Audubon opens heavy lift division
Heavy liftingPRESS RELEASE – Global engineering provider Audubon Companies has announced the expansion of its field services capabilities to include a new business line, Crane & Heavy Lift Services.Read more
Friede & Goldman aims to increase uptime of installation vessels with barge rack
Offshore windFriede & Goldman has developed a new feeder concept for the offshore wind industry called BargeRack. The system eliminates motions between the jack-up installation vessel and the feeder barge thus removing the need for complicated...Read more
Huisman develops feeder solution for US offshore wind market
Offshore windHuisman has developed a motion-compensated platform to quickly transfer wind turbine components from a feeder vessel to an installation vessel. With the feeder solution, Huisman aims to create a more efficient offshore supply chain that...Read more
Ulstein lands follow-up contract for first Jones Act rock installation vessel
PRESS RELEASE – Following the basic design contract in December 2020, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has now contracted Ulstein to continue the project with the integration engineering for their new dynamically positioned rock installation...Read more
CMA CGM buys air freighters and opens regular service to US
Air freightCMA CGM has created a specialised air freight division in the group called CMA CGM Air Cargo. The container carrier has acquired four Airbus A330-200F freighter aircraft and will open a regular service between Liege,...Read more
AAL establishes monthly service between Asia and US
ShippingCapitalising on the frequency of sailings between Asia and the Americas in the past 12 months, AAL Shipping has decided to establish a monthly tramp service to strengthen the trade lane going forward into 2021....Read more
Biden’s “buy American” programme will see Jones Act tightened
Jones ActAmerican president Joe Biden will further tighten the Jones Act, which protects the American maritime sector from foreign competition. He said this while announcing a “buy American” program, which aims to keep government spending domestically...Read more
UHL expands fleet with eight new heavy-lift vessels
ShippingUnited Heavy Lift has taken delivery of the first of eight newly built F900 heavy-lift vessels, the MV UHL Faith. With the investment, the German project carrier wants to contribute to eco-friendly shipping and further...Read more
Crowley sets up new division to focus on offshore wind
ShippingUS-based Crowley Shipping has formed a New Energy division to focus on the emerging offshore wind and LNG energy sectors in the United States. Within offshore wind, the company aims to become “a total lifecycle...Read more
Jumbo sets heavy lift record in port of New Orleans
ShippingJumbo’s heavy-lift vessel Fairpartner has set a new lift record in the port of New Orleans while unloading two hydrocracking reactors for an oil major. Read more
USD 600 million to build first Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel
Offshore windDominion Energy has contracted Keppel Offshore & Marine to build the first Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. It will cost about USD 600 million and will be built at Keppel’s yard in Brownsville,...Read more
Geodis extends airfreight services between Europe and USA
AirfreightPRESS 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
US extends Jones Act to cover offshore wind industry
Offshore windThe United States House of Representatives has adopted new legislation that extends the Jones Act to also cover offshore wind-related activities. This means that all transports between a US port to a point within 200...Read more
Chipolbrok and Crane Worldwide create new door-to-door heavy-lift service
Heavy-lift shippingCrane Worldwide Logistics in Japan and Chipolbrok are joining forces to create a door-to-door heavy-lift service for clients shipping cargo between Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Middle East, Asia and the Americas.Read more
Dominion orders Huisman crane for first Jones Act installation vessel
Offshore windDominion Energy has selected Huisman Equipment to fabricate the crane for the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. Huisman joins a consortium of offshore wind industry leaders to build the vessel,...Read more
Sif scraps Vinyard offshore wind farm from order book
Offshore windDutch Sif Group has definitively cancelled the order for the delivery of the foundations for the first large American offshore wind farm, Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts.Read more
DSV and BBC sued for USD 97 million for using confiscated port in Cuba
SanctionsAmerican Sugar is suing Goldwind, DSV Panalpina and BBC Chartering under a controversial law for using its confiscated port in Cuba. The sugar trader demands USD 97 million in damages, the exact amount the port...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ships 39-metre long drag conveyor for Intrame
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has transported a 39-metre long drag conveyor across the Atlantic for Spanish manufacturer Intrame. Together with other parts of a dismantled asphalt plant, the cargo was transported over sea from...Read more