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David Kershaw

London

Freight bod. Journalist.

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  • 1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    DOLL Fahrzeugbau used bauma 2025 to showcase its latest innovations in trailer technology, including a three-axle low-bed-trailer with pendular axles, a three-unit wind blade transport system, plus a semi-trailer engineered for military operations in challenging terrain. The three-axle lowbed with ‘DOLL tera’ pendular axle technology is suitable for applications that require maximum ground clearance.

  • 1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    Conditions in the ro-ro shipping sector continue to soften, according to sector analyst and data provider Esgian. In March, daily time charter rates fell month on month by 12 percent, ending Q1 2025 at USD60,000 per day on average. Further declines are expected in the months ahead. The analyst said that time charter rates for ro-ro vessels, on average, are now more than 50 percent lower than seen at the market peak at the end of 2023.

  • 1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    GPO Heavylift successfully completed a significant transatlantic project, transporting Prysmian’s cable laying barge Ulisse from Pikkala, Finland to Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Completed in January 2025, the project presented several challenges. Icy Baltic waters and unpredictable North Atlantic winter storms made the 4,500 nautical mile voyage altogether more treacherous. GPO Heavylift worked to ensure the safety and stability of the sensitive cable laying equipment throughout the journey.

  • 1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | Joshua Allen |David Kershaw

    On April 9, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to revitalise US shipbuilding and strengthen the US-flag fleet. The order directs the creation of a maritime action plan to boost the USA’s maritime industries. During the joint address to congress, Mr Trump vowed to “resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding.” He added: “We used to make so many ships.

  • 1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    Antonov Airlines, in collaboration with transport engineering specialist Fagioli,  completed the transatlantic transportation of the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) module – the first component of the future lunar space station Gateway. The HALO module was transported aboard Antonov’s AN-124-100 aircraft from the Thales Alenia Space facility in Turin, Italy, to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona, USA.

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David Kershaw
David Kershaw @FreightDave
13 Jul 22

RT @HeavyLiftPFI: #CEVA Logistics has acquired East African forwarding specialist #SpedagInterfreight #africa #logistics #mergersandacquis…

David Kershaw
David Kershaw @FreightDave
29 Jun 22

#Vallianz, #Ulstein, #ShiftCleanEnergy, and #BureauVeritas will collaborate on the design and construction of a DP2 hybrid-propulsion heavy transport vessel. https://t.co/nR0NnHVHvV #heavytransport #Shipping

David Kershaw
David Kershaw @FreightDave
15 Jun 22

Harren & Partner has acquired a major stake in Hamburg-based ship design and engineering service provider HeavyLift@Sea. #HeavyLiftShipping #MPP #Acquisition #Newbuilds https://t.co/BxDUzlaSQq