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Megalift, our members from Malaysia, are glad to share a recent project they completed involving the transport of boarding bridges.

In the state of Kedah, its domestic airport is going through a series of upgrade and maintenance, and Megalift are pleased to play their role in materialising such efforts.

“Just recently, we successfully transported airport boarding bridges from Port Klang to the airport.”
The boarding bridges featured in this shipment were measured to be 19.15 (L) x 3.68 (W) x 3.95 (H) meters and weighed 25 tons.

Seven large packages were moved for this transport and travelled together, cruising through almost 500 kilometres in distance.

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Michael de Reese will take over as Head of the Rhenus Port Logistics division on 1 March 2024.

He had previously directed the port business of the Rhenus Group for many years as the Managing Director of Rhenus Ports.

Michael de Reese, an engineering graduate, started his career within the Rhenus Group as technical manager and authorised signatory of the port terminal operator Cuxport, based in Cuxhaven, where he was promoted to a managerial position in 2011. He has held this position until the present day. In 2019, de Reese also took over the responsibility for the European seaport and inland waterway port sites within the Rhenus Group as he became the Co-Managing Director of Rhenus Ports. His new area of responsibility now also includes Rhenus Transport, which encompasses the short sea and inland waterway shipping operations as well as transporting goods by rail within the Rhenus Port Logistics division.

The new, senior position brings together the many years of expertise in the services and transport operations related to the ports under one common, strategic and operational umbrella. “Rhenus Transport and the Rhenus Ports have been working together closely to handle customers’ requirements for a very long time. By combining these activities in operational and strategic terms, we can now strengthen our cooperation even more effectively and in a more focused manner and achieve our growth goals,” Michael de Reese explains.

These goals include setting up sustainable and future-oriented supply chains by switching flows of goods to waterways, positioning the ports internationally to make efficient use of the available capacity and scarce port space – and, at a higher level, implementing the energy revolution in Europe with the help of Rhenus expertise in the areas of shipping, ports, project and offshore logistics. “Alongside the operational issues, the shortage of specialist workers is a particularly important issue for us. We can only achieve our corporate success with the help of our employees. As a result, the development of human resources will be a crucial issue for me,” de Reese continues.

“We’re delighted to have won Michael de Reese for this position and are creating new momentum for our future agenda through this development,” says Andreas Stöckli, Member of the Management Board of the Rhenus Group with responsibility for the Port Logistics division. “With the activities and services of Ports, Port Transport and Contargo, we already have sound expertise for promising and sustainable concepts, which will now be orchestrated together and contribute even better to the global growth of the entire Rhenus Group. With innovative pilot and research projects, shipping and port logistics are also a future-oriented sector.”

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The next generation Norsepower Rotor Sail control system provides Louis Dreyfus Armateurs with better efficiency and real-time savings reports, guaranteeing the timely and environmentally friendly moving of Airbus aircraft components.

Suresnes, France: February 8th, 2024: In a historical wind propulsion deal, the French shipowner, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (LDA) and the Finnish mechanical sail company, Norsepower Oy Ltd, have announced that the Norsepower Rotor Sail technology will be installed on the new low-emission RoRo fleet to be chartered to Airbus.

The Norsepower Rotor Sail is a modernised version of the old Flettner rotor concept that uses electric power to actively rotate the cylinder-shaped rotors on the deck. These rotating sails use the wind to produce powerful thrust, reducing fuel consumption, lowering emissions and costs.

The new low-emission vessels, which will be used to ship aircraft components for Airbus, will each be powered by a combination of six 35-meter tall Norsepower Rotor Sails and two dual-fuel engines running on maritime diesel oil and e-methanol. Additionally, routing software will optimise the vessels’ journey across the Atlantic, maximising wind propulsion and avoiding drag caused by adverse ocean conditions.

