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Bertling are pleased to inform you about the promotion of Nestor Gonzalez to Managing Director of Bertling Miami.

Nestor has been with Bertling for almost 12 years and most recently led their commercial activities from Miami mainly for Central and South America.

Nestor is well-known in the market. He puts his heart into his work and clients appreciate his professionalism, passion, and expertise.

In his new role as Managing Director Nestor will focus more on their Miami activities and maintaining resp. enhancing Bertling’s existing contracts. Moreover, he will oversee all activities in their office and warehouse and will ensure they continue to run a very successful business in Miami. Congratulations, Nestor and well-deserved!

Moreover, Bertling are happy to share that Alicia Byrne was promoted to Operations Director and Deputy Managing Director for their Miami office.

Alicia joined us in 2010 and they can truly say that without her hard work and commitment Berting would not be at the high operational level they are right now in their Miami office and warehouse.

Alicia is well-organized, detail-focused, and a true team player, who earns their full respect and appreciation for all her hard work and support. Therefore, another promotion is well-deserved.

As all good things come in threes, Bertling are happy to announce Roberto Prado as the successor to Nestor in the role of Commercial Director for their Miami business. Roberto joined Bertling in 2015 and has done a great job in working up the career letter to Project Manager, the role he fulfilled with great success until now.

In his new role as Commercial Director Roberto will lead the commercial activities for their Miami business and will try to win new customers for the sophisticated logistics, resupply, and warehousing services they offer in Miami.

Roberto will also maintain the relationships with our existing clients in the US and Central/South American countries and remain one of their key contacts for Bertling’s newly opened Suriname Branch.

Roberto is a highly motivated, committed, and hard-working colleague and they are convinced that he will continue to contribute to the success of Bertling’s Miami office.

All promotions are effective 1 October 2022.

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Sarens performs load-out operations activities of the Fécamp offshore wind farm’s 71 gravity based structures.

Sarens was commissioned by the consortium BSB (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Saipem and Boskalis) to work in the port of Le Havre on the lifting, transport onshore and load-out operations of 71 gravity based structures (GBS) of approximately 4,800T each, serving as foundations for wind turbine generators, from their manufacturing site in Le Havre onto cargo transportation barges.

The Fecamp offshore windfarm, located approximately between 13 and 22 km off the Normandy coast, will generate enough energy to provide sustainable electricity for more than 770,000 inhabitants.

Sarens, world leader in heavy lifting, engineered transport and crane rental, is playing a direct role in the construction of the wind farm by lifting, transporting onshore and loading-out onto transportation barges the 71 gravity based structures (GBS) serving as foundations for the wind turbines. Each of these bases weighs approximately 5 000T, with a diameter of 31 meters at the base and a height between 48 and 54 meters.

To lift each of the GBS, a Gantry system is specifically created for this work, consisting of two different units which are moved around site on SPMT axle lines. After being positioned around each GBS, the load is secured by four lugs, and the two parts of the gantry system are interconnected by data cables so that they can operate as one. After lifting the GBS, it is positioned on 180 axle lines of SPMT for transport to the Cargo Barges at the quay side

To ensure the success of the operation, Sarens has installed on each of the three Cargo barges a sounding system capable of measuring the amount of water in the ballast tank, and a series of interconnected pumps for de-ballasting to be used during loading operations. It took more than 120 trucks and nearly three months of transport to the port of Le Havre for the Sarens technical team to have all the equipment necessary to carry out the entire operation.

To ensure that the marine spread used for the installation offshore of the GBSs does not suffer downtime, Sarens will conduct a 24-hour loading process for the barges. Three foundation bases are loaded on each barge, in a continuous operation of maximum 38 hours per barge. This process must be repeated 24 times, which will require the participation of a large number of highly specialized personnel, not only for the loading maneuver itself, but also for all the operations related to the handling of the winches, the preparation of the gantry system in each operation or the reconfiguration of the SPMTs prior to the arrival and loading of each barge.

