Nominations are Open for AntwerpXL’s 40 Under 40
AntwerpXL is looking for its next group of forty rising stars under the age of 40 from across the breakbulk and heavy lift industry. Those working within the industry are encouraged to self-nominate if they are under 40, or nominate any colleagues that they believe have provided a significant contribution to the sector in recent […]
At full speed to Port of Zeebrugge
On Friday 04 March, the Wallenius Wilhelmsen terminal in Zeebrugge welcomed a first trial of a RORO pontoon barge from Antwerp with Liebherr products onboard. By using a push barge and customized pontoon, breakbulk products could reach Zeebrugge more efficiently in the future. The Liebherr products from the factories in Colmar and Ehingen arrived via […]
Wallenius Wilhelmsen completes full acquisition of ALS
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. “This decision is well founded. We have been in a partnership with ALS for ten years already,” says Michael Hynekamp, COO Logistics at […]
Mammoet supports Noatum with US reactor moves
Mammoet moved seven reactors from the port of Houston to an ethylene to alkylate plant located in Pasadena, Texas, on behalf of Noatum Project Cargo. HLPFI reported that the move was completed in December 2021. The largest column measured 60.5 m x 6.5 m x 7.4 and tipped the scales at 440 tonnes. They were transported from the […]
Heerema bags offshore substation contract for dogger bank wind farm
Heerema has won an offshore substation contract for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Owners SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Eni have awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a contract for the transport and installation of the Dogger Bank C offshore substation. The work will include transporting and installing the 3,500 metric tonne […]
Woodside launches CCU collaboration
Leading Australian energy producer, Woodside, and US-based technology developers, ReCarbon and LanzaTech, have launched a collaborative studies programme aimed at converting carbon emissions into useful products. Together, Woodside, ReCarbon and LanzaTech are investigating the viability of a proposed carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) pilot facility in Perth, Western Australia. The proposed pilot facility would recycle […]
Cold Chain segment hits 1 million TEU mark for second year in a row
Growth within Port of Antwerp’s cold chain segment is set to persist in 2021. This is all the more remarkable in a year when the global supply chain was facing unprecedented challenges. What will 2022 bring? Port of Antwerp’s Perishable Expertise Group offers answers to some pressing questions. The total number of reefer containers […]
Reducing environmental impacts in the materials handling industry
Eve White examines current trends in motive power and the ways that manufacturers are both adapting existing technology and developing new technology that meets the new environmental standards. Materials handling, like most economic activity, is under pressure to reduce its environmental impact and the sector is addressing its contribution to global warming in a variety of […]
Air, ocean, road, and rail update
AIRFREIGHT All flights to/from Ukraine remain suspended. The European Union has banned all Russian-owned and Russian-controlled aircraft from entering EU airspace. A number of airlines, including Lufthansa and KLM, have suspended flights to Russia for a preliminary period of 7 days and will neither utilise Russian airspace. Several airlines have informed that they will take […]
First Konecranes all-electric mobile harbour cranes in North America
Port of San Diego has purchased two all-electric Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes to replace the diesel-powered crane currently in use at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). The all-electric, battery-supported mobile harbor cranes will be the first in use in North America and will support the Port’s Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) […]
Sumitomo Electric & Seaway 7 collaborate on OWF projects
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) and Seaway 7 ASA (Seaway 7) are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their intention to collaborate on offshore wind projects in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will focus on providing robust, competitive, and localised turnkey engineering, procurement, installation and […]
DSV delivers new level of reporting in 2021 sustainability report
The 2021 sustainability report outlines progress and achievements across DSV’s environment, social and governance initiatives (ESG). DSV released “Leading the way for a sustainable future,” an in-depth report that outlines the company’s commitment and contribution to ESG across the 90+ countries where it operates. This comprehensive report outlines DSV’s environment, social and governance (ESG) initiatives […]
