Project logistics
Ukrainian project cargo market set to grow
Ukraine’s heavy cargo market is growing as a result of increased industrial activity and the recovery of the Covid-19 pandemic. Helped by major improvements in…
Russia
Russian project cargo market continues to grow despite pandemic
The Russian market of oversize cargo transport keeps growing at a steady pace despite the pandemic and the associated negative economic consequences, say leading transport…
Wind energy logistics
Port of Bilbao records strong growth in wind components despite Covid-19
The Port of Bilbao has recorded strong growth in the throughput of wind energy components in the first half of 2020. Despite the coronavirus, which…
OEM
Vestas increases revenue by 67% despite “challenging circumstances”
Vestas has increased its revenue by 67% in the second quarter to a total of EUR 3.5 billion. While the pandemic is creating some difficulties,…
Construction
Russia forecasts significant growth in super-heavy cargo transports
The Russian market for super heavy cargo is expected to grow by 2 to 4% annually in the next few years. In addition to the…
Offshore wind
Nordic fund plans large offshore wind investment at Port of Esbjerg
Nordic infrastructure fund Infranode plans to invest 134 million euros in offshore wind infrastructure at Port Esbjerg in Denmark as the port is readying itself…
Oil & Gas
Blue Water Shipping targets growing oil industry in Guyana
Blue Water Shipping has opened a new project logistics office in Guyana expecting to profit from the growing oil & gas industry in the region.…
Offshore wind
IEA: Offshore wind to become 1 trillion dollar industry
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…
Sif expects tens of millions in revenue from new marshalling services
Sif is expanding its production facility in the port of Rotterdam with another 20 hectares to provide marshalling space and onshore support services for the…
Containers drive growth in Rotterdam, breakbulk remains stable
The port of Rotterdam has recorded a total throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019, 3.4% more than in the…
Drewry downgrades multipurpose shipping outlook, but still expects growth
Drewry has downgraded its outlook for multipurpose shipping. Weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from the dry bulk and container sectors, and slower ship…
Port of Esbjerg is gearing up for growth in high and heavy cargo
The Port of Esbjerg is gearing up for growth in the handling of high and heavy cargoes with the purchase of a new Liebherr LHM…
Change of leadership
Rob Grool to grow Zeaborn’s managed fleet to over 250 vessels as new CEO
With effect from today, Rob Grool is taking over the leadership of Zeaborn Ship Management from Holger Strack, who has been acting as the companyā€™s…
Port of Rotterdam: “We see room to grow our breakbulk throughput”
The Port of Rotterdam saw its conventional breakbulk volumes grow with 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. The lifting of the American import ban…
Offshore wind
UK to quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2030
The British offshore wind industry is celebrating a ‘landmark’ Sector Deal with the government which will lead to significant growth in terms of both capacity…
Renewables
Global offshore wind capacity will increase sixfold in next decade
Global offshore wind capacity is set to increase sixfold in the next decade. While offshore wind is currently only deployed across seven markets, this number…