Sarens owns extensive international experience in the assembly and maintenance of wind farms. It is participating in installations in France such as Saint Nazaire, Provence Grand Large or more recently, in the lifting and transport work for the foundation bases of the new offshore wind farm in Saint Brieuc, off the Brittany coast, where it has been able to transport loads of more than 1,150T.

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PCN are pleased to welcome LD Freight Solutions as new members in France.

The company are focused on complete project cargo solutions covering all related services. Antoine Sebastien (Business Developer & Project Manager) says they are becoming members to “… join and meet with a dynamic and professional network of project cargo specialists and to make known the project expertise of LD Freight Solutions.

Antoine continues; “LD Freight Solutions is the project cargo entity of the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group. We deliver end-to-end, tailor-made logistics solutions for any oversized, heavy and complex project cargo. We focus on efficiency and flexibility to provide reliability and visibility thanks to our in-house engineering team optimising our operations and ensuring a 24/7 supervision.”

An ongoing project successfully organised by LD Freight Solutions involves the transport of A220 aircraft components (fuselage, tail cones and doors) under a multi-year contract. They have also recently performed the multimodal transport of a high-sensitivity communication satellite from France to French Guiana which demanded constant monitoring of acceleration and hygrometry parameters during the crossing and required the utmost care in on-board handling.

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Altius has successfully carried out, for Técnicas Reunidas, the transport of 4 LNG storage tanks, manufactured by IDESA.

The cargo was picked up at the port of Avilés and transported to the port of Algeciras (Los Barrios Terminal).
Each structure weighed 280 tons and was 56 meters long.

All operations were completed without incident despite the rough seas encountered at destination, thus concluding another major heavy lift project.

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Blue Bell Shipping LLC, representing Iraq in Project Logistics Alliance, contributed to the Khor Mor Expansion Project with the oilfield operator, but also numerous EPCs, suppliers, and vendors to streamline deliveries from many origins across the globe.

Since the project is still ongoing, total volumes are not known however 100s of containers and out-of-gauge flat racks were moved as well as numerous multi-purpose vessel charters.

Some of the photos and videos provided throughout this article make specific reference to the most recent breakbulk vessel charter delivered on behalf of this project.

For this particular shipment, over 5500 cubic metres and 800 metric tons of skids and pressure vessels were delivered from Hamriyah, UAE, and Mumbai, India to Khor Mor Site in Northern Iraq. The cargo was moved on a geared multi-purpose vessel which consolidated the cargo by calling at two origin ports (Mumbai and Hamriyah) before heading to the destination port in Turkey where the BBS team discharged the cargo and arranged trucking and escorts to the site in Northern Iraq.

The Khor Mor Expansion Project was developed to expand the existing gas facility at Khor Mor in the governorate of Sulaymaniyah within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Project will increase the production of gas and liquid products to contribute further to the region’s energy supply and will be completed within the existing site boundaries without any expected impact on local communities.

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Hoegh are proud to share that Höegh Autoliners have received a Gold Medal rating with EcoVadis which places us among the top 5% of all companies evaluated.

“Sustainability is at the core of our business, and we are proud to receive a gold medal from the world’s largest sustainability platform. Much work remains but a gold medal from EcoVadis demonstrates that we have the right focus and that we are on the right track. Kudos to our sustainability team doing an excellent job!” says Sebjørn Dahl, COO, of Höegh Autoliners

Ecovadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, creating a global network of more than 100,000 rated companies across 200 industry categories in more than 160 countries.

“Höegh Autoliners have a clear strategy in terms of sustainability to reduce our environmental footprint and combat climate change. The EcoVadis sustainability platform is a valuable resource that enables us to measure, evaluate and be transparent in this process,” says Henrik Andersson, Head of Technical Development, Höegh Autoliners.

EcoVadis rating criteria are based on international sustainability standards, including the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, and the ISO 26000 standard.