“While the IMO has set challenging targets to bring shipping to net-zero, wind propulsion is considered as a viable element of the sustainable energy mix for seagoing ships. We are proud to be part on the energy transition through our partnership with Norsepower to offer innovative solutions and sustainably driving change,” said Mathieu Muzeau, Transport and Logistic General Manager at Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

By 2030, for the Transatlantic route, the new fleet will generate approximately 50% fewer CO2 emissions compared to 2023. The rotor sails will feature the brand new patented Norsepower Sentient Control (NPSCTM), a real-time force measurement, control and savings reporting system. This world-first tool enables each rotor to be controlled individually. This optimises efficiency by managing the complex aerodynamic interactions between the sails and the hydrodynamic behaviour of the vessel. Extensive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnel tests have been carried out during the design phase to optimise the sail arrangement and design.

Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, commented: “This fleet-wide deal is a game changer for the whole auxiliary wind propulsion industry. Firstly, it is the biggest deal ever made in the mechanical sails market – and, in a world first, it includes our brand new Norsepower Sentient Control tool. We are honoured that the first charterer to utilise this advanced control system is Airbus, the foremost expert in aerodynamics in the world. We thank LDA and Airbus for being forerunners of this industry – and look forward to our continued cooperation!”

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The Project Forwarding division in Sheffield of Denholm Good Logistics, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for the United Kingdom, are experts in moving oversized, sensitive, and high-value cargo across the globe.

They undertook a specialist shipment which was part of the Sofia offshore wind farm project.

The shipment of specialist reactors travelled nearly 10,000 km across the equator, a journey which required meticulous planning with scheduled multi-modal deliveries from Santos, Sao Paulo in Brazil destined for South Shields in the UK.

As solution to the complex challenge the team of project forwarding specialists arranged for the delicate cargo to be packed into 5 wooden crates to spread the weight of the 11.5 ton load, with crates needing to be lashed to 2 x 40-foot flat racks before being loaded onto the sea vessel bound for Liverpool.

On arrival at Liverpool after an ocean transit time of 47 days, the 5 crates were offloaded by enlisted agent Peel Ports, to then be transported the remainder of the journey by road to its final destination of South Shields on the North East coast. On arrival at South Shields after a cross-country 2-day haulage, the low-loaders were met by all the necessary unloading equipment which was pre-arranged with the receiver.

Paul Joynson, Logistics Coordinator at Denholm Good Logistics:“The Sofia project presents many challenges, be it sourcing specialist vehicles for certain deliveries or arranging for specialist equipment to be in place to unload heavy & OOG items at the various UK storage points we control, but with our in-house experience and expertise we always overcome challenges and provide the service level our customers expect. The specialist knowledge of our project forwarding team ensured all the customer’s expectations were met or overachieved throughout the shipment process. During the UK leg of the transit, the team kept in continued communication with the customer, providing regular updates to make them aware at every stage that arrival timeframes and cost-efficiencies were being met.”

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As part of the Green Deal for Europe to fight against global warming, the European Union is stepping up its actions, now including maritime transport.

Indeed, since January 1st, 2024, maritime emissions have been subject to the ETS, European Emissions Trading System, a regulation which impacts freight costs for any loading of containers/goods on a vessel which calls in a European port.

To help you understand these new impactful regulations in your organization, Bolloré Logistics is launching a series of Webinars; as part of their Beyond Carbon program to help you understand and accelerate the decarbonization of your industry.

Bollore invite you to enjoy a short video dedicated to the EU-ETS which will provide you with insight into this new regulation and solutions to master it.

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MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new and augmented gravity self-unloading system that will allow bulk carriers to deliver a wider variety of cargo, in greater volume.

The new system, the ‘MacGregor GravityVibeTM’, deploys a patent-pending vibrating unloader to reduce internal friction and ease the discharge of coarse materials such as wood chips from the cargo hold.

While the automated unloading sequence remains a gravity-based operation, the MacGregor GravityVibeTM includes vibrating panels to shift the remnants or break the ‘bridges’ that form when coarse material sticks together to block the outlet. Crucially, the vibrating panels are isolated from the hull structure – using a solution from MacGregor on which a patent is pending – to minimise the transfer of vibrations and noise to other parts of the vessel.

