Van Oord and Subsea 7 win offshore contract in Guyana
The British Subsea 7 group and the Dutch Van Oord consortium were awarded a major contract by the ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), for the offshore Guyana Gas to Energy project.Read more
Omega Morgan lifts four-tonne awning in Oregon
An awning weighing just over four metric tonnes, measuring 22 metres in length and 5 metres in width, was lifted by an Omega Morgan crane, itself weighing approximately 180 metric tonnes, in Tigard, Oregon.Read more
Port of Tallinn invested in new quay to service wind farms
The Port of Tallinn, Estonia’s largest port authority, will invest € 53 million, to build a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour, by summer 2025. This 310-metre quay with a 10-hectare area will be co-financed...Read more
Danser Group Transports materials for construction of a new De Vlaamse Waterweg bridge in Belgium
The Danser Group, a Dutch multimodal operator and logistics solution provider, has delivered the first batch of project cargo for the construction of a movable, double bascule type, bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the municipality...Read more
Audubon opens heavy lift division
Heavy liftingPRESS RELEASE – Global engineering provider Audubon Companies has announced the expansion of its field services capabilities to include a new business line, Crane & Heavy Lift Services.Read more
200-metre arch bridge sails through Rotterdam city centre
ConstructionAn arch bridge measuring two hundred metres long, twenty metres wide and forty metres high sailed through the centre of Rotterdam in the night from Sunday to Monday. The object is on its way to...Read more
[VIDEO] Jan De Nul installs new bridge in the heart of Brussels
A Jan De Nul team has installed the central part of the new Suzan Daniel bridge over the Brussels-Scheldt Canal in the heart of Brussels. Once completed, this bridge will form an important link for...Read more
Mammoet adds ten Mega Jack 800 towers to its fleet
EquipmentMammoet is expanding its range of equipment with ten new towers for its Mega Jack 800 system. The expanded range will help the company to reduce risk and improve efficiency across infrastructure, port and petrochemical construction projects worldwide. Read more
Boskalis awarded EUR 1.5 billion airport construction project
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – Boskalis has received its largest project to date: the land development design and construction of the Manila International Airport (MIA) in the Philippines. The project has an estimated value of EUR 1.5...Read more
Mammoet launches new 6,000-tonne heavy-lift crane
EquipmentMammoet 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
Hareket awarded heavy-lift contract for Duqm refinery
Heavy-liftingPRESS RELEASE – Hareket has been selected as the heavy-lift contractor for the offsite and utility packages for the Duqm Refineries in Oman. The contract was awarded by a joint venture of Petrofac and Samsung. Read more
Machinery volumes to decline as Caterpillar’s sales fall by 23%
ConstructionIndustrial 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
Mammoet delivers 1,400-tonne splitter for new Borealis plant
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has transported a 1,400-tonne C3 splitter column to the new Borealis propane dehydrogenation (PDH) site in the Belgian village Kallo. The 109-metre long and 10-metre wide propylene splitter is one of...Read more
Construction of BokaLift 2 has started
ShipbuildingPRESS RELEASE – At Drydocks World in Dubai, the hull modification of the BokaLift 2 has started. The conversion scope includes the fabrication and installation of 9,000 tonnes of steel blocks on both sides of...Read more
GAC and Cosco deliver 3,700-tonne bridge in Stockholm
Heavy TransportPRESS RELEASE – GAC in Sweden has managed the delivery of a 3,700-tonne bridge in Stockholm, which will be used to connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm. The bridge arrived on semisubmersible heavy-lift vessel...Read more
Australia’s largest LNG producer slashes expenditure in half
LNGWoodside, Australia’s largest LNG producer, is slashing its total expenditure for 2020 in half and is deferring final investment decisions on a number of major development projects. With cost pressure in the market evaporating, Woodside...Read more
Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB halts all UK production
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB has stopped production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic causes an unprecedented reduction in global demand. The company has halted...Read more
‘Big Carl’ lifts first loads at Hinkley Point C
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – Big Carl, the world’s largest crane capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes, has completed its first major lift at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK. In total, the Sarens...Read more