EcoVadis is a purpose-led company whose mission is to provide the world’s most trusted business sustainability ratings. Businesses of all sizes rely on EcoVadis’ expert intelligence and evidence-based ratings to monitor and improve the sustainability performance of their business and trading partners. Its actionable scorecards, benchmarks, carbon action tools, and insights guide an improvement journey for environmental, social and ethical practices across 200 industry categories and 175 countries. Industry leaders such as Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, Unilever, LVMH, Bridgestone, BASF, and JPMorgan are among the 100,000 businesses collaborating with EcoVadis to drive resilience, sustainable growth, and positive impact worldwide.

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When it comes to erecting tower cranes, the team at Emil Egger AG has a clear predilection for Tadano all terrain cranes.

After having put a Tadano AC 7.450-1 into operation at the start of the year, the company has now followed that up with another Tadano in the form of an AC 5.160-1 that will be predominantly used to erect tower cranes. The crane, which is Emil Egger’s most recent acquisition, was handed over by Tadano Sales Manager Michael Zieger.

The design behind the AC 5.160-1 makes it the perfect choice for its planned purpose: With a width of 2.75 meters, a total length of only 14.51 meters, and a highly responsive five-axle steering system, it is able to maneuver perfectly when working at sites where space is tight. In addition, it has the largest reach of any crane in its class thanks to a main boom with a length of 68 meters. “Together with its excellent lifting capacities, this means that it’s the ideal choice for erecting tower cranes. Not to mention that this makes it a perfect fit for our fleet,” says Michael Egger, part of the Swiss crane experts’ management team, when explaining his purchase decision. He then adds that he also found the AC 5.160-1 to be rather compelling as a result of its cost-effectiveness, which is in no small part the result of a single-engine design, a start-stop function, and an intelligent engine management system that reduce both operating costs and the need for maintenance. The highly cost-effective nature of the crane is also due to the IC‑1 Plus crane control system, which makes it possible to always take full advantage of the maximum available lifting capacity under all conditions, enabling the crane to take care of lifts that would otherwise require a larger crane. “The IC‑1 Plus is simply an incredible technological highlight as far as we’re concerned, and I’m talking from experience given that our AC 7.450-1 also features it,” underscored Michael Egger, who is more than happy to point out that his company has always had good experiences with the cranes from Lauf and Zweibrücken. In fact, Emil Egger’s fleet is not just limited to the aforementioned AC 7.450-1, but also includes an AC 500-8, as well as an AC 5.130-1 that the new AC 5.160-1 will be replacing as an upgrade.

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Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group and its client Mammoet have successfully completed 12 heavy-lift shipments of refinery equipment to the new Dos Bocas project in Mexico.

Dos Bocas is a 566-hectare project that will be the biggest refinery in Mexico, and the first to be built in the country in 40 years. Owned and operated by state-owned Pemex, the refinery is part of the Mexican government’s efforts to become less dependent on imported fuel. Once completed, it has a planned capacity of 170,000 barrels per day of petrol and 120,000 barrels per day of ultra-low sulphur diesel.

Over the past year, ABL Germany – which is part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA – has provided project management, owner’s engineering and client representation services to the major heavy-lift and transportation company Mammoet for 12 large shipments made by heavy-lift vessels.

The cargo has been shipped from various ports in Europe, the United States and India. The equipment included reactors, fractionators, vacuum columns and hydro tanks with lengths of up to 70 meters and weighing up to 1080 tonnes.

In addition to project management and on-site support for the preparation and execution of each shipment, ABL has conducted technical reviews and provided recommendations on method statements – including mooring, stowage, lifting, load spreading and sea fastening – prepared by the carriers.

“We have an expert in-house team with a background in heavy-lift shipping that allows us to assist clients and bring real added value to such projects. Our role is to ensure every single detail is well thought through, for a successful project execution. Further, ABL Group’s global office network allows us to coordinate and execute multi-location projects worldwide.” Emek Ersin Takmaz, general manager of ABL Germany.

“Marine heavy-lift transportation was an important part of the Dos Bocas project for Mammoet. As main contractor we were looking for a reliable partner with offices worldwide that have extensive marine and engineering experience on similar projects to ensure seamless operations from planning to execution. We found this in ABL.” says Rene Rodenburg, shipping officer at Mammoet.

