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David Kershaw

London

Freight bod. Journalist.

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  • 1 day ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    Despite uncertain conditions, the port and logistics industry in Bremen, Germany, is looking ahead with cautious optimism, according to a recent flash survey by Bremen Port and Logistics Association (BHV). 55 companies shared their views on the present health of the market. Positively, despite opacity around revenue expectations, the vast majority of companies intend to keep their workforce stable or even increase it. Concurrently, many companies are accelerating their digital transformation.

  • 3 days ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    The USA’s port of Albany was recently recertified by Green Marine, a leading environmental programme for the maritime industry that helps participants improve environmental performance beyond regulations. Port of Albany said it was the first port in New York state to volunteer and certify in the Green Marine programme, securing certifications since 2016.

  • 3 days ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Southeast Asia regional council convened for its inaugural meeting in May, with Alex Lew of Franklin Offshore appointed as chair. This is the third regional council established by LEEA, a leading representative body for the lifting industry. This council follows models established in the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

  • 3 days ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    Turkish transport engineering and rigging specialist Hareket has been busy installing 20 wind turbines as part of an 84 MW onshore wind energy development, along with delivering boilers to a steam generation plant as part of a separate project. The company has mobilised a 600-tonne lift capacity CC2800 crawler crane, an AC200-1 mobile assist crane, plus a 160-tonne lift capacity mobile tailing crane from Liebherr, to perform the works.

  • 5 days ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

    On June 20, the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Red Zed 1 experienced a sudden steering failure and grounded while transiting the Suez Canal. Source: Suez Canal Authority. The vessel veered off course near the El-Qantara West passenger ferry terminal. Admiral Ossama Rabiee, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said that emergency measures ensured the vessel made a side-on impact with the ferry dock, avoiding a more severe head-on collision.

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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