Mammoet uses new road solution to navigate dangerous route
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has utilized its Trailer Power Assist (TPA) for the first time in Norway. The system is designed to improve transport efficiency and is helping the heavy-lift company to safely move 23...Read more
INTERVIEW: “The lack of European cooperation in heavy transport is ridiculous”
The lack of European cooperation for exceptional transports is creating unnecessary costs. Signalisation of abnormal transports is a national hobby and every member state wants to invent the wheel when it comes to digitization. Enough,...Read more
Rob Smith to become CEO of Konecranes
PRESS RELEASE – The Board of Directors of Konecranes has appointed Rob Smith as President and CEO of Konecranes effective February 1, 2020. As of today, the company’s CFO, Teo Ottola, who also serves as...Read more
ALE opens office in Sweden for USD 529 million bridge project
ALE Heavy Lift is expanding its Scandinavian operations with a new office in Sweden to provide civil engineering solutions. The move follows after the signing of a new contract worth USD 529 million to install...Read more
Thank you for a wonderful Project Cargo Summit!
The Project Cargo Summit 2019 is a wrap and Promedia Group thanks everyone who attended! The organization looks back at a wonderful edition with twice as many visitors and three times as many exhibitors, compared...Read more
Liebherr opens new subsidiary in Hamburg Port
Liebherr is investing approximately 20 million euros in a new sales and service centre in Hamburg Port. The new subsidiary, comprising an area of 44,000 m² in the Kuhwerder Harbour, was officially opened 6 September...Read more
Project Cargo Summit to show how industry can be digitized
Despite the lack of standardization and the complexity of transports, there is an abundance of new ideas, technologies and platforms that can significantly enhance operational efficiency within the project cargo industry. Many of these ideas...Read more
ALE teams up with Giant Taiwan for local wind market
Heavy lift specialist ALE has formed a joint venture with Giant Taiwan for the onshore handling, transportation and storage of wind turbine foundations for Phase 2 of Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Wind Farm. The second phase of...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
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
Cargotec finally completes takeover of TTS Group’s marine business
Cargotec has completed the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of cargo handling equipment manufacturer TTS Group, following a lengthy regulatory approval process in China. The agreement to buy TTS Group’s marine and offshore division...Read more
Tadano completes USD 215 million takeover of Demag
Tadano has completed the takeover of mobile crane builder Demag after obtaining regulatory approvals in all relevant countries. The company bought Demag from US-based Terex Corporation for USD 215 million. In a letter to his customers,...Read more
Mammoet buys ALE
Mammoet has acquired ALE Heavy Lift, reinforcing its position as the world leader in heavy lift and heavy transport solutions. The companies did not disclose details of the agreement yet. Mammoet has stated that “no further...Read more
Modulift upgrades adjustable beam
Modulift has made improvements to its adjustable spreader so that it can now lift up to 27 tonnes. It also has a new and improved clamp system enabling lifting from multiple points. The new design of...Read more
Sarens and Moir Crane join forces in Canada
Sarens has teamed up with Moir Crane in Canada, a small crane and transport company with 15 to 20 cranes of up to 200 tons. The partnership will give Sarens a geographical advantage in the...Read more
Mammoet and ALE confirm advanced takeover talks
Mammoet and ALE today have announced that the two companies are negotiating a purchase agreement, under which Mammoet would acquire the British heavy lift and transport specialist. In a statement released today, the companies say that...Read more
Louis Dreyfus to equip ro/ro vessel with kite system
French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will equip one of its ro/ro vessels with a permanently installed kite system from Airseas to lower the greenhouse gas emissions of the ship. The decision of the shipping...Read more
Boka Vanguard to serve as dry dock in “world first operation”
Boskalis has secured a unique contract for its flagship heavy transport vessel Boka Vanguard. It will serve as a drydock facility for Carnival’s second-largest cruise ship Carnival Vista. “This is a world-first operation,” Boskalis states. The...Read more