In contrast with a standard gravity self-unloading configuration, where slope angles range from 35 to 60 degrees depending on the material, the MacGregor GravityVibeTM can discharge various cargo types with slope angles of just 15–20 degrees. Since steep slope angles limit hold volume, the system therefore increases not only the variety of cargo types a vessel can handle but also its cargo capacity. The additional capacity also translates into lower carbon dioxide emissions per carried tonne of cargo.

“Bulk carrier cargo holds are typically designed to handle a specific kind of material, meaning the ship owner is somewhat limited in the type of assignments they can take on,” said Mikael Hägglund, Sales Manager, Self-unloading systems and Cranes, MacGregor. “The MacGregor GravityVibeTM overcomes these limitations to afford owners greater flexibility when taking on new contracts, and it also boosts earning potential and environmental performance by optimising cargo capacity.”

Whereas large sized conventional self-unloaders feature two longitudinal and two transfer conveyors, the MacGregor GravityVibe’s low slope angles also mean that it functions with just one longitudinal conveyor. With fewer components installed, the required maintenance and spare-parts will be low when compared with conventional self unloading systems. The streamlined set-up also minimises spillage and the need for cleaning, meaning less work and improved safety for crew. With its increased efficiency and reduced complexity, the MacGregor GravityVibeTM solution provides a highly cost effective alternative to traditional solutions.

“As the culmination of decades of experience in self-unloading systems and years of targeted research, the MacGregor GravityVibeTM is our most advanced self-unloader yet,” said Tomas Wallin, Senior Product Owner, Self-Unloaders, MacGregor. “We developed the system according to established best practice, using textbook understanding of material behaviours in combination with a decisive innovation on how to handle cargo types with different properties. We have also tested it in collaboration with leading research centres and technology area experts.”

MacGregor will be offering customers the opportunity to validate the GravityVibe’s handling of their chosen materials in full-scale mock-up demonstrations at the company’s test facilities.

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The North American warehouse automation market is undergoing rapid changes as it continues to expand and innovate.

Shuttle systems pioneer HWArobotics is attracting attention in the region with the recent adoption of its technology by Canadian e-commerce fulfilment specialist Darwynn.

Third-party logistics provider Darwynn, which prides itself on using cutting-edge warehousing solutions, turned to HWArobotics to streamline order fulfillment operations at its site in Toronto, Canada. Robotic automated storage and retrieval systems (Shuttle ASRS) technology from HWArobotics – comprising a multi-level shuttle system of 24 carts, 10,368 storage locations and 6 goods lifts – was selected by Darwynn for its intelligent logistics center.

Darwynn provides sellers with localized warehousing, logistics and after-sales services through an integrated e-commerce platform, modularized intelligent warehouse, and seamless integration with multiple logistics platforms. It was looking to meet the demands of its business expansion as the number of SKUs within its facilities increases, in addition to enhancing service quality, efficiency, safety, and its sustainable development capabilities.

With 20,000 individual SKUs handled by the new facility, the HWArobotics Shuttle ASRS “goods-to-person” system was able to increase throughput for Darwynn to 2,400 bins/hour. In the first phase of Darwynn’s project, storage is configured as 3 double-deep aisles and 8 levels for the efficient parallel operation of multiple shuttle carts.

The shuttle ASRS solution, with picking stations and WCS systems, was easily integrated into Darwynn’s end-to-end fulfilment operations via HWArobotics’ industry-leading speedy onboarding process. It has delivered a series of benefits for Darwynn and its customers, including: Optimized inventory management; Enhanced operational efficiency; Higher throughput; Improved warehouse space utilization; Expanded storage capacity; Reduced overall business costs; Lower error rates; Reliability and ease of maintenance.

Complementing Darwynn’s real-time inventory tracking and e-commerce offering and meeting the demands of sellers and buyers, the new system is also future-proofed – with total inventory capacity of 200,000 items, the capability to meet peak business needs, and the adaptability to match Darwynn’s growing demand.

