Project / Heavy Lift News

Generators and accessories from India to Europe

AJOT | September 01, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | Maritime Project

The project cargo experts from Total Movements Pvt. Ltd., member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India, arranged for an Ex Works pickup of generators and their accessories of various sizes and weights, the maximum being 49 tons, from Ennore to the busiest discharge port in Europe.

Wilhelmsen UAE reports shipment of two boats

Wilhelmsen Ships Service have reported their latest specialized cargo project with two crew/supply boats shipped from Port Rashid in the UAE to Lome in Togo via a breakbulk service.

Dominion Energy, Ørsted and Eversource reach deal on contract to charter offshore wind turbine installation vessel for Northeast

• 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

AJOT | August 30, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | 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

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

AJOT | August 25, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | 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

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

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

AJOT | August 23, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | 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

AJOT | August 23, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | 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

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

Wilhelmsen handles urgent oil & gas shipment via RORO

AJOT | August 18, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | Maritime Project | Energy News

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

AJOT | August 16, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News

India aims to spend $1.4 trillion building infrastructure

Bloomberg | August 15, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | International Trade

Damen signs with Fairplay Towage for IMO Tier III certified Shoalbuster 2711

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

The Senate passed a $550 billion infrastructure plan that would represent the biggest burst of spending on U.S. public works in decades and notch a significant victory for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.

Transportation of heavy Desalter vessel by Express Global Logistics

AJOT | August 10, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift News | 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

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

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.