Chapman Freeborn flies freighter full with high-value cargo to Australia
PRESS RELEASE – Chapman Freeborn has transported 92 tonnes of high-value industrial cargo using an entire Boeing 747-400 freighter. “While Chapman Freeborn manages outsize cargo operations daily, from time to time, a challenge knocks at...Read more
Universal Transport delivers wind turbines for Enercon
PRESS RELEASE – Heavy load logistics provider Universal Transport has delivered two complete wind turbines from their production sites in Northern and Central Germany to their site of operation, a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia...Read more
EMS Log strengthens presence in Southern Germany
PRESS RELEASE – German transport specialist EMS Log has opened a new branch office in Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg, on July 1. Head of the office in Southern Germany is Jürgen Menge, who has extensive experience in...Read more
“Substantial segments of German fleet endangered in existence”
The German shipowners association VDR warns that the pandemic has an even bigger impact on the country’s shipping industry than the financial crisis of 2008. “Substantial segments of the German merchant fleet are foreseeably endangered...Read more
Schmidbauer moves heaviest load ever: a 1,600-tonne bridge
Schmidbauer has transported the heaviest weight in its history: the 1,600-tonne and 130-metre long Streitgrabenbrücke which has now been installed over the A8 highway near Stuttgart in Germany. Read more
Subsea 7 wins new wind farm project
PRESS RELEASE – Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable contract by Innogy Kaskasi for the Kaskasi offshore wind farm project, located approximately 35 kilometres north-west of Heligoland in the German sector of...Read more
Siemes preferred supplier for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
PRESS RELEASE – Ørsted has named Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for two offshore wind power projects in the German North Sea totalling more than 1.1 GW in capacity. The award concerns the 242...Read more
Fred. Olsen called in to finish Trianel Windpark Borkum II
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has been contracted to finish installing the remaining 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II). The vessel takes over from Jan de Nul’s jack-up...Read more
Allseas CEO: “Stopping Nordstream 2 hurts our honour”
In a rare interview, Allseas CEO Edward Heerema said stopping Nordstream 2 was first and foremost damaging to the company’s sense of honour. “It’s a disappointment, we really wanted to take credit for it”, he...Read more
German shipowners warn of difficulties in government’s shore power plans
The German Shipowners’ association welcomes government initiatives for shore power in ports but warns of difficulties for ships that frequently moor at different berths, like bulk carriers and multipurpose vessels. The German federal government is taking...Read more
Nooteboom delivers largest low-loader ever
PRESS RELEASE – Dutch trailer manufacturer Nooteboom has delivered its largest low loader yet to Zwagerman Transport. The 4+6 low-loader is optimised for the German market, providing a load capacity of more than 100 tonnes...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
Germany 13th country to ratify Hong Kong Convention
Germany is the latest country to ratify the Hong Kong Convention, the treaty of the International Maritime Organisation for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling. The Hong Kong Convention covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance...Read more