deugro working on more project-specific concepts like the Rotra vessels
InterviewOver five years ago, the freight forwarding and project logistics specialist deugro completed a unique transportation concept that included tailor-made transportation vessels with a special roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) function: the sister vessels Rotra Mare and Rotra...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen returns three more vessels from cold lay-up
ShippingWallenius Wilhelmsen has reactivated three more vessels from cold lay-up. The ro/ro carrier laid up 15 vessels following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic due to a significant fall in demand. At the start of...Read more
Roll Group enters Russian market
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Roll Group has expanded its commercial network with the appointment of TMBC Logistics as the commercial agent for RollDock Shipping in Russia. With the corporation, the heavy transport shipping company wants to...Read more
Wind-powered ro/ro carrier to set sail in 2024
SustainabilityWallenius Marine is now absolutely sure the vessel its wind-driven ro/ro-carrier Oceanbird will become a reality, says Chief Operating Officer Per Tunell. The vessel will be equipped with five 80-metre wing rigs to sail on...Read more
Wagenborg wins large turbine shipment for ro/ro liner service
Ro/roWagenborg has secured a large wind turbine transport contract for its ro/ro liner service between the Netherlands and Sweden. The company will ship 33 windmills and additional components which will take 17 voyages to complete. Read more
Höegh Autoliners names Andreas Enger as new CEO
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – Effective 8 September 2020, Andreas Enger will become Höegh Autoliners’ new CEO. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and will take over from current CEO, Thor Jørgen Guttormsen. Andreas will continue...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen books USD 285 million loss in first quarter
Ro/roA combination of the pandemic and slower markets have seen Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s volume drop by 20 percent. As a result, the carrier’s sales declined by 18% and the company booked a net loss of 285...Read more
WW: “4,000 cbm of project cargo is our sweet spot”
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is heavily investing in the expansion of its breakbulk business. But rather than just being another competitor, the ro/ro company considers itself to be complementary to the traditional breakbulk carriers. “In terms of...Read more