Heavy-lift specialist Fagioli names new CEO
Fernando Bertoni has been appointed as the new global CEO of transport and logistics, heavy-lift transport, heavy lifting and related engineering and project cargo shipping specialist, Fagioli. Read more
Kuehne+Nagel cuts ties with Israeli arms company following Palestine Action campaign
Transport and logistics major Kuehne+Nagel has cut ties with Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, following an action campaign by Palestine Action. The decision was confirmed to Palestine Action in an email by K+N. Read more
New wind farm servicing concept put to test in Finland
Specialist transport company Silvasti will put test its Transport Crane Installation (TCI) concept at the Pahkakoski wind farm under development in the municipality of Ii in Northern Ostrobothnia of Finland.Read more
Sarens claims an industry record at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station
Sarens has recently completed a critical project at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina, USA. The project involved the replacement of two feedwater heaters, each weighing a staggering 130,000 pounds (58.9 tons).Read more
Blue Water sets sights on Chilean project logistics market
Blue Water has recently opened a new office in Santiago, Chile to cater to the growing demand for project logistics in Latin America. This new strategic hub complements several other Blue Water offices already established...Read more
Mammoet is not for sale anymore
SHV Holdings decided to stop the sale of their subsidiary for heavy lift and transport services Mammoet. The reason behind this choice is that the parties that showed interest in purchasing the company did not...Read more
Two new offshore wind dedicated Rotra vessels ordered
The tried and tested Rotra concept will soon see its evolution hit the market as partners deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa and Amasus push forward with the newly designed pair of vessels. Customised for transporting offshore...Read more
If it doesn’t fit through a gate, lift it over
Moving dumper units across the land is a specific challenge due to the width of such cargo, something F.H. Bertling Logistics has had to deal with in its recent project. The company has had to...Read more
Less assembly on site mean transporting project cargo on the limit of technical possibilities
Over the last couple of years a number of trends could be observed, with a shift in the supply chains being one and the fluctuations in freight rates being the obvious other. Comments from within...Read more
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs gets Airbus A220 components transport deal
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has been tagged by Airbus to transport A220 components from the production plant in Shenyang, China to the final assembly plant in Mirabel, Canada. Leaning on its experience in transporting A380,...Read more
GE to transport sector: “Be proactive and come with innovative solutions”
Offshore windGE Renewable Energy is calling on the transport and logistics industry to come with innovative solutions. With the next-generation of 13MW wind turbines set to enter the market this year, the manufacturer is searching for...Read more
Fuel prices take a massive nosedive
CoronavirusFuel prices have taken a massive nosedive since the beginning of the year with low sulphur fuel prices in Singapore dropping from USD 734 per tonne on January 1st to USD 415 per tonne today. The...Read more
Spliethoff orders new transport and installation vessels
Fleet expansionPRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the newbuild of two DP2- B-type vessels. The versatile characteristics of Spliethoff’s new B-Type make this vessel unique in the market, the...Read more