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
Cargotec finally completes takeover of TTS Group’s marine business
Cargotec has completed the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of cargo handling equipment manufacturer TTS Group, following a lengthy regulatory approval process in China. The agreement to buy TTS Group’s marine and offshore division...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
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
Project Cargo Summit announces speakers and conference programme
Organiser ProMedia has announced the first speakers of the Project Cargo Summit, a two-day international conference and exhibition about the project cargo and heavy-lift industry. The conference programme will cover a wide range of pressing industry...Read more
Marguisa and United Heavy Lift open joint service to West-Africa
Marguisa Shipping Lines and United Heavy Lift have teamed up, opening a new joint project cargo and breakbulk service between Europe and Africa. The new joint service agreement is effective since the 1st of June, 2019....Read more
Cosco Shipping wants to enhance its European business
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers have opened a new European regional head office in Rotterdam. From Europe’s largest port, the Chinese shipping company wants to put more focus and emphasis on its European clients and develop...Read more
Heerema installs 2,500-tonne cutter ladder on DEME’s Spartacus
Heerema’s “Swiss pocket knife” Aegir has successfully installed the 2,500 tonnes weighing cutter ladder into DEME’s new cutter suction dredger Spartacus, the largest and most powerful one ever built. Spartacus is a 164 meter long and...Read more
Sikorsky wins USD 1.1 billion US Navy contract for 12 heavy-lift helicopters
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky has won a USD 1.13 billion deal from the U.S. Navy to build 12 CH-53K heavy lift helicopters. The latest version of this aircraft, called the King Stallion, can lift up to...Read more
Mammoet expands in Germany with Meyer Anlagenbau acquisition
Mammoet has expanded its presence in south-west Germany by acquiring local heavy lift specialist Meyer Anlaganbau. According to the Dutch company, the purchase reinforces its position as the leader in the German market. Meyer approached Mammoet...Read more
Thorco Projects has no interest in acquisitions or vessel purchases
Thorco Projects will not be playing an active role in the consolidation of the project cargo shipping market. Instead, the company wants to remain asset-light, chairman Thor Stadil says. Consolidation in the heavy-lift and project cargo...Read more
Van Oord uses synthetic slings to hoist large turbines into place
Offshore construction company Van Oord has used Cortland’s synthetic rope slings to hoist one of Europe’s largest offshore wind turbines into place. Synthetic lift materials seem to be gaining ground as more and more wind...Read more
LAST CALL Project Cargo Summit 2019: Call for papers
On the 11th and 12th of September, Promedia Group will host the second edition of the Project Cargo Summit, a two-day international conference and exhibition about the transport of exceptional cargoes. Do you have a...Read more
Spliethoff buys another six Hansa Heavy vessels
Dutch ship owner Spliethoff has confirmed it has bought another five vessels of bankrupt Hansa Heavy Lift, with the purchase of a sixth vessel expected to be closed soon. That brings the total number of...Read more
Scaldis salvaged Norwegian frigate with unique lift method
Scaldis has completed the salvage of the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ using a “unique double duo lift method” combining two heavy lift vessels with a total lifting capacity of 7,300 tonnes. The Norwegian frigate sank...Read more
Mammoet expands Terneuzen terminal
Mammoet has upgraded the lifting capacity at its multi-purpose terminal in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The Dutch heavy lift specialist has installed one its MTC 15 terminal cranes to increase heavy lift capabilities and make the...Read more
‘Always worry about performance’
‘Always worry about performance.’ Words of advice from the late Hans Kahn, who founded Jumbo Maritime back 1968. In honour of their founding father Jumbo Maritime has released a tribute video in which Dutch heavy weights...Read more
SAL Heavy Lift transports entire bridge
SAL Heavy Lift delivered an entire bridge from China to Norway where it will be used to connect the municipalities of Steinkjer and Malm, crossing the Beitstadfjorden. The bridge will make travelling between northern parts of...Read more