Commenting on the project, HWArobotics General Manager, Sky Chen, explains, “This project delivered an efficient, reliable, user-friendly and easily-maintained multi-level shuttle ASRS warehouse system. We are very pleased with the system performance so far and the potential the solution offers to Darwynn for further expansion. We look forward to continuing this successful partnership in the future.”

Darwynn is just one of many successful customer deployments by HWArobotics. Bringing its 20 years of rich industry experience in logistics automation to North America, the company has established a high-performance team in the region to provide extensive global after-sales service, with on-site engineers to assist post-sales. The company debuted its SLS600 four-directional tote shuttle robot at the ProMat 2023 trade expo in Chicago last March to gain momentum and seek further partnerships with North American system integrators.

Sky Chen, adds, “Our tested and trusted ASRS solutions embody advanced design principles and are based on two decades of industry knowhow, innovations, and outstanding R&D competence. Leveraging our extensive experience in supply chain efficiencies across the Asia-Pacific region, HWArobotics is an ideal partner for companies in North America, offering our full range of shuttle robot products. We are keen to bring our value proposition to U.S. system integration partners to achieve a win-win situation for the long term.”

In addition to its expanding customer base in North America, HWArobotics also has successful deployments of its pioneering shuttle technology around the globe, with customers including Shein, Bosch UAES, SONY, Freshippo (Alibaba Group’s grocery retail chain), Hisense Hitachi, Faurecia (a subsidiary of global automotive technology giant FORVIA Group), JD.com, and Phoenix Media. In South Korea, the company has been a key part of consumer co-operative group iCOOP’s fresh food project, supplying a solution with 22 shuttle cars, 4,840 storage spaces and 4 goods lifts.

HWArobotics was recently nominated as a “Finalist” for the prestigious IFOY Award 2024. Run by German logistics prize group IFOY, the international industry prize this year features 15 companies from 6 countries. The winners are determined by an independent jury of international trade journalists and will be announced in June at a ceremony in Baden, near Vienna, Austria. Announcing the shortlist, Anita Würmser, Chairperson of the IFOY jury declared that the finalists “reflect the mega trends of our time”.

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US supply chain solutions company Logistics Plus, Inc. has just finished delivering $100 million worth of gas pipes to hundreds of sites in Ukraine in a complex effort that involved offloading ships onto 1,000 trucks to avoid anti-ship mines in the Black Sea, unloading times shortened by nearby missile attacks, and ever-shifting dispatch operations amid the vagaries of war.

The pipes, weighing 22,000 tonnes and filling four breakbulk ships, took 14 months to order, fabricate and prepare, then eight months to deliver. Working from Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, China and the US, staffers from Logistics Plus and Vorex, LLC the American oil and gas equipment supplier that won the contract to supply the pipe to Ukrainian state gas producer Naftogaz, negotiated a fickle typhoon season in the Sea of China, extreme congestion at Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta, and the threat of physical harm from the biggest land war in Europe since Hitler.

The final shipload of casing and drilling pipe was delivered last month directly to the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk. It was the first time since the Russian invasion of 2022, at least on public record, that a foreign ship managed to arrive at the Black Sea port with something other than grain, a commodity that was given safe clearance at times under a deal with the Russians. Until then, non-grain ships had avoided the port for fear of hostile action.

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“It’s hard to think of a more complex operation from all my years in the business,” said Fedor Zakusilo, the Ukrainian-American founder and president of Vorex USA, who started out in the oilfield supply business in 2000. “At times, the staff was pushing it dangerously hard and we had to rein them in – people were actually unloading pipe while a factory just across the road was exploding from a Russian attack. The dedication to getting the job done was off the charts.”

That commitment, he said, came at least partially from the knowledge that the pipe was crucial to Ukrainian energy resilience and to ending Russia’s dominance of the supply of natural gas to Europe.

