Over the past week there have been a number of new appointments, most notably Wallenius Wilhelmsen naming new new Chief Customer Officer, a. hartrodt Australia getting a new Managing Director and Bolloré Logistics appointing Nicolas...Read more
Abnormal Load Services (ALS) has been busy recently hauling an oversized transformer from Slovenia to Hungary by road. The abnormal load arrived at Port of Koper where it was taken over by ALS and delivered...Read more
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board has approved the renovation and realignment of the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal docks to accommodate expanding container operations, shifting most breakbulk cargo to Colonel’s Island Terminal in Brunswick.Read more
Over the past week there have been several new appointments as Bolloré Logistics, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Wilson chose within their own ranks. Read more
German freight forwarding and project logistics company deugro harnessed the sailing frequency of Wallenius Wilhelmsen RoRo fleet to ensure timely delivery of rail car shells to North America. Read more
RoRo shipping specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has fully acquired ALS, the European non-asset specialist logistics provider offering solutions for oversized, abnormal, exceptional and heavy lift cargo shipments by road, rail, air and sea.Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has recently moved its operations for rolling and breakbulk cargo at the Port of Halifax from Pier 31 to Pier 9C. The move is in line with the development at the Canadian port. Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has partnered up with pontoon barge operator Victrol to trial a RoRo pontoon barge solution in an attempt to make its terminal in Zeebrugge more accessible for breakbulk. The pontoon barge would move...Read more
Availability of handling equipment for breakbulk transport is one of the challenges in the current market. Congested ports, labour shortages driven by high cargo volumes and ongoing pandemic-related issues, and the general imbalance between demand and...Read more
Post-Covid recovery is kicking into gear for certain breakbulk industries as governments pour money in domestic infrastructure in order to bring their economies back on track. The recovery is also strongly driven by the new...Read more
Wallenius Willhelmsen has named Lasse Kristoffersen as the company’s new CEO, starting no later than June 1, 2022. Kristoffersen joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen from the role of president and CEO in Torvald Klaveness, a role he...Read more
Wallenius Willhelmsen recently deployed the power of its MV Tannhauser to ship giant windmills from Europe to Australia. The company runs a regular liner service to Australia and has used its service to deliver five...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has loaded the first shipment on Monday of Airbus Aircraft components under the new deal signed with Airbus and partner Louis Dreyfus Freight Solutions. The aircraft components were loaded at the Dailan port...Read more
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
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Targeting the local mining industry, Wallenius Wilhelmsen will start monthly calls in Arica port in Chile. “Within easy reach of Southern Peru’s mining hub, the Chilean port is strategically located for shipments...Read more
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has decided to reactivate the last three of its vessels that were placed in cold layup last spring due to the COVID19 pandemic. Reactivation will take place in the third...Read more
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – The Board of Wallenius Wilhelmsen have in dialogue with CEO Craig Jasienski agreed to end his employment with the company effective 8 March 2021.Read more
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
ShippingWallenius Wilhelmsen will reactivate up to 9 of its 16 vessels that are currently in cold layup. Reactivation will take place during the first quarter of 2021 and the reactivated vessels will replace capacity currently...Read more
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