Project / Heavy Lift

New Bedford Foss Terminal opening to support offshore wind

AJOT | March 23, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project | Ports & Terminals

The Port of New Bedford will add another base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off Massachusetts and the northeastern coast seaboard.

Oversized WTG components from factory to load port on India’s east coast

AJOT | March 23, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

For a prestigious project in Europe, Total Movements, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India, managed the movement of a total of five units of WTG, including 15 blades of 44 meter length each, five 50 ton generators, hubs and accessories.

Ørsted completes onshore wind farm Haystack Wind in Nebraska

The 298 MW wind farm is Ørsted’s first onshore project using 5 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines and brings the company's US onshore wind and solar capacity in operation above 3 GW.

First of new Damen Multi Cat 2309 class delivered to HST Marine Ltd

Leading UK crew transfer operator HST has taken delivery of the first of a new class of Damen Multi Cat, the 2309. The addition of the Multi Cat to its fleet of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) is the first stage of HST’s strategy to become a total solutions provider to the offshore renewables sector.

Bolloré Logistics Chile handles a logistic project for Colbún first solar park

AJOT | March 16, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

Bolloré Logistics successfully transported 30,000 tons of equipment from January to December 2021 for a solar farm project in the Atacama region of Chile. The project involved delivering 10 containers per day, from Monday to Saturday, for a year from the port of Angamos to the site of Diego Almagro, approximately 500 km away.

STV-AZ&B joint venture awarded contract to provide planning and project management services to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s infrastructure capital program

W.I.S. Italy handles 470tn shipment of valves to Egypt

AJOT | March 15, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

W.I.S. Italy has recently handled a shipment to Alexandria in Egypt of 38 valves with a total weight of 470tn and volume of 535cbm.

C.H. Robinson complete huge 16-month project with 70+ shipments to Turkey

AJOT | March 14, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

C.H. Robinson Project Logistics recently undertook a huge project to help transport 720 pieces of equipment to Turkey weighing a total of 2,463mtn. The job spanned 16 months and included 9 origin countries, 3 ocean charters and took 70+ shipments to complete.

KGE with multimodal delivery of oversized & heavy equipment

AJOT | March 14, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

KGE Baltic recently completed the delivery of two oversized and heavy pieces of mobile equipment with a multimodal solution.

Extraordinary movement from West to Northern part of India

AJOT | March 14, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

An over dimensional heavy cargo was moved from Tarapur, Maharashtra to Barmer, Rajasthan successfully in a well-planned and carefully coordinated operation. The Express Global Logistics (EXG) team, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India, transported the cargo for a well-known industrial company.

Knowlton joins HDR as infrastructure consulting business transformation director

AJOT | March 14, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift

Nation’s largest public works group applauds Congress for finally funding IIJA

AJOT | March 11, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

Christopher Body joins WSP USA mobility operations business

AJOT | March 09, 2022 | People | Appointments | Project / Heavy Lift

Christopher Body has been named a vice president and senior business development director for mobility operations at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy.

Modulift manufacture their first ever CMOD 250 corner units

AJOT | March 08, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift

Modulift, the lifting equipment specialist based in Poole, Dorset in the UK have manufactured their first ever CMOD 250 corner units.

Construction begins on chouest vessel that will support Ørsted and Eversource offshore wind farms

Service operations vessel “ECO EDISON” selects power and propulsion providers that will support manufacturing jobs across 12 states.

Giant cargo jets sidelined by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sidelined a fleet of massive air freighters that oil companies and engineering firms rely on to carry oversize items such as helicopters, power turbines and are even used for spacecraft.

Boeing gets caught in a bind as US bans giant Russian cargo jets

Boeing Co. is caught in a bind after the U.S. barred Russian airlines from its skies following the invasion of Ukraine.

Konecranes receives order for two all-electric Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes at the Port of San Diego

The Port of San Diego has ordered two eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for their Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT) in Southern California, USA to help reach their ambitious clean air goals. With the order booked in January 2022, the cranes are anticipated to be in operation in mid-2023.

Urgent special coated pipes from India to Thailand

AJOT | March 01, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Total Movements, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India reported about a project with a big challenge for their experts right from the start. The customer, a global EPC company, had to get a shipload of concrete weight coated (CWC) pipes from India to Thailand in a time-bound manner and within a specific budget. 

Combi Lift expands business and sets up new hub in Houston

AJOT | March 01, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project | Ports & Terminals

German heavy lift and project logistics expert Combi Lift extends its presence in the Americas, opening a new office in Houston, Texas. Combi Lift Americas LLC is led by Grant Wattman.