Integrated end-to-end services from HNX
HNX, project cargo service specialist, has joined as a new member in South Korea. Based in Seoul, HNX come recommended by PCN members and their team are well experience in project and special cargo handling, forwarding, and chartering. HNX will cover all ports and offer expertise in a wide range of different project cargo types […]
DEME secures contracts representing 1 GW for Taiwan wind farms
DEME has secured contracts for the Hai Long wind farms in Taiwan. The deal between CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) and Hai Long Offshore Wind comes after three years of planning and discussions. The contract will cover the transportation and installation of the foundations, turbines, and offshore substations. Pre-filling work is due to start in 2024, […]
Portico builds new warehouse
Portico has started work on its new warehouse at its terminal in Portsmouth, UK. The purpose-built facility will more than double the space available for general cargo, bringing capacity up to 50,000 square feet (4645m2). Located in Portsmouth international port with direct access to the UK’s motorway network, the new facility is being built as a […]
Liebherr and Broeckman Logistics sign partnerships
Broekman Logistics and Liebherr Logistics have signed a long-term partnership for value-added logistics services and warehousing at the BAUMA trade fair in Munich, Germany. To support its global expansion strategy with additional warehouse locations and to strengthen supply chains, Liebherr has decided to partner with Broekman Logistics for its first new location in the Netherlands. […]
Maersk: rates starting to normalise
Shipping group Maersk delivered strong results for Q3 2022. Revenue compared to the same period last year increased by around 37 percent to USD22.8 billion, while EBITDA and EBIT both rose by approximately 60 percent to USD10.9 billion and USD9.5 billion, respectively. The carrier issued its full year guidance for 2022. It estimates underlying EBITDA […]
Strong set of results for Meriaura
Finland’s Meriaura reported a strong set of year-to-date results, with project logistics comprising nearly 30 percent of the group’s turnover. The company reported turnover of EUR53.7 million (USD53.05 million) between January and September 2022 – up from EUR39.2 million (USD38.7 million) in the same period of last year. Operating profit was EUR7.8 million (USD7.7 million), […]
Transformers arrive in Port Kembla
Two transformers, weighing more than 118 tonnes each, have arrived at Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia, onboard the multipurpose heavy lift vessel AAL Fremantle. The transformers are destined for the EnergyConnect inter-connector project – a 700 km-long transmission line that will extend from Wagga Wagga in the state’s Riverina region to the South […]
Baltic Enabler marks sustainable milestone for Wallenius SOL
On November 2, Wallenius SOL’s ice- rated con-ro vessel Baltic Enabler was officially named at the PSA Zeebrugge Terminal in Belgium. In its white and blue striped livery, the Swedish-flagged Baltic Enabler was named in a short ceremony by its godmother, Anette Johansson, in the presence of customers, investors, port operators, managers and the Wallenius […]
China’s largest heavy-lift carrier enters Kola Bay
The 255-metre-long ‘Xin Guang Hua’ has successfully delivered a key industrial module for the LNG construction centre in Belokamenka. The vessel is reportedly the second-largest vessel in the world, is owned by shipping company COSCO and has previously made multiple visits to the far northern Russian region. However, Chinese yards have expressed their unwillingness to […]
Conference speakers from AntwerpXL 2022 analyse industry trends in three-part report
Speakers and guests from last month’s AntwerpXL, the award-winning breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo event, have set out their thoughts on industry trends in a new whitepaper. The whitepaper, which will be released in three parts over the next 6 weeks, will feature critical news and views on subjects ranging from the long and short-term […]
Marguisa Atlantic adds to fleet
Marguisa Atlantic has added the multipurpose vessel Marguisa Zierikzee (formerly Svealand) to its fleet. United Marguisa Lines (UML) and SaDi Chartering established Marguisa Atlantic as the operating company for joint multipurpose services within the Atlantic Basin earlier this year, as HLPFI reported here. The tweendecker has two holds and two 60-tonne capacity cranes. For its […]
Bolloré Logistics awarded FPSO contract
In July 2022, BW Offshore selected Bolloré Logistics to support its fleet of floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units. As part of the three-year contract, Bolloré will provide logistics and freight forwarding services, including breakbulk and heavy lift transportation, for BW Offshore’s FPSO-related shipments worldwide. “We previously worked with BW Offshore for many years […]
