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