Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International

Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) is part of DVV Media International Limited and is recognized as the top media source for those working in the logistics of oversized and heavy shipments. With contributions from a global team of award-winning journalists, HLPFI provides crucial updates on the transportation of these types of cargo using various transport methods.

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DOLL showcases technology for moving blades, tanks and construction machinery

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.
Ro-ro rates under pressure while tariffs hit China-US sailings

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.
GPO Heavylift delivers Prysmian barge to USA

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.
DSV adds to group executive committee

1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | Joshua Allen

DSV has made a series of appointments to its group executive committee whilst renaming its solutions division to contract logistics, effective April 30, 2025. These changes come after the company obtained all regulatory clearances for its acquisition of DB Schenker earlier this week. HLPFI has been across DSV’s acquisition of DB Schenker – including reporting that the deal had been cleared – and now the Denmark-headquartered logistics firm has beefed up its group executive committee.
Trump looks overseas to boost US maritime industry

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.
HALO module delivered to the USA

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.
ITI releases third edition of Rigging Engineering Basics

1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

Industrial Training International (ITI) has released of the third edition of Rigging Engineering Basics, offering updated guidance on lift planning, crane selection, and rigging safety. ITI said that the updated and expanded edition is a key resource for people planning rigging operations covering best practices, potential hazards, and fundamental rigging engineering tasks.
WireCo unveils next-gen hoist rope for heavy industrial applications

1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

Wire and synthetic rope specialist WireCo unveiled its latest crane hoist rope at the bauma 2025 exhibition in Munich last week: the Casar Lazerlift. Casar Lazerlift is a specialised hoist rope engineered for large telescopic, crawler, and high-capacity tower cranes. “The Lazerlift hoist rope represents our latest breakthrough in rope design, and one that we expect will follow in the footsteps of our other well-known crane ropes,” said Johannes Weirich, WireCo’s chief engineer for crane ropes.
Hutchison port sale hits Panama snag

1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

In early March, Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison agreed to divest the majority of its global port assets to the Blackrock-TiL consortium in a USD22.8 billion deal. The transaction included control of several terminal operations and a significant stake in Panama Ports Company. However, reports have since emerged that Hutchison will no longer sell its Panama Canal-adjacent assets. The deal has also drawn scrutiny from Chinese regulators, who are expected to launch an antitrust review.
DSV’s deal for DB Schenker cleared

1 week ago | heavyliftpfi.com | David Kershaw

DSV said in a press release issued April 15 that it had fulfilled all closing conditions for its acquisition of Germany’s DB Schenker. Earlier this week, DSV received approval from the European Commission for the deal. The applicable waiting period in the USA has now expired. The parties are now able to complete the transaction, which is expected to take place on April 30, 2025.