Maersk to acquire Martin Bencher
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement to acquire Denmark-based project logistics specialist Martin Bencher Group. With the planned acquisition of Martin Bencher, the shipping company will also introduce Maersk Project Logistics. Maersk’s existing project logistics activities – mainly based in Europe and North America – will be consolidated into a global product […]
Offshore foundations depart Le Havre
On July 29, the first convoy carrying three gravity-based foundations for France’s Fécamp offshore wind farm left Haropa’s port of Le Havre. The foundations were moved using the Castoro XI pontoon which was assisted by three tugs. The convoy traversed the François I lock before sailing away to the offshore site on July 30. A […]
Konecranes adds Lifetime Advantage features
Konecranes has added new upgrades as part of its Lifetime Advantage program. Two of the four new upgrades directly address safety issues. The first safety upgrade, a container checking safety system for Konecranes empty container handlers, allows drivers or service technicians to check or perform maintenance on containers while the container is gripped by the […]
Maersk outlines ETS compliance costs
The ETS, which is under revision to increase is geographical scope well beyond EU borders, will carry a significant cost burden for shippers. Maersk provided estimates of the ETS charge per freight equivalent unit on a number of trade lanes, which can be seen below: Trade Dry (in EUR) Reefer (in EUR) WCSA to Europe […]
Shortlist spotlight: Ship Operator of the Year Award
HLPFI reviews the shortlisted entries for the Heavy Lift Awards 2022 Ship Operator of the Year award, sponsored by Trans Global Projects Group. All of the ship operators on the shortlist demonstrated their ability to support the movement of heavy and oversize project cargoes successfully and efficiently around the world by sea in the past […]
Strong start for port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam reported strong throughput figures for the first half of this year. Breakbulk traffic continues to grow, and investments are being made to secure Europe’s energy independence. The volume of total cargo throughput at the port of Rotterdam was 0.8 percent higher in the first half of the year (233.5 million tonnes) than in the […]
BigLift keeps busy with various large-scale deliveries
The Netherlands-headquartered BigLift Shipping has been involved with some large-scale wind energy cargo deliveries for leading OEMs over the past few months. Newbuilds scheduled for delivery later in the year are tailored to the demand of renewable energy shippers. The heavy lift shipping line mobilised BigLift Barentz to move 87 Vestas V150 wind turbine blades […]
ABP targets Newport development
Associated British Ports (ABP) is targeting manufacturing and logistics development at two sites – covering 95 (38.4 ha) acres – at the port of Newport. The Atlantic and West Way Road sites at the port of Newport comprise 73 and 22 acres (29.5 and 8.9 ha) respectively. Helen Thomas, ABP’s head of property for Wales […]
Chantillon joins Ahlers
Ahlers has appointed Roger Chantillon as chief commercial officer and director, secured transportation for international forwarding. As chief commercial officer, Chantillon will play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of Ahlers’ commercial and growth-oriented long-term strategy. In his role as business unit director, he will focus on the development of its international transport activities and the […]
Sarens in Goliath replacement
Sarens dismantled an existing Goliath gantry crane and replaced it with a larger unit in St. Nazaire, France. The latest Goliath crane spans 130 m over a dry dock and a ground-level construction area. Sarens dismantled the old gantry crane using two CC 6800s fitted with a 96 m and 114 m boom respectively, in […]
AAL supports Mackay redevelopment
Heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping has handled a series of five project cargo shipments from China to eastern Australia for a major brownfield coal project in Mackay, Queensland. The cargoes were delivered using several of AAL’s 19,000 dwt S-class vessels on its Asia to Australia East and West Coast liner service. The shipments were moved from […]
Swire Projects bolsters fleet with multipurpose charters
