Wallenius SOL links Wärtsilä directly to Antwerp
Starting November 2019, Wallenius SOL will include the in Finland in its regular liner service between the Baltic Sea and Belgium. The service expansion is made by possible through a long-term co-operation with technology company...Read more
Rhenus Logistics buys UK-based PSL Group
Rhenus Logistics has acquired 100% ownership of The PSL Group, a European express specialist based in the UK. Rhenus says the takeover will open up new opportunities, services, and expertise to the customers of both...Read more
Project Cargo Summit to show how industry can be digitized
Despite the lack of standardization and the complexity of transports, there is an abundance of new ideas, technologies and platforms that can significantly enhance operational efficiency within the project cargo industry. Many of these ideas...Read more
DEME wins contract for first offshore wind farm in France
Belgian offshore contractor DEME has been awarded the EPCI contract for the first offshore wind farm in France. The contract will be executed in a consortium together with Eiffage Métal and comprises the design, fabrication...Read more
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 offshore wind industry. DEME will be the launching customer of...Read more
Rolldock: “We do not compete with BigLift or Jumbo Shipping”
With eight ships owned and in management, it is a rather small shipping company, yet one of the most versatile in shipping project cargo: RollDock. Its ships can partially submerse to float-on and float-off (flo-flo),...Read more
Boskalis suffers from “drastically changed attitude” in offshore wind
Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis has recorded a strong decline in its operational result in the first half of 2019 posting a loss of EUR 33.1 million. The company says it is suffering from a drastically...Read moreRoll Group targets APAC region in new strategic move
Roll Group has opened a number of offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Korea to expand both its land-based business and combined land-sea projects in the Asian Pacific region. Roll Group has appointed Robin Koenis,...Read more
Panalpina eyes large infrastructure projects in Oman
Logistics provider Panalpina is in the process of opening a new office in Oman to benefit from the country’s economic growth and large infrastructural projects. In 2016 Panalpina transported 62 kilometres of pipeline from China to...Read more
GE’s new mega wind turbine poses challenges for the logistics industry
Shipped by the Heavy Lift Group, the worlds largest wind turbine has arrived in Rotterdam where it will be installed onshore for testing. The 12-megawatt strong wind turbine reflects the next step in offshore wind...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
Logistics group Mallory Alexander begins dedicated project freight division
US-based logistics group Mallory Alexander has established a dedicated project cargo division. The new business team is headed by Michael Confessore, who has more than two decades of experience working at the project cargo divisions...Read more
Black Marlin delivers 18 hulls in Rotterdam
Boskalis’ semisubmersible heavy load carrier Black Marlin arrived in Rotterdam this week delivering 18 hulls for inland vessels. The vessel is currently located at Maasvlakte 2 where it will be unloaded next week. The 18 prefabricated...Read more
UAL starts new Nigeria service to avoid congestion in Lagos
Together with terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria, Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has launched a new multipurpose shipping service from Europe to Warri in Nigeria to avoid congestion in Nigerian port of Lagos. With immediate effect,...Read more
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
Forest product carriers take top spots in breakbulk top 10
Thanks to their fleet of large forest product carriers, G2 Ocean and Saga Welco take the top spots in the breakbulk operator top 10, according to Dynamar. The Dutch analyst firm compared the multipurpose vessel operators...Read more
Baker Hughes sees LNG orders increase by 32%
General Electric’s oil field services provider Baker Hughes beat expectations for the second quarter thanks to strong growth in the LNG market. The company booked USD 6.6 billion in orders and recorded an operating income...Read more
Role change in Port of Rotterdam’s breakbulk sector
After more than 10 years in the role, Robert Jan Timmers has stepped down as breakbulk business developer in the Port of Rotterdam. Twan Romeijn has been appointed to take over his duties effective immediately. For...Read more