Sarens opens new office in Estonia
PRESS RELEASE – Sarens is opening a new business unit in Estonia in response to the increasing scope of services and growth opportunities in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries. Read more
Vestas awarded 534 MW turbine wind project in Brasil
PRESS RELEASE – Vestas has been awarded a substantial order by Casa dos Ventos, one of the pioneers and largest investors in the development of wind projects in Brazil. The company has placed a 534...Read more
Siemens Gamesa and European Energy partner up for onshore wind projects
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has signed four contracts with fast-growing independent renewable energy company European Energy to install four wind farms in Sweden and Poland as both firms work to further develop a strong partnership.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
Wagenborg Nedlift switches to bamboo jacking beams
Wagenborg Nedlift is switching materials of its jacking beams. Instead of tropical hardwood, the Dutch heavy-lift company will start using bamboo which it calls a better alternative. “Tropical hardwood (Azobé) is a scarce natural product...Read more
Machinery volumes to decline as Caterpillar’s sales fall by 23%
Industrial manufacturer Caterpillar is shipping out a lot less machinery as a result of the pandemic. Third-quarter sales have fallen by 23% to USD 9.9 billion, compared to USD 12.8 billion in the third quarter...Read more
Vestas takes full control of MHI Vestas to grow in offshore wind
Vestas will acquire all of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) shares in their offshore focused joint venture, MHI Vestas. In return, MHI will acquire a 2.5 % stake in Vestas and gain a seat in the...Read more
Vestas secures new onshore wind project in Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer Ia Bang Wind Power, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power producer Gia Lai Electricity. This is Vestas’ second project with...Read more
New Tetrahedron crane can increase lift capacity of existing jack-ups
Tetrahedron has designed a new crane for the installation of next-generation offshore wind turbines. Based on a fundamentally different motion principle and an efficient structural load transfer, the crane lifts higher than alternatives and can...Read more
Vestas wins 252 MW EPC order in Egypt
PRESS RELEASE – The Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has placed a 252 MW order with Vestas for the Gulf of Suez 1 wind project in Egypt. The turbine manufacturer will manage the...Read more
Liebherr installs first crane using remote service app
PRESS RELEASE – Liebherr has fully assembled its first crane with the aid of the company’s new Remote Service tool. Close cooperation between Liebherr-Argentina on-site in Campana and head office Liebherr MCCtec Rostock GmbH, Germany...Read more
Vestas secures largest wind park order in Europe to date
PRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured its largest stand-alone wind park order in Europe to date: the delivery of 103 4.2 MW turbines for SSE Renewables’ 443 MW Viking wind project on the Shetland Islands...Read moreVestas increases revenue by 67% despite “challenging circumstances”
Vestas has increased its revenue by 67% in the second quarter to a total of EUR 3.5 billion. While the pandemic is creating some difficulties, the turbine manufacturer is confident about the remainder of 2020...Read more
Crosby CEO: “You have to ask where your rigging hardware came from”
Crosby Group CEO Robert Desel pleads for more transparency to improve safety in the heavy-lift industry. “When you buy a piece of rigging hardware, you need to ask yourself: Who did I buy it from,...Read more
Siemens Gamesa bags 170 MW in new turbine orders for Chile
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received two new orders totalling 170 MW for the Cabo Leones I and III projects in Chile. Both wind farms will become operational in 2021. Read more
Conoship and Kenzfigee design breakbulk transshipment barge
Ship designer Conoship International and crane specialist KenzFigee have joined forces to design a cost-efficient crane barge combination for the transhipment of dry and breakbulk cargoes.Read more
BP sells petrochemical business to Ineos for 5 billion dollars
BP has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to Ineos for a total amount of 5 billion dollars. The sale will strengthen the company’s balance sheet while the oil major is reinventing itself to...Read more
DEME opts for Huisman crane for new installation vessel
DEME has opted for a Huisman crane for its new installation vessel Green Jade, which is being built in cooperation with Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC. The crane will be built at Huisman’s facility in China and...Read more