Bertling tackles last-minute challenge in oil & gas transport
Bertling Logistics has shipped an oversized Nitrogen Generation Package from The Netherlands to China. Successfully solving a last-minute challenge, the project was completed through a combined approach of Bertling’s Bremen, China and Singapore office.Read more
Bertling appoints Steve Walter as new GM in Houston
PRESS RELEASE – Bertling Logistics has appointed Steve Walter as the new General Manager for the company’s office in Houston. Walter has started his new role with the start of the new year and brings...Read more
Collett transports 150-year-old Victorian clock tower
PRESS RELEASE – Collett has delivered an almost 150-year-old Victorian clock tower from Elland in West Yorkshire to Ripon in North Yorkshire. It’s the second time Collett is moving this rare piece, although the last...Read more
Sarens opens new office in Estonia
PRESS RELEASE – Sarens is opening a new business unit in Estonia in response to the increasing scope of services and growth opportunities in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries. Read more
France and UK reopen border for freight traffic
Transport companies and trade associations are relieved that the border between England and France is reopening for freight traffic. However, it will take days before all the trucks that have accumulated on the British side...Read more
Lubbers Global Freight acquires Cargo Masters
Lubbers Global Freight Holding has acquired the Dutch forwarding company Cargo Masters, which will see the company gain a new head office nearby Schiphol Airport and serve as the main air cargo hub offering cross-dock...Read more
Siemens Gamesa and European Energy partner up for onshore wind projects
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has signed four contracts with fast-growing independent renewable energy company European Energy to install four wind farms in Sweden and Poland as both firms work to further develop a strong partnership.Read more
Martin Bencher opens engineering department
Danish project logistics provider Martin Bencher has launched an engineering department called MB Engineering. “We want to serve our clients, not only with project forwarding but also by taking part in developing new methods to...Read more
Volga Dnepr grounds AN-124 fleet following engine failure
The Volga-Dnepr Group is temporarily grounding its eight AN-124 aircraft after one of the heavy cargo planes had to make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk last week due to engine problems. The emergency landing caused...Read more
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
ALS transports drilling rig in 121 packages
PRESS RELEASE – Abnormal Load Sevices (ALS) has transported a drilling rig in 121 packages totalling a volume of 6,750 cubic meters and 1,705 tonnes. Despite Covid-19, the company was able to deliver the cargo...Read more
AAL delivers stacker reclaimer for Pilbara mining project
PRESS RELEASE – AAL Shipping has delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North-East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia. The cargo, destined for the Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana Mine and Rail...Read more
Jumbo uses augmented reality to pinpoint shim points on deck
Jumbo has completed the first of 2 contracts supporting Subsea 7 projects for Total in Angola. For the first time, the company has used augmented reality to determine the shim points on deck. Using Microsoft’s...Read more
Barrus Projects moves heavy pieces by rail in Russia
PRESS RELEASE – Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics to the site of JSC Taneco in Nizhnekamsk in Russia.Read more
Geodis extends airfreight services between Europe and USA
PRESS RELEASE – Geodis has announced the continuation of its scheduled own controlled network service linking Europe and the USA. The current service, providing three full rotations each week, has been confirmed throughout 2021.Read more
Danish freight forwarders Freja and SDK merge
Danish family-owned freight forwarders Freja and SDK are merging their businesses to create a logistics provider with 1,300 employees and an annual turnover of more than EUR 671 million. The merged entity will continue as...Read more
C.H. Robinson moves large batch of air coolers
PRESS RELEASE – C.H. Robinson Project Logistics has transported 18 air coolers from Oklahoma to the Port of Houston and onto ocean vessels bound for the Middle East. The transport was carried out for one...Read more
Fortune Transport contracted to move separators to China
PRESS RELEASE – Fortune International Transport in Italy has recently shipped a complete high-pressure separator including all equipment from Marghera in Venice to China. The heaviest piece weighed 90 tonnes with three additional pieces of...Read more