Joshua Allen
Joshua joined the HLPFI team in June 2024 as junior reporter, focusing on heavy lift, project logistics, airfreight and ocean shipping markets.
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NewsGSL expands maritime and project cargo capabilities
China-based freight forwarder Global Star Logistics (GSL) has bolstered its business in the maritime sector by expanding both its husbandry and agency services.
NewsBishop Lifting appoints Garrett as CEO
USA-based lifting equipment supplier Bishop Lifting has appointed Grant Garrett as chief executive officer.
NewsGeodis bolsters European leadership and launches AI team
Global logistics provider Geodis has made a series of senior leadership changes across Europe while creating a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) department
NewsHansa Meyer begins delivering transformers from Brazil to Saudi Arabia
Hansa Meyer Brazil has started transporting the first of 14 transformers from Brazil to Saudi Arabia, each weighing around 340 tonnes.
NewsHareket breaks record in Türkiye with wind turbine move
Heavy lift and transport engineering company Hareket has delivered 15 wind turbines in Türkiye, including the longest wind turbine blades ever moved in the country.
NewsRhenus looks to the Middle East
Rhenus Group has expanded its operational footprint in the UAE as part of efforts to better serve clients across the country and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
NewsMarr trials Buddie System
Australia-based Marr Contracting has implemented crane safety technology, the Buddie System, on two separate construction projects in Sydney.
NewsLiebherr supplies cranes for offshore jack-up vessel
Liebherr has supplied two BOS 4200 board offshore cranes and one mast type crane 78000 (MTC) for Petrodec’s jack-up vessel Obana, which are used to support complex offshore decommissioning operations in the North Sea.
NewsInchcape opens Las Palmas office
Port agency and maritime services company Inchcape Shipping Services has opened an office in Las Palmas, Spain as it looks to expand its global footprint.
NewsACS expands into Saudi Arabia
UK-based charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened its first office in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh.
NewsRoll Group adds Bigroll KMC Beaumont to fleet
Heavy transport specialist Roll Group has added the wide deck carrier Bigroll KMC Beamont on a long-term charter from its partner KMC Bluewhale. The vessel was delivered in Singapore and will begin operations immediately.
NewsOsprey adds LR 1130 crawler to fleet
UK-headquartered transport engineering specialist Osprey Group has added a 130-tonne capacity Liebherr LR 1130 crawler crane to its fleet.
NewsPeel Ports injects cash to expand steel and metals hubs
UK-based Peel Ports Group is set to invest GBP100 million (USD135.5 million) to expand its national steel and metals multimodal hubs in a bid to enhance capacity and boost the efficiency of logistics.
NewsJumbo and Intermoor form strategic alliance to advance offshore projects
Jumbo Offshore and Intermoor have formed a strategic alliance aimed at enhancing services to the offshore oil and gas and floating wind sectors.
NewsAAL opts for Seaber to enhance fleet efficiency and TCE
AAL Shipping has opted for Seaber’s AI-assisted planning and scheduling platform as the multipurpose carrier aims to enhance its fleet efficiency and increase time charter equivalent (TCE).
NewsYang to head up WR Logistics in Asia
Project specialist WR Logistics has appointed Yang Jung Min as head of Asia and regional director, with immediate effect.
NewsGrimaldi takes delivery of Grande Auckland
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande Auckland, the second of seven PCTC vessels commissioned by the group from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC).
NewsDAKO supports Colombian power plant project
Project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has supported a Colombian power plant project on behalf of its longtime partner Dacotrans de Latinoamerica Colombia.
NewsAir One completes inaugural scheduled freighter service of 747-400F
UK-headquartered Air One International has completed its first scheduled freighter service following the arrival of its Boeing 747-400F at the UK’s East Midlands Airport (EMA) from Hong Kong.
NewsWR Logistics appoints Salas as CEO for Spain
Project logistics solutions company WR Logistics has appointed Miguel Salas as ceo for Spain, with immediate effect.