Manuport Logistics (MPL) has expanded its presence at one of Europe’s major project cargo and breakbulk hubs, Rotterdam, with the acquisition of Dynasty Shipping Europe. The acquisition is effective immediately, according to the company. Read more
Two Rotterdam-based heavy lift specialists HEBO Maritiem Service and Bonn & Mees Floating Sheerlegs have decided to jointly seek growth through a merger. The collaboration between the two is seen as a significant milestone in...Read more
Installing and removing jackets and topsides from offshore platforms, laying pipelines, and housing over 500 crew members… Allseas’ impressive Pioneering Spirit does it all. The world’s largest working vessel is now moored at the Prinses...Read more
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
The Limburg-based industrial machinery manufacturing company, Sif Group, is manufacturing 70 monopiles for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm (OWF), at their Maasvlakte site.Read more
The Rotterdam-based project-management company Tresios engineered the transportation of 9 Barges and three multi-cats. This cargo, with a total weight exceeding 12000 tons, left the port of Nantong for Rotterdam on September 8th, and is...Read more
Allseas has completed the installation of TenneT’s 900-megawatt DolWin6 kappa offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea – including piling of jacket foundations. This 12-day operation, completed on...Read more
The Rotterdam-based transport and logistics provider Cargo-Partner has announced its offer to acquire a third of the shares of Sim Cargo, its long-time partner. The goal of this would be strengthening its road transport network as...Read more
Oceanco’s new superyacht, Project Y721, is in Rotterdam. The superyacht, which is being built for Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, caused a lot of commotion earlier in the year. It was thought that due to the...Read more
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor.Read more
Following the success of the China Xpress service, Allseas Global Logistics has officially launched its new shipping line. The Allseas Shipping Company is the first British registered shipping line in 40 years. It specialises in...Read more
ConstructionAn arch bridge measuring two hundred metres long, twenty metres wide and forty metres high sailed through the centre of Rotterdam in the night from Sunday to Monday. The object is on its way to...Read more
Breakbulk Europe 2021 has been cancelled. Large scale events in Germany are still prohibited and these restrictions are unlikely to be removed in time for the event to take place, organiser Hyve Group states. The...Read more
SustainabilityBakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read more
Oil & GasPRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir has safely installed Dana Petroleum’s new P11-Unity platform, which at 395 metric tons is one of the world’s smallest platforms. The Dutch heavy-lift company was contracted by HSM Offshore, who...Read more
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – CLdN is ramping up preparations for the end of the Brexit transitional phase on 31 December 2020 by introducing additional capacity on its UK routes. As from last week, 25% extra capacity...Read more
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – Huisman has completed the design of its future submarine facility with a new submarine handling crane. With this facility in the port of Rotterdam, Huisman wants to enable three foreign bidding manufacturers...Read more
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – ZPMC has delivered two new ship-to-shore cranes at the Rotterdam World Gateway container terminal in the port of Rotterdam. The cranes arrived aboard the heavy transport vessel Zhen Hua 26, which is...Read more
Heavy-lift terminalPRESS RELEASE – Rotterdam stevedore company RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing has bought a second mobile shore crane for loading and unloading of heavy-lift, offshore and project cargo. The company has purchased a Liebherr LHM 550...Read more