Panalpina eyes large infrastructure projects in Oman
Logistics provider Panalpina is in the process of opening a new office in Oman to benefit from the country’s economic growth and large infrastructural projects. In 2016 Panalpina transported 62 kilometres of pipeline from China to...Read more
GE’s new mega wind turbine poses challenges for the logistics industry
Shipped by the Heavy Lift Group, the worlds largest wind turbine has arrived in Rotterdam where it will be installed onshore for testing. The 12-megawatt strong wind turbine reflects the next step in offshore wind...Read more
Trans Global Projects delivers 60,000 tons of pink cargo
The Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has delivered 62 bright pink modules to a ming site in Newman, Australia. The mine operator, Roy Hill, encourages all its suppliers to paint their equipment pink in support...Read more
Peter Anetsberger new Industrial Projects Director at Geodis Germany
Geodis has appointed Peter Anetsberger as the new Industrial Projects Director for Geodis Freight Forwarding in Germany. Anetsberger already assumed the new position from July 1, 2019. Peter Anetsberger has more than 35 years of work...Read more
Logistics group Mallory Alexander begins dedicated project freight division
US-based logistics group Mallory Alexander has established a dedicated project cargo division. The new business team is headed by Michael Confessore, who has more than two decades of experience working at the project cargo divisions...Read more
Black Marlin delivers 18 hulls in Rotterdam
Boskalis’ semisubmersible heavy load carrier Black Marlin arrived in Rotterdam this week delivering 18 hulls for inland vessels. The vessel is currently located at Maasvlakte 2 where it will be unloaded next week. The 18 prefabricated...Read more
UAL starts new Nigeria service to avoid congestion in Lagos
Together with terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria, Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has launched a new multipurpose shipping service from Europe to Warri in Nigeria to avoid congestion in Nigerian port of Lagos. With immediate effect,...Read more
Oil prices may fall ahead of 2020, warns Rystad Energy
The oil market is going from gloomy to gloomier, warns Rystad Energy in a new market report. Increased production, economic recession, the ongoing trade war and IMO 2020 together may become a dangerous mix which...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
Maersk launches first ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe
Danish container giant Maersk has launched a combined ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe to offer highly competitive transit times from Asia to major ports in Europe. It is the first multimodel shipping service the...Read more
Jumbo lifts heaviest cargo ever
Heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has set a new lift record within the Dutch shipping company. The vessel lifted a wash tower weighing 1,929 tonnes for a new ethylene plant of Jubail United Petrochemical Company in...Read more
Spliethoff says low sulphur fuels will lead to higher CO2 emissions
With 2020 fast approaching, more and more shipping companies are communicating how they intend to comply with the upcoming sulphur regulations. While most shipping companies will simply switch to low sulphur fuel, Spliethoff opts for...Read more
Forest product carriers take top spots in breakbulk top 10
Thanks to their fleet of large forest product carriers, G2 Ocean and Saga Welco take the top spots in the breakbulk operator top 10, according to Dynamar. The Dutch analyst firm compared the multipurpose vessel operators...Read more
AAL vague about IMO 2020 approach
AAL is the second large multipurpose shipping company to publicly announce its strategy for the upcoming IMO 2020 sulphur regulations. But although the company is clear about switching to low sulphur compliant fuel, its calculation...Read more
Zeamarine awarded huge contract for Australian mining project
Zeamarine has been awarded a large ocean transportation from Schenker Australia Pty Limited for the BHP South Flank mining project in Western Australia. The project scope encompasses the transportation of approximately 450,000 freight tons from...Read more
Zeamarine announces IMO 2020 cost recovery measures
Starting September 1, customers of Zeamarine will pay a Low Sulphur Surcharge of USD 35 per freight ton to recover the costs from the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation, which forces shipping companies to reduce their...Read more
Ekol and Transuniverse to build “mega” multimodal site in North Sea Port
The Turkish logistics company Ekol Logistics and the Belgian groupage firm Transuniverse Forwarding have signed an agreement to build a 40-hectare multimodal site at the Kluizendok in Ghent, which is part of North Sea Port....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