In late 2021, Russia supplied 39% of Europe’s natural gas, giving the country inordinate power over its European Union rivals. Through efforts to reduce consumption, find other suppliers and increase output from places like Ukraine, European nations managed to reduce that share to 12% by late 2023. And Ukraine, which ranks 26th in the world in terms of proved gas reserves, could lower that reliance still further.

Indeed, after the delivery of most of the pipe, the Ivan Bohun rig, which belongs to Naftogaz subsidiary UGV, announced the discovery of a new natural gas deposit with a flow rate of 200,000 cubic meters per day, the highest rate UGV has seen in western Ukraine in 20 years. Although it’s not clear the Vorex-supplied, Logistics Plus-delivered pipe was used in the discovery, the shipment was meant to enable just this type of exploratory drilling, among other operations.

And at times, through challenges ranging from shifts in geopolitics to East Asian typhoon season to an Eastern European drought that left river levels uncomfortably low for barge traffic, not to mention the outright barbarity of war, the delivery of that pipe seemed anything but certain.

“Everyone was quite on edge throughout this operation,” said Chief Operating Officer Yuiry Ostapyak, a Ukrainian-American who, at 39 years of age, has worked for 20 years for the Erie, Pennsylvania-based Logistics Plus. “This was definitely one of the biggest logistics challenges we have seen – it’s one that a lot of companies would have shied away from.”
Preparation to deliver the pipe started in April 2022 when Vorex USA, also based in Erie, won the $100 million supply tender, and contracted Logistics Plus to arrange delivery. At the time, the world was still reeling from the supply chain chaos of the Covid lockdowns, and just coming to grips with the heightened tensions between West and East.

Three months later, amid intense fighting in Ukraine, Logistics Plus bought Kyiv-based freight forwarding and logistics company Concord-Trans, adding 10 full-time staff to its Ukrainian presence, which already counted 50 people in the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ostapyak’s home town.

The company was now well-staffed to pull off one of the most complex operations of its history, and supported by ample local knowledge.

Russian bombing of Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure forced Logistics Plus staff, who were busy coordinating manufacturing schedules with factories in China, to plan to reroute the voyage of four breakbulk container ships to arrive in Constanta, the Black Sea port of NATO member Romania.

The Constanta port, however, had suddenly become one of the busiest ports in the world as the Russian bombardments forced Ukraine’s renowned grain crop, which was vital to the Middle East, Africa and other areas, to detour through Romania.

“As the ships came in, we faced challenges finding berth places, labor and cranes and shipping, but we were fortunate enough to figure out how to re-use some of the barges that would bring grain to the port and return empty,” Ostapyak said.

The barges, coming to Constanta from the Danube River port at the confluence of the borders of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania, started loading up pipe for the return journey. However, an extreme lack of rain in the region had left river levels too low to fill the barges, allowing for only partial loads, requiring more trips.

When the barges finally arrived at their final destination, they did so at Reni, a small Communist-built Ukrainian port on the Danube River that had barely been used until recently, when it was suddenly flooded with Ukrainian exports and imports trying to skirt the Russian invasion.

“Conditions were very difficult,” Ostapyak said. “We sent a Logistics Plus team from Ukraine and some people from the US and they were on the ground at Port Reni facing daily drone threats and missile threats as the port infrastructure was attacked multiple times with our people on site.”

Working with port employees, Logistics Plus staff would unload the barges, which traveled in tugboat-hauled convoys of three or so, into trucks for the journey to various sites in Ukraine. Large concentrations of trucks had to be avoided because of the threat of missile or drone attack, further complicating the task of the dispatcher.

The subsequent delivery over land was a dispatcher’s waking nightmare. The sites to receive pipe were spread out throughout Ukraine, with many areas near the artillery bombardments, drone strikes and trench networks characteristic of the Ukraine-Russia war. In all parts of the country, air raid sirens would regularly send staff rushing for cover.
Still, for all the risks, the delivery went off without the loss of pipe or person- with all pipes delivered to the end users. And the staff working on the operation, particularly from the side of international logistics, learned a lesson that is set to become more valuable as this chaotic decade progresses.

