ICS outlines net zero pathway
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted plans to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detailing urgent measures which it says governments must take to help the industry achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Just one month before the shipping industry’s flagship COP26 decarbonisation conference ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping’, ICS is pushing governments to […]
EnerMech invests in training
EnerMech has invested in advanced crane simulator training systems at its Luanda (Angola), Doha (Qatar) and Great Yarmouth (UK) facilities. The investment forms part of the company’s commitment to provide clients with the latest high-quality solutions that enhance and support safe lifting operations. Utilising the latest simulator technology, the KraneSIM models support clients across the […]
Record-breaking reactors moved in Germany
Deugro recently shipped three heavy reactors for Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft mbH in Neustadt, Germany. The shipments encompassed reactors with a weight of up to 663 metric tonnes, one of the heaviest heavy loads that has ever been transported in Germany. In the first phase of this project in July 2020, the first (temporary) reactor with a […]
UHL commits to eco-friendly industry by signing with COACH solutions
United Heavy Lift GmbH, (UHL), a global leader in marine ocean transport of heavy lift, breakbulk and project cargoes have signed up with COACH Solutions to continue their increased focus on digitalization and reduce their environmental footprint. “We are very happy to have signed-up with COACH Solutions. We can monitor the actual performance of our […]
Steelduxx announce new project with Nanami Shipping BV.
We are excited to announce a new Steelduxx project: Nanami Shipping BV. The management of Steelduxx is extremely proud to announce taking part in an exceptional and unique joint venture bringing Asia, Europe and Africa together. Forces have been joined to offer an extensive variety of services. With our friend stake holders: SevenLog Ghana, TST […]
Leith handles Howpark cargoes
The port of Leith in Scotland has utilised its bespoke renewables storage facility to handle eight onshore wind turbines for the 16 MW Howpark wind farm. The turbines arrived at the port from Esbjerg in Denmark onboard the vessel EEMS Dublin. The shipment included 64 turbine components, including blades and tower sections. These units were […]
Fricke-Schmidbauer Schwerlast expands in Hamburg with Tadano
Fricke-Schmidbauer Schwerlast ordered the crane as it expands its fleet at a recently opened branch in Hamburg, Tadano said. The company ordered the ATF-220-5.1 complete with a hydraulically offsetable, 18 m-long boom extension. In combination with the 68-m main boom and a variety of variable counterweight configurations and asymmetrical outrigger base, the crane covers a wide range of […]
Seaway 7 confirms offshore wind unit.
From 01 October 2021, the combined company will be named Seaway 7 ASA. The new Seaway 7 is able to offer the full range of services required to install next generation offshore windfarms. With a comprehensive fleet, strong track record and experienced team, Seaway 7 is positioned as a global leader in offshore wind. Effective […]
Advancing together in the logistics of the future
3D printing is one of the new technologies that has come to revolutionize the industry and logistics sector. We are facing a disruptive moment, and we can really say that we are changing the way we manufacture, but also the way we transport the goods. This disruptive power of 3D printing is what makes this […]
Protest disrupts operations at two ports in Eastern Libry
Operations at two ports in eastern Libya have been disrupted by protesters today (8 Sept 2021). Protesters blocked oil exports at the Libyan ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf on Wednesday, an oil engineer at each port said, although other engineers said production at fields that supply the terminals was unaffected. Demonstrators calling for […]
Mammoet removes bridge section in city centre
More than 30 years ago, a freeway junction on the Vienna southeast tangent in Austria was built but never put into operation.
Amasus rolls into Hull
The renewables cargo was loaded in Cuxhaven, shipped to Hull and rolled off in port.
