Spliethoff’s newbuild vessel Bloemgracht has been launched from a dry dock at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China, and moved to an outfitting quay. Its sistership, Brouwersgracht, is a step ahead in the construction schedule and will soon begin sea trials. In order to supply large volumes and heavy cargoes directly offshore, Brouwersgracht and Bloemgracht combine the intake …
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea (NNS) facilities. The engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract comprises TAQA’s Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant and Cormorant Alpha platforms. The combined weight of the topsides and jackets to be removed is …
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Freight forwarder Bertling Logistics has appointed Urs Schaerer as logistics group technical director, succeeding Mike Hetherington, who will retire at the end of September 2022. Schaerer will be based in the Dubai office. He has a career spanning three decades, starting in the 1990s as an engineer for ABB in Switzerland. Since then, he has …
Join us as the ribbon is cut for the official Welcome Reception, perfect for networking, seeing what the show has in store, and relaxing with a glass of champagne! The official opening will commence at 17.00. Tom Hautekiet, CCO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony, accompanied by other senior representatives from …
The conference programme for AntwerpXL, the award-winning breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo event, has been unveiled. AntwerpXL returns in 2022 and will bring the breakbulk community together again to showcase innovative technology, overcome industry challenges, and make connections. One of the highlights of the exhibition will of course be the Main Deck Conference, which will …
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In the 10th round of negotiations, trade union Ver.di and ZDS (the association of German sea port operators) reached an agreement, ending fears of further strike action. The same cannot be said for the port of Felixstowe in the UK, where strike action has the potential to escalate. In Germany, the strike action of July …
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services. Industry analyst Transport Intelligence (Ti) reported that the ministry issued a statement on August 24 explaining that “in order to secure the energy supply, energy transport …
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CJ ICM is transporting four absorbers from China to Uzbekistan via Haydarpasa port. Two of the absorbers weigh 606 tonnes each, making them the heaviest overland cargo to be transported to Uzbekistan, said CJ ICM. They measure 43 m x 7 m x 6.95 m. The inland journey to the job site is approximately 2,000 km …
Van der Vlist has been selected to provide port handling and transport activities for Windplan Groen – part of a large-scale wind energy plan for the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands. Windplan Groen will consist of 90 wind turbines. Van der Vlist will transport the first 45 wind turbines for the site, involving the movement of …
What was your first week like? My first week at Easyfairs were very enjoyable. I started on the week of the digital sales and marketing day which is a very fun interactive day which Easyfairs hold every year followed by drinks at a local pub. This was a great way for me to meet my …
Offshore energy services provider, PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has signed an agreement to acquire the 119 m-long offshore construction vessel BOA Deep C. The vessel, currently owned by BOA OCV, will be renamed Posh Deep C. The addition of the construction vessel is part of POSH’s strategy to increase its service offerings; it will …
Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for July 2022. The airline’s traffic figures continued to reflect the positive impact of further adjustments to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. Cathay Pacific carried a total of 219,746 passengers last month, an increase of 306.2% compared to July 2021, but …
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