As Houthi rebels attack ships in the Red Sea, tensions with China mount after Taiwan elected a nationalist leader and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is set to enter its third year, Ostapyak says the operation left the company better prepared to deal with the heightening uncertainties of the future.

“I think the future in logistics will go to the companies that learn to find a way to say ‘yes’ quicker, even as circumstances get more and more difficult,” Ostapyak said. “When the war broke out, many Western companies were running away. We were running toward Ukraine, to help. That attitude will become increasingly essential in the future.”

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It is being widely reported that CMA CGM Group reversed course and has again decided to suspend transits in the Red Sea.

The move comes after a containership operating under charter to the company was apparently targeted twice by the Houthis in the past two days and weeks after CEO Rodolphe Saade detailed the problems of operating in the area during an interview with The Financial Times.

The French company on Thursday morning denied in a statement to the wire services that the Liberia-flagged vessel Koi (102,500 dwt) had been hit by a Houthi missile after a spokesperson for the Yemeni rebels declared that they had set the ship heading for Israel on fire. CMA CGM asserted that the ship diverted to Djibouti for a medical evacuation and was continuing its trip north toward the Suez Canal.

Hours later, midday local time Thursday U.S. Central Command and the UK Maritime Trade Organizations however confirmed that the same ship had again seen nearby explosions. They said the vessel which was approximately 57 nautical miles to the west of Al Hudaydah, Yemen was undamaged and proceeding after CENTCOM reported two anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired toward the ship. The ship is managed by a British firm which is held by a portfolio company by US-based JP Morgan Chase and the same manager as the Marlin Luanda attacked and set on Friday a week ago.

CMA CGM has not publicly confirmed a change, but according to Bloomberg the company informed crews on Friday morning. Bloomberg reports that the company will continue some transits of the Suez Canal to maintain service in the Northern Red, likely for shipments to and from Saudi Arabia. Hapag-Lloyd recently announced it would be running containers overland in Saudi Arabia while it avoids the Southern Red Sea.

In December and again in January, CMA CGM said that it was continuing to send some vessels through the Red Sea. Other ships were diverting around Africa. Saade told The Financial Times that the problems had left the company’s schedule “in complete disarray.” He said they were sending vessels through the region if they could be accompanied by a warship. It was on a case-by-case basis he told the newspaper and that they were often experiencing delays waiting for their escorts. The tally of attacks being reported by EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta reflects at least one other CMA CGM-owned vessel having reported nearby explosions in January.

The Koi is proceeding on course with its last AIS signal showing the vessel was north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as of midday today, February 2. The ship is reportedly scheduled to transit the Suez Canal on Saturday, February 3. Recently, pictures released by the Suez Canal Authority showed several CMA CGM vessels, including its large LNG-powered vessels, still making the transit.

The decision to suspend transit would follow a similar path to Maersk. The company initially paused transits in mid-December after one of its ships was targeted. It later said it was selectively sending some ships through the Red Sea, but on December 31 another Maersk ship was attacked and then the company said it was stopping all transits.

The Houthi have vowed to continue their attacks on shipping associated with Israel as well as saying U.S. and UK commercial shipping and warships were targets in retaliation for the strikes on Houthi positions. Today, the Houthis however instead fired their missiles toward Israel with reports that the southern port city of Eilat was targeted. Israeli media is saying that the country’s long-range missile defense system downed a missile over the Red Sea.

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PLA are introducing PT TATA BANDAR SAMUDERA representing Indonesia, as the latest member of the Project Logistics Alliance community.

PT TATA BANDAR SAMUDERA, founded in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1953, is an integrated shipping and logistic company with global connectivity. Over the years, PT TATA BANDAR SAMUDERA has cultivated a dependable reputation both locally and internationally by continuously enhancing its operational capacities, ensuring a comprehensive suite of services under one roof.

