15 new electric locomotives set to serve eastern hinterland of Antwerp
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has boosted its capacity to service the eastern hinterland of Antwerp. The company said that the is has added 15 electric locomotives to its Medway branch in Belgium increasing the capability...Read more
Another transformer on rail across Sweden
The boom in the transformers market continues as the demands for electricity continue to grow. F.H. Bertling Logistics found itself in the thick of it, with a task to deliver a 200-ton transformer to the...Read more
The world’s largest ice-class multipurpose ship delivered
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers have taken delivery of a 68,000-dwt ice-class multipurpose vessel, the Green Kemi. While being the multipurpose pulp ship, the vessel also meets the requirements for the transport of large equipment, as...Read more
Largest fixed suction sails to date installed on a general cargo vessel
A Dutch-flagged 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel Eems Traveller, owned by Amasus, is the next in line to be equipped with two eSAILs developed by bound4blue. The system, categorised as a suction sail, is based on the...Read more
DB Cargo puts transformers on the rail from Italy to Belgium
DB Cargo transported transformers from the rail terminal in Desio, near Milan, Italy, to Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Belgium. The initiative was carried out in collaboration with LoTraFer an Italian logistics company specialising in project cargo...Read more
Langowski Logistics brings German tanks to a museum in Florida
Langowski Logistics, a Polish company specialising in military transportation, moved two Leopard 1 tanks from Poland to Florida, in the southeast of the United States. The tanks have been demilitarized and will be displayed in...Read more
Wilson Flex V passes Taiwan on its trip from China to Europe
The last vessel in the series of five general cargo newbuildings has left China and headed on its maiden voyage to Europe. The Wilson Flex V has been delivered to its owners Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest (RHAS) during...Read more
DB Cargo and British Steel to supply Belgium with brand new rail tracks
British Steel will supply Belgium with 100-metre-long rail tracks that Infrabel, the country’s infrastructure manager, will use to maintain and renew the rail network. The cargo will be delivered by convoys run by DB Cargo....Read more
Offshore wind giants getting optimised help
With the boom of offshore wind turbine installations and the ever growing size of the components, Jan De Nul has turned to Huisman to optimise its installation vessels.Read more
More capacity for project cargo as Lastdrager 8 hits the water
In its ambition to provide expand transport options by water, for heavy cargo, equipment and machines, Royal Van der Wees Watertransport has launched its latest pontoon, Lastdrager 8. Built by Pattje Shipyards in Waterhuizen, the Lastdrager...Read more
Heavy lift muscle arrives in Den Helder to assist in North Sea decom job
Decommissioning of old offshore platforms requires serious heavy lift capabilities, which is why Bonn & Mees’ sheerleg Matador 3 was dispatched to Port of Den Helder. The crane barge with a 1,800-ton lifting capacity will...Read more
Power lifter arrives at the port of Moerdijk
Logistics services provider, Van der Vlist, has taken delivery of its new Liebherr LHM550 crane, boosting its lifting capacity and capabilities at the future Moerdijk facility. The LHM550 port crane will join the LHM280 port...Read more
Two new offshore wind dedicated Rotra vessels ordered
The tried and tested Rotra concept will soon see its evolution hit the market as partners deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa and Amasus push forward with the newly designed pair of vessels. Customised for transporting offshore...Read more
This vessel has got its tailor-made pipe handling gantry crane
Brouwersgracht, Spliethoff’s recently christened multipurpose DP2 B-type vessel, has already departed for its first deployment. According to the AIS data, the vessel is currently moored at the port of Mukran. However, prior to its deployment,...Read more
CEVA Logistics secures services of four RoRo newbuilds
CEVA Logistics has signed a 10-year lease with its parent company CMA CGM for four of Eastern Pacific Shipping’s LNG dual-fuel hybrid deep-sea vessels. Originally, CEVA is looking to connect its automotive customers with more...Read more
Mammoet starts construction of its floating offshore wind-focused ring crane
Heavy-lift and engineered transport solutions giant, Mammoet, has recently started putting the pieces of a 6,000-ton puzzle together. The company said that the first parts of its net 6,000-ton ring crane will soon be delivered...Read more
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa develop load stabilising system for wind turbine installation
Controlling the movements of the relatively light blades of a turbine when suspended from a crane, has proven to be an installation challenge due to wind load. To mitigate operational downtime and increase the integrity...Read more
Ulstein to design Cyan’s floating foundation installation vessels
Cyan Renewables, a Singaporean company specialising in offshore wind farm vessels, will collaborate with Dutch engineering firm Ulstein to design new floating foundation installation vessels (FFIV).Read more