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Precious Logistics Services are new members in Oman! The company provide complete logistics services, but their forte is in project cargo capabilities including oil & gas and military cargo.

The team are professionals in logistics, shipping, transportation, forwarding, chartering, customs compliance and warehousing.

Manager of Projects & Logistics, Ali Saif Al Harthi comments; “Precious Logistics Services is based in the heart of Muscat in Oman (5km from the seaport and 20km from the airport) with an additional presence at Sohar Port. We believe that our success is based upon the simple philosophy of providing a fast, easy-to-use service with the maximum flexibility and the highest standards of customer care.”

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In a research partnership with NAPA, Norsepower has been able to demonstrate the combined benefits of using the Norsepower Rotor Sail solution and NAPA’s Voyage Optimization together.

The research also showed that for voyages with lower potential windpower to harness, the use of voyage optimisation more than doubled the benefits of using the technology in isolation by being able to select routes with more favourable conditions.

These numbers are important for shipowners considering adopting clean energy technologies on their vessels. While it might be tempting to consider each in isolation to ensure a clear and simple payback calculation, this approach does not accurately reflect the potential savings that can be made.

The savings are significant when considered in the context of the IMO’s approach to tightening the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) categories between 2023 and 2030. The reduction rates specified so far (-5% for 2023 and then -2% per year through to 2026) are intended to reduce the carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40% by 2030, compared to 2008.

The research undertaken by Norsepower and NAPA indicates that the combination of the Norsepower Rotor SailTM and NAPA’s Voyage Optimization can reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to an impressive 24%. This is particularly significant with the introduction of carbon taxes on the horizon as well as rising fuel costs. The figure is based on examination of historical AIS data from 384 voyages on routes between the US, Europe, China, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Detailed simulations were then conducted to compare this baseline with combinations of maintaining constant engine RPM alongside the application of the Norsepower Rotor Sail and voyage optimisation technologies whilst ensuring the same arrival time for the vessels.

Maintaining constant engine RPM reduced fuel consumption by an average of 9%. Adding voyage optimisation took this to 17%. Adding the Norsepower Rotor SailTM rather than voyage optimisation took it to 16%. The combination of all three measures took it to 24%.

The fuel savings achieved by the Norsepower Rotor SailTM were less than 4% on some voyages and greater than 10% on others – when considering fuel costs alone, 4% is a notable saving and 10% is considerable. However, adding voyage optimisation evened out these differences quite significantly, because the route could be varied to take advantage of local wind speeds without compromising arrival date and without heading the vessel into conditions where waves would counter some of the positive thrust generated by the wind propulsion solution.

NAPA Voyage Optimization determines the best possible voyage plan for a vessel to maximize energy savings, taking into account weather conditions throughout the voyage as well as each ship’s design profile and operational requirements. Norsepower’s Rotor SailTM is specifically considered in the ship performance models that deliver optimal routing.

It is worth noting that the average contribution of the technology to the total propulsion power is comparatively modest in the research simulations. For example, the vessel considered in this study for the Persian Gulf – China route was a VLCC equipped with three 35m high Rotor Sails with a diameter of 5m. Various concept studies have indicated that such vessels can accommodate at least six Rotor Sails of that size. Based on this, increasing savings beyond the results in this study is a real and significant prospect.

When wind propulsion meets a greater portion of total propulsion demand, conventional engines can be downscaled. The investment in a Norsepower Rotor SailTM would then be partly covered by the reduced CAPEX of the engines, building an even stronger case for the uptake of this clean technology. Achieving this needs the right framework and the right mindset to scale up the adoption of clean technologies. But, the numbers are starting to prove themselves and it’s only a matter of time before integrating wind propulsion into ships’ energy systems and using this alongside complementary technologies is an obvious choice.

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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and its long-standing partner company, ATS-Hellmann Worldwide Logistics AG, have decided to transfer their air and sea freight activities in Switzerland to Hellmann: by establishing its own Swiss national company.

Hellmann will take over the international air and sea freight services previously performed by ATS-Hellmann at the beginning of 2023, thus creating the conditions for strategically expanding its product portfolio and market presence in Switzerland.