PT TATA BANDAR SAMUDERA offers an extensive array of logistical solutions for transporting industrial project cargo, spanning various sectors including the oil and gas industry, hydro, thermal, and nuclear power plants and substations, as well as new-energy plants (biomass, solar thermal energy, geothermal power, wind power, solar power, among others).

Key Services:Project Logistics – Heavy & Project Cargo Handling (boilers, nuclear reactors, turbines, generators, water turbines, transformers, breakers, and others); Heavy Cargo Equipment Rental; Custom Clearance Handling; Door-to-Door Deliveries for Dry, Refrigerated, Containerized and Non-Containerized Cargo; Inland Transportation for General and Project Cargo; Port Handling – Stevedoring & Cargodoring; Receiving & Delivery; Cargo Transportation; Cargo Inspection; Warehousing & Distribution – LCL Export, LCL import, FCL Handling, Distribution / Freezone, CY Handling; Shipping – Container Shipping; Tanker, Bulk and Offshore Carrier; Ship Management.

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Oldendorff and Norsepower have announced an agreement to use Norsepower Rotor Sails to further reduce CO2 emissions a modern bulk carrier.

The vessel Dietrich Oldendorff (IMO 9860350) is to be outfitted with three 24m x 4m Norsepower Rotor Sails by mid-2024. It is contracted to be employed on a North Pacific trade route to Asia.

The Norsepower Rotor Sail is a radically modernized, digital-era version of the Flettner rotor. It uses a minimal amount of the ship’s electric power to actively rotate the cylinder-shaped rotors on the ship’s deck. Rotation, together with wind, packs the air behind the sail and creates powerful thrust – saving fuel and reducing emissions. The huge, spinning rotors are partly manufactured from approximately 342,000 plastic bottles.

The product has already been used by customers for about 10 years and has 310,000+ operating hours on ships operated by some of the world’s best-known shipping companies and charterers, delivering 21,000+ tons of CO2 emissions reduction so far. The installation on the Dietrich Oldendorff will take place in Q2/2024.

Oldendorff’s cooperation with Norsepower is what green shipping stands for. Renowned companies work with new, innovative products to make sure that future generations are left with a planet that is in good condition. Neither company can make this kind of quantum leap alone; both huge fleets with lots of experience and the latest technological breakthroughs are needed.

Torsten Barenthin, Director of Research & Development, Oldendorff, comments: “We are extremely excited about reducing fuel consumption and emissions by harnessing the power of the wind with Norsepower Rotor Sails, a proven energy-saving product.”

Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, adds: “Oldendorff is a dream customer for Norsepower in more than one way: a family-owned, legendary, company with over 100 years operating in the industry and around 700 vessels on the water today. Oldendorff is making green shipping a reality today and is the best partner we could have on our journey towards the zero-carbon industry. I wholeheartedly welcome Oldendorff’s commitment to Norsepower’s mission of decarbonizing shipping and look forward to the next possibilities for cooperation!”

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In the heart of Johor Baruh, Malaysia, Sarens assisted in the construction of the Rapid Transit System Link, marking a significant milestone in the region’s infrastructure development.

Spearheaded by Malaysia Rapid Transit System Sdn Bhd (MRTS) and commissioned by Trans-Elite, the project aims at enhancing connectivity and transportation efficiency.

Sarens was asked by the client to execute the intricate task of beam launching, employing the LR 1750 (750T Crawler Crane) configured with a main boom of 77m_SDBW. The selection of this equipment was a strategic decision, perfectly aligning with the requirement of the jobsite as well as the beam dimensions.

The LR 1750 was chosen for its capability to lift heavy load in a congested space. Transporting the equipment to the site was completed in 3 days in which the equipment was transported 284km from Sarens yard in Lukut to the installation site. The assembly process took nearly one week, with the added challenge of limited space near a railway track for setting up the crane.

The LR 1750 lifted and placed 25 beams, ranging from 26.8T to 181.6T, within a limited two-month timeframe. The operation proceeded smoothly, with the crane slewing to position the beams on bridge pillars sideways. The dedicated crew of 1 supervisor, 1 safety officer, 5 riggers, and 1 operator ensured the safe and efficient completion of the project.