OOG gathers in Monte Carlo
The OOG Project Cargo Network is holding its second annual general meeting (AGM) at the Fairmont Monte Carlo from November 3-5. The event will see speeches from Simona Peter at Fleet Line Shipping Services; Kabir Ahmed from Conveyor Logistics and president of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA); Reem Hamdan from the CMA CGM project cargo division; and Deepak S Kumar from Ceekay Shipping Services. The AGM will be followed […]
Harren Group opens in Africa
Harren Nigeria will be led by managing director Paul Okpurughre, who previously served as director business development and operations, Middle East and Africa, at Harren Group subsidiary SAL Heavy Lift. He said: “The new office represents the entire Harren Group and serves as a basis for further business development in West Africa. We want to intensify the […]
Arctic Container Line and Boeckmans sign agency agreement for Netherlands and Belgium
Arctic Container Line and Boeckmanshave agreed to sign an agency agreement, after four months of cooperation. In June, the newly established Arctic Container Line started a weekly feeder service between Rotterdam, Netherlands, and the west coast of Norway. The primary focus will be on feeder cargo and shipper-owned containers. However, the operation will look […]
Jumbo Maritime’s HLV completes biofuel Atlantic voyage
Dutch heavy lift shipping company and offshore transport and installation contractor, Jumbo Maritime, has announced the successful voyage of its heavy lift vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee across the Atlantic powered mostly with biofuel. The vessel bunkered the biofuels at the Port of Rotterdam and loaded three Liebherr cranes onboard before commencing the voyage across the […]
CMA CGM plans move to greener terminal
French container shipping major CMA CGM is moving its operations to a larger terminal based at the Port of Yokohama. The facility is set to be equipped with shore power and liquid natural gas (LNG) bunkering infrastructure. The relocation from terminal D4 at the port to D5 is set to be complete by October 2026. […]
AAL Shipping completes berth disassembly in Australia
AAL Shipping (AAL) has successfully collaborated on the disassembly of Berth 2 at Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland, and its subsequent shipment to Henderson, West Australia, for disposal. Comprising seven packages that weighed a total of 1.412MT/8,929CBM, the cargo was moved onboard the 19,000 deadweight S-Class 700-tonne max heavy lift vessel, the AAL Fremantle, […]
Seaspan launches LNG dual-fuel containership
Seaspan Corporation has launched its first vessel in a series of 10 new 15,000 TEU liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea. The new ship, ZIM Sammy Ofer, left on 15 October and is set to enter service under a long-term charter to Israeli shipping company ZIM in […]
De Grave Antverpia becomes DGA Shipping at AntwerpXL
De Grave Antverpia, one of the largest dry cargo players in Belgium and the entire ARA (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) region, has changed its name to DGA Shipping. The news was announced at AntwerpXL earlier this month, with the company also unveiling a total rebrand. In addition, DGA Shipping also gained recognition as an Incentive Provider of the Green […]
40 under 40 are celebrated at AntwerpXL
As we look back on last month’s AntwerpXL, we want to again celebrate the 40 under 40 winners recognised at this year’s exhibition. The 40 under 40 scheme spotlights the best, brightest, and bravest of the next generation in breakbulk. AntwerpXL’s 40 under 40 recognises both those with great potential to become industry leaders in […]
New shipping service links Dammam to global ports
Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced additional services to King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam in hopes of boosting direct trade and shipping between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. The new service will establish a connection between the capital of the Eastern Province and the ports of Jebel Ali in the UAE, Khalifa […]
Why sustainability is crucial in shipping, according to Deufol
Cyann Fielding at Tank Storage Magazine sat down with Ralph Mertens, business development and marketing manager at Deufol to discuss the company’s sustainable packaging. Deufol provides two main services to its clients: packaging and supply chain logistics. Deufol is involved with a lot of industrial exports, which means one-way packaging – this is not sustainable. […]
ABL Group and Mammoet complete DosBocas marine transportation project
Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group and its client Mammoet have successfully completed 12 heavy lift shipments of refinery equipment to the new Dos Bocos project in Mexico. Dos Bocas is a 566-hectare project which, once complete, will be the biggest refinery in Mexico and the first to be built in the country in forty […]