansen presents new large turbine installation vessel
Ship design agency Knud E. Hansen has designed a wind turbine installation vessel called the Atlas C-Class. TIt can carry six of the new-generation 14-16 MW wind turbines and at least five of the next-generation...Read more
Crowley sets up new division to focus on offshore wind
US-based Crowley Shipping has formed a New Energy division to focus on the emerging offshore wind and LNG energy sectors in the United States. Within offshore wind, the company aims to become “a total lifecycle...Read more
Jumbo sets heavy lift record in port of New Orleans
Jumbo’s heavy-lift vessel Fairpartner has set a new lift record in the port of New Orleans while unloading two hydrocracking reactors for an oil major. Read more
Bertling tackles last-minute challenge in oil & gas transport
Bertling Logistics has shipped an oversized Nitrogen Generation Package from The Netherlands to China. Successfully solving a last-minute challenge, the project was completed through a combined approach of Bertling’s Bremen, China and Singapore office.Read more
Bertling appoints Steve Walter as new GM in Houston
PRESS RELEASE – Bertling Logistics has appointed Steve Walter as the new General Manager for the company’s office in Houston. Walter has started his new role with the start of the new year and brings...Read more
Pioneering Spirit to remove two platforms in the Irish Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit will travel to the Irish Sea this year to remove two normally unmanned installations in the East Irish Sea. The 11,000-tonne platforms owned by Spirit Energy are used to...Read more
Charter rates pass USD 7,000 mark
The charter rates for multipurpose vessels continue their positive trend into the new year and have broken through the USD 7,000 mark. The average day rate for 12,500 dwt MPP vessel now stands at USD...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes 9 vessels out of cold layup
Wallenius Wilhelmsen will reactivate up to 9 of its 16 vessels that are currently in cold layup. Reactivation will take place during the first quarter of 2021 and the reactivated vessels will replace capacity currently...Read more
Boskalis acquires Rever offshore’s subsea services business
PRESS RELEASE – Boskalis has acquired Rever Offshore’s subsea services business. Rever, formally known as Bibby Offshore, offers a broad range of solutions in the area of subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance.Read more
Neptune Marine contracted to build futuristic Ariane rocket ship
Dutch shipyard Neptune Marine has been selected to build the sailing cargo vessel Canopée, which will transport Ariane 6 rockets from Europe to the launch site in Kourou in French Guyana. The ship will feature...Read more
Jüngerhans succeeds in difficult heavy-lift fleet restructuring
After almost two years of intensive negotiations and preparations, Jüngerhans has succeeded in securing financing for 10 heavy-lift ships.Read more
Construction of Spliethoff’s new offshore vessels begins
Construction on Spliethoff’s new B-Type heavy-lift vessels has begun with a steel cutting ceremony at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. The vessels will combine DP2 station-keeping abilities with two 500-tonne heavy-lift cranes, making them...Read more
Volga Dnepr relaunches first AN124 aircraft
The first AN124 from Volga-Dnepr has taken off again after about a month of inactivity. Now that technical checks on the first aircraft have been completed, the rest of the AN124 fleet will follow soon,...Read more