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Dominion Energy, Ørsted and Eversource reach deal on contract to charter offshore wind turbine installation vessel for Northeast
| August 31, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
• Dominion Energy-led consortium building America's first offshore wind turbine installation vessel, creating hundreds of U.S. jobs while achieving a historic milestone for domestic offshore wind industry • Vessel will be used to install Ørsted-Eversource's Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, two of the nation's first large-scale offshore wind farms, working first from State Pier in New London, Conn. • Charybdis will be homeported in Hampton Roads, Va. and manned with an American crew
Project experts Ambercor Shipping appointed for WWPC in Canada and USA
| August 30, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project
Comprised of a group of experienced project freight forwarders in North America, Ambercor Shipping Inc., have been appointed as exclusive country and area members for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Canada and for the US Gulf (Houston) and for the US East Coast (New York) with immediate effect.
CEVA Logistics supports Indonesia COVID-19 relief efforts, transporting oxygen concentrators
| August 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project
CEVA Logistics is continuing to support the fight against the COVID-19 virus through the transport of oxygen concentrators from the U.S. to Indonesia via Singapore. As part of the broader Singapore Changi Airport community, CEVA is participating in the aid project organized by the Changi Airport Group.
XLP members: Multitrade Spain, Virtus Projects & Global Logistics and Sea Cargo Logistics, collaborate to handle 240 metro cars
| August 25, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project
Multitrade Spain collaborated with fellow XLP members, Virtus Projects and Sea Cargo Logistics, to handle 240 metro cars with total volume of 36,000 CBM. Eight cars were prototypes from Spain, and 224 cars were from Mexico. Each of the cars weighed 20 tons each with dimensions of 14.5 x 2.6 x 4 meters.
Hendrik Veder Group helps Saipem prevent 148 tons of CO2 emissions
| August 25, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
New project proves the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of reusing lifting equipment.
Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 delivers four water-bombers to Greece to support seasonal wildfire-fighting efforts
| August 24, 2021 | Air Cargo | Project | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, part of Volga-Dnepr Group and an acknowledged leader in outsized and super heavy transportations, has masterminded urgent delivery of four Bell 214B with tanks and other associated equipment from Australia to Greece.
EZ Link Taiwan handles heavy machinery via RORO to India
| August 23, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
EZ Link have handled 2 units of OOG heavy machinery via RORO from Taiwan to India.
deugro successfully moved 35,541 freight tons of cargo for the Irkutsk Polymer plant (IPP) project via Bering Strait to Russia
| August 23, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project
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.
Port Manatee efficiently moving yachts for No. 1 pleasure boat retailer
| August 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
Port Manatee is proficiently serving as import hub for the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, underscoring capabilities for moving oversize cargos via Central and Southwest Florida’s preferred gateway for global commerce.
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continues to be strong supply chain for wind energy
| August 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project | By The Numbers
Wilhelmsen handles urgent oil & gas shipment via RORO
| August 18, 2021 | Energy | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has handled a urgent oil and gas static shipment via a RORO liner service. The oil field equipment totalled 119 pieces at 2400cbm / 275mt and was shipped from Jebel Ali in the UAE to Veracruz, Mexico.
Braid Projects from Houston becomes Xios Global
| August 16, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift
India aims to spend $1.4 trillion building infrastructure
| August 15, 2021 | International Trade | Project / Heavy Lift
Damen signs with Fairplay Towage for IMO Tier III certified Shoalbuster 2711
| August 12, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Fairplay Towage Polska for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE. The company will use the versatile vessel to perform diverse operations, including in the offshore wind industry, in the Baltic and North seas. Damen is building the vessel in Poland.
Senate passes boost for infrastructure in victory for Biden
Transportation of heavy Desalter vessel by Express Global Logistics
| August 10, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project
Express Global Logistics (EXG), member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India, performed the transportation of two Desalter Vessels weighing 248 ton each, from Gujarat to Rajasthan. A Desalter is a processing equipment in the refinery that removes salt and other impurities from crude oil. It is a major component of a refinery.
Antonov Airlines transports 40 tons of mining equipment to Argentina
| August 05, 2021 | Air Cargo | Project | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project
Antonov Airlines, a world leader in air transportations for outsized and super-heavy air cargoes, has safely transported 40 tons of mining equipment from Vatry, France, to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, to meet a strict deadline and ensure mining operations continued.
Senate rejects border wall addition to infrastructure bill
| August 05, 2021 | Intermodal | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project | Trucking
The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment to a broad $550 billion infrastructure package that would have barred the Biden administration from canceling contracts related to former President Donald Trump’s border wall, as the Senate plowed through proposed changes with the vast bipartisan plan intact and just days away from passage.
Biden’s infrastructure bill sets up states for road windfalls
IAG Cargo reports another record uplift – 48.5 tons on an Airbus A350 from Bangalore to London
| August 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Project | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project
• IAG Cargo’s record shipment for its service out of Bangalore, India weighed in at 48,500 kgs of cargo • Service completed on an IAG Cargo ‘cargo-only’ service • IAG Cargo has been servicing the route with a cargo-only schedule since the start of the pandemic – an important trade route for perishables, pharmaceuticals and automotive
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