PRESS RELEASE – Kalmar has developed a new forklift solution for heavy loads of up to 54 tons. The Kalmar...Kalmar develops new heavy-duty forklift
PRESS RELEASE – Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt in 2018 to...Asia to become dominant market for wind energy, new study shows
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have restarted merger negotiations. Previous talks stranded in April as Antwerp wanted all mandates...Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge restart merger negotiations
Antwerp’s breakbulk volume severely hit by trade war
The trade war and economic slowdown have negatively impacted breakbulk volumes in Antwerp. Overall breakbulk volumes including ro/ro dropped by 9% in the first nine months of this year. The throughput of conventional breakbulk, which...Read more
Avia Solutions Group completes Chapman Freeborn takeover
PRESS RELEASE – Avia Solutions Group has completed the acquisition of UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group. All customary approvals for this transaction have been obtained. The addition of Chapman Freeborn, a worldwide market leader for aircraft charter solutions,...Read more
G2 Ocean expands its project cargo business
Forest product carrier G2 Ocean is expanding its project cargo business with new offices in Houston and Hamburg. “Our project cargo results are continuously improving. However, we have high ambitions for the future and to...Read more
“With M-Star Projects we want to better market our project logistics”
Belgian freight forwarder Herfurth Logistics is consolidating all of its project cargo activities under one new brand, M-Star Projects. The move is intended to better market the group’s project logistics and attract new projects and...Read more
Port of Sevilla aims to grow in project cargo
The Port of Sevilla is planning a port expansion that is specifically aimed at attracting more industry and project cargo. The EU backed investment will see the port develop a new dock area of 17,000...Read more
Crane Worldwide picks Antonov for 70 ton crane transport
PRESS RELEASE – Antonov Airlines has flown a mobile crane and fire extinguishing equipment from the United States to Argentina for Crane Worldwide. The crane and associated equipment combined weighed a total of 70 tons. Antonov...Read more
Spliethoff orders new transport and installation vessels
PRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the newbuild of two DP2- B-type vessels. The versatile characteristics of Spliethoff’s new B-Type make this vessel unique in the market, the...Read more
Golden Ray to be dismantled in place
The capsized car carrier Golden Ray will be dismantled in place as safely righting and refloating the vessel is not possible anymore, according to the Unified Command responsible for the salvage operation. “Maritime experts engaged in...Read more
Edoardo Podestá takes the helm of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics
PRESS RELEASE – Dachser appoints Edoardo Podestá as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business field. Podestá replaces Jochen Müller in this position. Dachser and the current COO Air & Sea...Read more
Shipowners loathe Timmerman’s plan to put CO2 quotas on shipping
The future European climate commissioner Frans Timmermans wants to put CO2 quotas on shipping. A plan that has been met with fierce criticism from shipowners. Instead of including shipping in the European Emmission Trading Scheme,...Read more
Video: A fishy load for Bluewater and Jumbo
PRESS RELEASE – Blue Water Singapore and Jumbo Shipping have completed a challenging heavy-lift transportation from Vietnam to Norway, moving four trawler hulls of 500 tons each in a single shipment. “Our scope started in the...Read more
Confidence in shipping drops due to trade war
PRESS RELEASE – Confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three months to its lowest level for two and half years, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from maritime consultant BDO. Yet...Read more
CLdN grows fleet by 70% with six more vessels yet to come
PRESS RELEASE – With the arrival of the MV Hermine (5400 lane meter), CLdN has welcomed the sixth new vessel since the new build strategy was announced in 2016, with a target to introduce twelve new...Read more
JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC to build Africa’s largest LNG project
A consortium of JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC have won the tender for Africa’s largest liquefied natural gas project that could cost USD 33 billion to build. Scheduled to commence operations in 2025, the Rovuma LNG...Read more
French banks want to buy troubled Bourbon
A group of French Banks have placed a takeover offer to buy the also French and insolvent OSV giant Bourbon. The financially troubled company this morning asked Euronext Paris to suspend the listing of its...Read more