AAL Shipping increases newbuilding order
In November 2021, AAL Shipping launched its third-generation newbuilding plan with the initial order of four 32,000 deadweight (DWT) premium project multipurpose vessels and classifying them the ‘Super B-Class’. The carrier has recently increased its order to six vessels and released first images, technical and design details. Under deck there will be two box-shaped cargo […]
How freight companies are improving in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for freight transportation and logistics. Restrictions have significantly reduced economic activities, and the economic policy countermeasures have gone only so far. With no clear indication for when the pandemic will be over, freight companies have been implementing different strategies to address the crisis. However, not all companies […]
Intermarine adds Industrial Emma
The 7,700 dwt vessel features two 120-tonne lifting capacity cranes and will service ports throughout the Caribbean and South America. “Ports throughout the Caribbean and along the eastern and western coasts of South America are often restricted, many up rivers where deeper-hulled ships cannot berth. Intermarine’s multipurpose fleet is designed with these ports in mind,” said […]
OCEAN7 projects busy with renewables & newbuild
Ocean7 Projects general cargo vessel MV CELTIC was spotted with a full load of 65m windmill blades on deck, heading for the UK this week. Meanwhile, the company’s new RoRo vessel is almost complete. “Next RoRo newbuilding is starting to take shape. We hope to see her in action after the summer holidays!” Ocean7 Projects. Read […]
Swiss Port of Basel on its way back
2021 saw a comeback of cargo flows in the Port of Switzerland, the operator of the Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine in Basel. The port authority’s three hubs handled 5.41 million t of goods in 2021, 5.5% more than the 5.1 million t in 2020, but less than the 6 million t achieved […]
Cargotec, Konecranes await rulings
Work is continuing to complete the Cargotec Konecranes merger, with the two companies still in dialogue with relevant competition authorities “to find satisfactory ways to mitigate concerns raised by the competition authorities to secure approvals to complete the merger”. In a joint statement, the would-be partners say the remedy requirements are “more complex than expected”. […]
Heerema wins Ichthys LNG T&I contract
Heerema Marine Contractors is INPEX’s contractor of choice for the transport and installation of the 4,800 metric tonne Ichthys LNG Booster Compression Module (BCM). The module will be installed on the Ichthys Explorer Central Processing Facility, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, as part of the Ichthys LNG phase 2 development. Heerema will […]
Offshore wind installations face bottlenecks
Rystad Energy has warned that offshore wind installations could suffer bottlenecks from 2024 as demand outpaces the supply of capable vessels. An ongoing trend in the offshore wind energy sector is the growing size of the turbines. Alongside that is an increasing demand for renewable energy. Soon the installation market could struggle to keep up […]
DP world’s UK ports handled record volume in 2021
DP World’s two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in 2021 after major investments in capability and capacity. During the 12 month period, DP World’s port-centric logistics hub at London Gateway saw throughput of 1,804,871 TEU, a 15 per cent increase on the previous annual record set last year. At DP World Southampton, […]
FPS joins FLAGSHIPS Green Hydrogen Project
Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has joined FLAGSHIPS, a leading European innovation project, to bring the shipping company’s second zero-emissions inland container vessel, the FPS Waal, to Europe’s waterways. FPS will strengthen the FLAGSHIPS consortium and expand its green hydrogen-fueled fleet with the addition of the FPS Waal to the project. Collaborative operations are set to […]
Barrus projects completes transportation of four reactors
Barrus Projects moved four reactors manufactured by PJSC “Izhorskiye Zavody” from Kolpino, St. Petersburg to Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan for the installation of a hydrocracking unit. The oversized cargo: · First stage reactor pos. 4104R0101, 53.335 x 7.8 x 6.245 m / 1090.175 T · Second stage reactor pos. 4104R0102, 33.844 x 7.1 x 5.096 […]
Oil refining capacity fell for first time in 30 years in 2021, IEA reports
Refinery closures outweighed new capacity in 2021, leading to a drop in global capacity for the first time in 30 years, the International Energy Agency said in its latest monthly report. Global capacity fell by 730,000 bpd last year as close to 1.6 million bpd was shut or converted into bio-refineries and only 850,000 bpd […]