Mammoet 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
PRESS 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 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
PRESS 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
Industrial 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
PRESS 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
PRESS 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
PRESS 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
Woodside, 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
PRESS 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
PRESS 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
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.
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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
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
PRESS RELEASE – The Port of Brownsville is one step closer to welcoming three new LNG projects with an investment totalling USD 38.75 billion after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved their proposals today...Read more
Offshore wind capacity may increase 15-fold and attract around USD 1 trillion of cumulative investment by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concludes in a new report about the future of the offshore wind market....Read more
Japan will invest an extra USD 10 billion on liquefied natural gas projects worldwide to boost the LNG market and reinforce the security of energy supply, the minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said...Read more
PRESS RELEASE – Heavy-lift carrier AAL has completed the handling and transport of an impressive cargo of South Korean-engineered petrochemical plant components, from Pyeongtaek to Map Ta Phut. The largest of which was a pressure...Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has won a large contract from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland. The...Read more
EPC contractors and project carriers can expect a rise in demand as final investment decisions are taken on the construction of a large number of new LNG plants. Over the next two years, almost 90...Read more