ATS-Hellmann has been the operating unit for air and sea freight transport in Switzerland since 1991 and is integrated into the global Hellmann network as an independent partner. As of January 1, 2023, the existing business activities, and the employee base – still headed by Managing Director Kathrin Kuske – will be transferred to the newly founded Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Switzerland. In addition, Manfred Schellhammer, a proven expert, has been recruited as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Swiss national company. Hellmann will remain in partnership with the ATS Group and will continue to use its services, including air freight handling. Both companies see this step as a consistent continuation of the long-standing partnership with different focus activities in the future.

“The establishment of the Swiss national company is another milestone for us in the strategic development of the Hellmann network in Europe and we look forward to expanding our activities here under our own management from next year. Through targeted investments in our local service portfolio and in conjunction with our global network, we aim to sustainably strengthen the market presence of Hellmann in Switzerland. By bundling our activities in our own network, our customers who have worked with ATS-Hellmann to date will have even more direct access to our global services,” says Jens Tarnowski, Regional CEO of West Europe, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.

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Agence Maritime Mohab, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Tunisia, reported about an urgent delivery of a Skid Piping box, from arrival on a flat rack at Tunis Port to the destination site.

The experts from Mohab arranged for the handling and mobile crane assistance to unload the Skid Piping box of 2,7 ton and dimensions 1.75 x 2.72 x 3.36 m, and safe delivery to the destination site using a low body trailer.

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Hiab, part of Cargotec, announces the launch of the camera system HiVision 2.0 for forestry cranes and improvements to HiVision for MULTILIFT demountables, which are used to operate equipment from inside the truck cabin.

Hiab’s HiVision for forestry cranes uses external cameras to show the cranes surrounding, which the operator can see using virtual reality (VR) goggles inside the truck cabin. This improves productivity, reduces the weight of the equipment and provides a more comfortable and safer working environment for the operator. HiVision 2.0 has an improved camera system combined with a powerful computer and goggles. This supports a higher frame rate as well as a better resolution and brightness to create a more natural viewing experience. It is also possible to retrofit existing LOGLIFT or JONSERED forestry cranes with the first version of HiVision.

“The new HiVision 2.0 reduces the issues of dizziness or blurred vision, commonly associated with the use of VR technology. The solution continues to offer improved precision, safety and comfortable work environment of our forestry cranes and has proven very popular with the customers who bought the first version of HiVision,” says Davide Pernice, Director, Global Product Management, Forestry, Hiab.

HiVision for MULTILIFT offers multiple views from three cameras, container landing spot information and dynamic reversing steering lines for safer, easier and more convenient operation of the hooklift, using a touch-screen display inside the truck cabin. In the new version, Hiab has improved the camera image quality to offer customers safer operation and better efficiency in difficult light conditions such as direct sunlight, pitch dark as well as rain and snow. Obstacle detection software is an additional safety feature that minimises the risk of injury to people or damage to equipment. HiVision for MULTILIFT is available for Hiab’s most advanced hooklift range MULTILIFT Ultima.

“We’re proud to use the latest in camera technology to offer our customers industry-leading productivity and safety features. The best view for the driver to monitor the safe yet effective operation is HiVision for hooklift combined with MULTILIFT’s automatic loading sequence,” says Tuomo Salo, Director, Global Product Management, Waste & Recycling, Hiab.

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PCN are pleased to report VAL Logistics are new members in Colombia.

Cristian Velandia (CEO of Sales & Projects) says; “We are focused on project cargo services and are keen to join a specialist network with expert members”.

They have experience in various industries including power & energy, oil & gas, mining, EPC, paper and many other project cargo and OOG loads.

“We are fast in giving solutions, flexible in operations and reliable in services. With VAL Logistics, project cargo is in expert hands.”

Some recent projects handled by VAL Logistics are shown in the gallery below including:Engines plus accessories from Germany to Colombia; Paper machinery transported door-to-port in Colombia totalling 1,294tn and 1,544 pieces. The cargo was loaded in 114 x 40’HC and 1 x 40’OT with 212cbm of OOG.

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