Mammoet and LADOL create project cargo hub in Lagos
PRESS RELEASE – Nigerian company Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base (LADOL) and Mammoet, the global have signed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding LADOL’s project cargo capacity for industrial sectors in West Africa. The partnership will enable...Read more
US-based Crosby Group acquires offshore mooring specialist Feubo
PRESS RELEASE – Lifting and rigging specialist Crosby Group has acquired Feubo, has completed the acquisition of Feubo, a supplier of offshore mooring components for the oil and gas and wind energy markets. The acquisition, effective...Read more
Sarens moves giant 1,050-tonne splitter by road
Sarens has moved a giant 1,050-tonne heavy splitter in Kazakhstan using SPMT’s to transport the mega load over 47 kilometres of desert road. The transport was carried out for Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries which will be...Read more
Mammoet loses ALE brand following takeover
Mammoet has dropped the name ALE Heavy Lift following its takeover of the third-largest heavy lift company in the world. Effective January 8th, the business will be completely incorporated and operate under the Mammoet brand. Over...Read more
A.Hak International awarded Baltic Pipe Project Contract
PRESS RELEASE – A.Hak International has been awarded the contract for part of the onshore pipeline of the Baltic Pipe Project in Denmark. The Project is being developed by Energinet, the Danish gas and electricity...Read more
Promedia and Dutch Shipbrokers Society join forces for Project Cargo Summit 2020
PCJ’s publisher, Promedia, has signed a partnership agreement with the Dutch Shipbrokers Society for the next edition of the Project Cargo Summit. In 2020, this dedicated project cargo event will be organised in close collaboration...Read more
Siemens Gamesa reaches EUR 1.72 billion in green financing
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is moving forward in its strategy of making sustainability a key element of all aspects of its business, including its funding strategy. Siemens Gamesa recently extended a guarantee line...Read more
Ardent moves away from decommissioning to refocus on salvage
Ardent has announced it will refocus its business strategy away from decommissioning towards its core business of emergency management and wreck removal. The company will also move its headquarters from Houston to IJmuiden in the...Read more
Mammoet awarded major plant construction by Borealis
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet recently signed as the official heavy lift and transport partner for Borealis’ new PHD project in Kallo, Belgium. The propylene manufacturer is investing over a billion euros in a new production...Read more
Konecranes books USD 1.9 billion in new orders
Crane manufacturer Konecranes has recorded higher sales but lower profits in the first nine months of 2019. The Port Solutions business unit performed well with new crane orders and strong demand for straddle carriers. The decline in...Read more
Western turbine manufacturers increase grip on wind market
Consolidation among wind turbine manufacturers is set to intensify. Wood Mackenzie expects the top five global turbine OEM’s will control three-quarters of the market by 2028. Western manufacturers will become even more dominant, although Chinese...Read more
Kone Cranes buys out Jebsen & Jessen of MHE-Demag
PRESS RELEASE – Konecranes has signed an agreement to acquire the 50% stake in its MHE-Demag JV held by partner Jebsen & Jessen for EUR 147 million. The acquisition will significantly improve Konecranes’ market position...Read more
Liebherr to install its first 5,000-tonne offshore crane
PRESS RELEASE – DEME’s new offshore vessel Orion has arrived at the Liebherr facility in Rostock where the crane manufacturer will install the biggest offshore crane it has ever constructed: the HLC 295000, capable of...Read more
Conoship to design new Spliethoff vessels
PRESS RELEASE- Conoship International has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the design of two multipurpose DP2- B-type vessels for client Spliethoff. The versatile characteristics of this new B-Type make this vessel unique...Read more
Heerema’s yard director Remco van Gilst steps down
PRESS RELEASE – After 29 years at the Heerema Group, Remco van Gilst is stepping down as managing director of Heerema Fabrication Group’s yard in Vlissingen with immediate effect. Van Gilst will be pursuing a...Read more
Media: Saipem and Subsea 7 consider merger
Saipem and Subsea 7 are considering to merge to weather the still difficult circumstances in the oil and gas services market. If the deal goes through, it would create the fourth-largest oilfield service company, after...Read more
Mammoet expands in New York eyeing offshore wind contracts
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has expanded its presence in New York in anticipation of upcoming offshore wind contracts. The heavy-lift company has signed a new agreement with Port of Coeymans Marine Terminal in Coeymans, New...Read more
KenzFigee signs first contract for GenHook up-tower crane
PRESS RELEASE – KenzFigee has received the first order for delivery of its new GenHook LT up-tower crane, which is designed to lift wind turbine parts at sea. The contract was awarded by Duke Energy...Read more