Terminal Flavio Gioia ramps up with Konecranes
Terminal Flavio Gioia (TFG) has ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes for its terminal in Naples, Italy, to bolster its material handling capacity to keep up with demand. TFG, the main terminal of Gruppo Bucci, placed the first order in March 2021, and the second in August. The first crane, a Konecranes Gottwald Model 7 mobile harbour […]
Meet Olivia, Marketing Intern
What was your first week like? My first week was amazing but completely different to what I expected. From colleagues being interviewed by BBC on our lunch break, to a big company meeting with lunch and drinks to finally a few normal days in the office. I had so much fun meeting so many people […]
Cut the UK-landbridge use BEL-EIRE Liner Service
Fast Lines Belgium started with a monthly service to Drogheda (Ireland).
With this new service, they aim for customers to make the shift from the land bridge to a direct call on Ireland. The cargo for the Bel-Eire Liner service is loaded at Port of Antwerp and discharged at Fast Terminals in Drogheda Ireland.
Sophie McKimm interviews with Bo H. Drewsen at Project Cargo Weekly
Watch Sophie McKimm, Event Manager at AntwerpXL interview with Bo H. Drewsen at Project Cargo Weekly. You can watch it here >> Thank you to Project Cargo Weekly. Share this article Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Want to know more? Sign up to the XL […]
Protests disrupts operations at two ports in eastern Libya
Operations at two ports in eastern Libya have been disrupted by protesters today (8 Sept 2021). Protesters blocked oil exports at the Libyan ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf on Wednesday, an oil engineer at each port said, although other engineers said production at fields that supply the terminals was unaffected. Demonstrators calling for […]
Registration is now open for AntwerpXL as hundreds of exhibitors confirm attendance
London, 31 August 2021: Register now! The biggest names in breakbulk, RORO and heavy lift are returning to the exhibition floor at AntwerpXL in Belgium, 7-9 December. Over 100 exhibitors have confirmed their attendance at the three-day event, including host sponsors Port of Antwerp and sponsors Konecranes, RHB stevedoring, Voies Navigables de France, Port of […]
Interview with Unafix founder, Jeroen Wolthuis
Tell us a bit about yourself? The best description of myself would be a maritime legal counsel, fascinated by the opportunities digitalisation has to offer. I know my way around computer code as well as I know my way around maritime law and I am grateful that I can professionally combine the two by being […]
Deugro successfully moved 35,541 freight tons of cargo
The cargo contained 45 oversized heavy lift (OSHL) components and was shipped simultaneously on two full-charter vessels from Masan, South Korea via Tiksi in the Arctic Ocean to Ust -Kut, Russia. The project was executed in close cooperation between deugro (Japan) Co., Ltd., deugro Projects, LLC, Russia and deugro (Korea) Co., Ltd. Due to the […]
Konecranes boosts capability at Port of Manaus
Super Terminais has ordered three eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes for its cargo terminal at the port of Manaus in Brazil. Super Terminais ordered the cranes for installation on its new floating pier, which has been built specially to accommodate a recent influx of larger vessels coming down the Amazon River. The three […]
Lugaport terminal equipped with high-performance gantry cranes
As part of the investment project for the construction of a universal terminal complex LUGAPORT in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region, Russia, Novotrans Holding has started purchasing heavy lifting equipment. CJSC ‘SMM’ (St. Petersburg) will supply two portal cranes of the Vityaz series to the terminal, designed for operation in hook, grab, […]
BBC spotted lifting heavy breakbulk
LPL Projects Logistics in Spain shared these images of BBC Chartering’s general cargo vessel BBC Africa loading heavy breakbulk plant equipment in Tarragona, Spain. Source: Breakbulk News Share this article Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Want to know more? Sign up to the XL Anchor monthly […]
FORKLIFTACTION REPORT: Svetruck goes big
To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, that’s not a big forklift: this is a big forklift. Cooper Specialised Handling is boasting the biggest forklift around: “an incredible 80 tonne capacity forklift from Svetruck from Ljungby in Sweden”. The behemoth was sold earlier this year to a steel company, Dansteel, in Denmark to handle billet. The Svetruck, model […]