Swire Projects has chartered three 28,000 dwt multipurpose vessels from shipowner R. Braren on a long-term basis. This deal follows Swire Projects’ long-term charter of six multipurpose vessels from Nordic Project and Finance, which came into effect at the end of last year. Namir Khanbabi, general manager of Swire Projects, said this latest charter is part of […]
Van der Vlist expands fleet
Van der Vlist has expanded its fleet of terminal equipment at its hub in Flevokust port, Lelystad, the Netherlands, to include two reachstackers that are specifically designed for lifting wind turbine components. The reachstackers can lift up to 85 tonnes each. Van der Vlist supports multimodal solutions, such as barge and seagoing vessel chartering as well […]
WALLENIUS SOL’s record ship reaches Europe
On 30 June 2022, the first of WALLENIUS SOL’s two award-winning ConRo vessels reached Europe and called at Zeebrugge. “Finally being able to welcome her to Europe is a big deal,” says Ragnar Johansson, Managing Director at WALLENIUS SOL. He continues: “As her name suggests, Botnia Enabler will help Swedish and Finnish industry and enable […]
Breakbulk’s Biggest Names to Exhibit at AntwerpXL 2022
Over 150 major players from the global breakbulk, RoRo and heavy lift industries will exhibit at AntwerpXL, when the event returns to the Antwerp Expo, Belgium from 4-6 October. Delegates will have the chance to see innovations and updates from the likes of Boeckmans Belgie, Grimaldi Belgium, Sallaum Lines, MSC, Haropa Port, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean […]
Manuport Logistics wins Employer of the Year award by Transport & Logistics
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Money still flowing into complex logistics tech market
Conflicting signals about the direction of the logistics technology funding environment continue to emerge, with layoffs at certain companies and sizable funding injected into others. Two more examples of the latter have surfaced recently, with on-demand warehousing logistics provider Flexe raising $119 million Wednesday, two weeks after logistics payment platform PayCargo raised $130 million. And […]
Some shippers sticking with MPVs even as ‘spillover’ market subsides
Container congestion and spot rates are easing, at least for the moment, and the surge of container cargo cascading into the multipurpose vessel (MPV) sector has calmed, according to breakbulk industry executives. However, the so-called spillover market, driven in the short term by shippers desperate to get their cargo moved at almost any cost, may lead […]
Intra-Asia contract rates near record highs amid post-lockdown capacity rush
Intra-Asia container contract rates are inching up to record highs as shippers lock in capacity during Shanghai’s post-lockdown recovery even as spot rates are starting to slide amid a mixed picture for demand growth. The rate movements have narrowed the spread between long and short-term rates to within a few hundred dollars, data from online […]
AAL targets flexibility in operations and newbuild program
Hitting the mark with the right service is what seems to be the main focus for the multipurpose shipping specialist AAL. Like many others, the company has been forced by the market environment to shift its approach to business slightly and make sure it provides flexibility in operations and on their vessels to best serve […]
NextGen District takes shape with players in green hydrogen and circular water use
Hotspot for circular economy Port of Antwerp-Bruges would like to support the transition to a climate-neutral society with NextGen District, a hotspot for the circular economy. The commitment of two new concessionaires, Plug and Ekopak, is another important milestone for this cluster in the heart of the Antwerp site. These pioneers’ projects, a green hydrogen […]
GustoMSC introduces the ENSIS next-generation heavy lift crane vessel series
In response to the increasing size of wind turbine components, namely monopiles and jackets, the Schiedam-based engineering consultant company, GustoMSC, has introduced a new generation of ships, the ENSIS heavy lift crane vessel. This new series, addressing the growing needs of the offshore wind foundation market, features scalable and customizable designs, as well as next-generation […]
Landmark project for Martin Bencher
Martin Bencher has transported a transformer, weighing almost 400 tonnes and measuring 12 m long, in Sweden on behalf of Hitachi Energy. According to Martin Bencher, it is the heaviest transformer to be transported on public roads to date. The convoy weighed 762 tonnes, measured 5.5 m wide and 105 m long. Among the challenges, a […]