According to Sarens Project Supervisor, “The Rapid Transit System Link project stands as a testament to effective project management, strategic equipment selection, and a skilled workforce.”

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As part of the planned separation of Kalmar by partial demerger, announced on 27 April 2023, Carina Geber-Teir, Cargotec’s SVP Communications, has been appointed as Head of Investor Relations and Communications of Kalmar.

She will start in her new role on 1 April 2024 and join the Kalmar leadership team, after which, she will no longer be a member of Cargotec’s leadership team.

Cargotec previously announced on 9 November 2023 that Sami Niiranen had been appointed as President of Kalmar and proposed as the new CEO of the potential separately listed standalone Kalmar. He will start as President of Kalmar on 1 April 2024 and join Cargotec’s leadership team.

As a result of these changes, Cargotec leadership team will, as of 1 April, 2024, consist of the following members:

Casimir Lindholm, President and CEO;
Mikko Puolakka, Executive Vice President, CFO;
Mikko Pelkonen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources;
Mikael Laine, Senior Vice President, Strategy;
Soili Mäkinen, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business Development;
Outi Aaltonen, Senior Vice President, General Counsel;
Scott Phillips, President, Hiab;
Sami Niiranen, President, Kalmar (until the planned completion date of the demerger) and
Leif Byström, President, MacGregor.
Additionally Cargotec has also changed the composition of Kalmar’s leadership team ahead of the planned listing of Kalmar. As of 1 April, 2024, Kalmar’s leadership team will consist of

Sami Niiranen, President and proposed CEO;
Sakari Ahdekivi, CFO;
Carina Geber-Teir, Head of IR and Communications;
Francois Guetat, Head of Integrated Supply Chain;
Mathias Höglund, Head of Human Resources, starting 1 May 2024;
Tommi Pettersson, Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Technology;
Marika Väkiparta, Head of Transformation Office;
Alf-Gunnar Karlgren, Head of Counterbalanced;
Thor Brenden, Head of Terminal Tractors;
Arto Keskinen, Head of Horizontal Transportation;
Shushu Zhang, Head of Bromma;
Thomas Malmborg, Head of Services; and
Head of Legal & Compliance, who will be selected later.

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Huisman announces the signing of a contract with Cadeler for the design and production of a Monopile Gripper.

This marks the seventh gripper ordered at Huisman, reinforcing the company’s prominent position in the market for installation tools for the offshore wind industry.

The Monopile Gripper, having a substantial 13-meter diameter, is engineered for the efficient and controlled installation of monopiles ranging from 80 to 120 meters in length, with a weight of up to 3,000mt. Notably, this gripper can be entirely stored on deck, facilitating future maintenance procedures and thus operational longevity.

The contract also includes an option for the integration of a noise mitigation system, designed to minimise the impact of noises on sea life, showcasing Cadeler and Huisman’s commitment to environmentally responsible practices.

Production of the Monopile Gripper will take place at Huisman’s production facility in China.

Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler: “This new contract with Huisman solidifies our strategic commitment and collaboration in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible as we prepare for the future of offshore wind farm construction. If we are to reach our global goals for renewable offshore wind energy, we will need cutting-edge technologies and scale, which our strengthened partnership embodies.”

David Roodenburg, CEO of Huisman: “We are very thankful that Cadeler has ordered this gripper, next to the thirteen main cranes and auxiliary cranes already on order, which again affirms the strong relationship and trust between the two companies. A long-term partnership like this one enables us to remain at the forefront of delivering step-changing solutions that contribute to the advancement of sustainable energy projects worldwide.”

This latest order from Cadeler represents the fourth static gripper order for Huisman. The gripper, a first for Cadeler, will come to play a key role in delivering on the Hornsea Three Foundation project. Huisman also successfully delivered two Motion Compensated Monopile Grippers for DEME’s Orion and Boskalis’ Bokalift 2. Currently, Huisman is in the process of building one for Heerema’s Thialf.

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