AAL has delivered four electric-powered and remote-controlled Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes to Hutchison Ports in Port of Felixstowe. The new...AAL delivers new container cranes for Hutchison’s Felixstowe expansion
Offshore construction company Van Oord has used Cortland’s synthetic rope slings to hoist one of Europe’s largest offshore wind turbines...Van Oord uses synthetic slings to hoist large turbines into place
Just eight months after forming one of the largest multipurpose vessel operators in the world, Bremen-based Zeaborn has bought out...Zeaborn takes full control of joint venture Zeamarine
Rhenus Logistics continues American shopping spree
Rhenus has acquired the Miami-based international freight forwarder Freight Logistics. The takeover follows prior acquisitions in Brazil and Canada, all aimed at strengthening Rhenus’ position in the Americas. Freight Logistics was founded in 2001 in the...Read more
Heavylift shipping outlook hurt by slowing world trade
Rising project cargo traffic will strengthen freight rates for the multipurpose and heavylift shipping sector throughout 2019, but prospects thereafter are muted by an anticipated slowdown in world trade, says Drewry Maritime Research. Although the uncertainty...Read more
ALE shaves time off Argentinean project with clever trick
Heavy lift operations often present challenges, but when operating in sparsely populated areas like the Argentinean province Patagonia, the number of challenges seem to increase. This became apparent once again when ALE had to maneuver...Read more
Port of Rotterdam eyes construction of largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe
BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the construction of the largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam. BP uses hydrogen to...Read more
Huisman wins crane contract for Jan de Nul’s “next generation” installation vessel
Dutch equipment manufacturer Huisman has won the contract to design, construct and deliver “the biggest leg encircling crane ever installed on a wind turbine installation vessel” for Jan de Nul’s new offshore wind installation vessel...Read more