Heavy-haul transport

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GPA invests $262 million to upgrade Brunswick’s ro/ro facilities

Teri Errico Griffis, Associate Editor |
GPA's ability to handle growing volumes has attracted the likes of Rivian and Hyundai, both planting roots in Georgia to export vehicles from new facilities through Brunswick.
Ro/ro cargoHeavy-haul transportNorth American portsPort infrastructure

Offshore services companies expect boost from increased energy spending

Autumn Cafiero Giusti, Special Correspondent |
Fresh investments among oilfield services giants should bolster the offshore services market, with supply chain spending expected to grow 16% in 2023 and 2024.
Energy projectsProject cargoHeavy-haul transport

Lack of investment constraining US breakbulk port capacity

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
The funding shortage for breakbulk port facilities will create severe constraints on both cargo owners and vessel operators as offshore wind construction accelerates and new types of energy projects are developed.
Breakbulk NewsBreakbulk carriersProject cargoRo/ro cargoEnergy projectsHeavy-haul transportPort News

Owner puts heavy-lift giant Mammoet up for sale

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Dutch conglomerate SHV’s planned divestment of Mammoet, the world’s largest heavy-lift and engineered transport company, could have a “very important impact” on the sector, according to one consultant.
Breakbulk NewsHeavy-haul transport

EPCs look beyond traditional oil and gas for growth opportunities

Autumn Cafiero Giusti, Special Correspondent  |
EPC projects drive much of the global demand for project and breakbulk logistics services from carriers, forwarders, and other suppliers.
Breakbulk NewsProject cargoEnergy projectsHeavy-haul transport

Demand for heavy-lift air transport outstrips supply

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Sanctions against Russia have sharply reduced available heavy-lift air tonnage even as energy sector demand escalates.
Heavy-haul transportAirport News

Fuel prices, driver shortage cloud forecast for heavy-haul transport

Special Correspondent Chris Barnett |
New projects and those that had been delayed have begun moving, but the truck driver shortage and higher fuel costs could dampen a bright outlook for the US heavy-haul sector.
Heavy-haul transportTrucking News

Heavy-haul permitting delays eased by automation

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As the US economy reopens, more states are speeding up the permitting process for oversize/overweight flatbed loads, as cargo diversion complicates routing.
Heavy-haul transportProject cargoTrucking News

Flatbed rates on a steep incline for US shippers

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Housing, energy, and manufacturing are generating intense demand for flatbed transportation at a time when a shortage of materials is disrupting supply chains.
Heavy-haul transportTrucking News

US port congestion, capacity woes force project cargo rerouting

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As container vessels and freight clog major ports, oversized and overweight project cargo is being rerouted coast to coast, driving up ocean shipping and inland transportation costs.
Project cargoHeavy-haul transport

Fagioli spots green shoots in oil and gas sector

Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
New contracts firm up heavy transport and heavy lift firm Fagioli’s 2021 outlook despite the pandemic-driven industry-wide downturn of 2020.
Heavy-haul transportProject cargo

Mammoet says energy project pipeline slowing

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
The project industry is cutting logistics staff in the face of a looming “project pipeline” shortfall, concentrating specialized know-how into fewer hands.
Heavy-haul transportProject cargo

Heavy transport demand keeps rolling despite COVID‑19 complications

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
US land-based heavy transport has largely been able to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to its designation as an essential service, but like other parts of the project supply chain, the sector could see waning demand as the oil and gas industry pulls back on capital expenditures.
Heavy-haul transportTrucking News

Sagging construction, ag demand hamstrings ro-ro shipping

Special Correspondent Catherine Dorrough |
Hit hard by COVID-19, a "patchwork" of high and heavy cargoes keeps the market afloat after a sharp drop in imports across the US’ top ro-ro ports.
Heavy-haul transportBreakbulk carriers

Third phase of Siberian project cargo move under way

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Russia's spring thaw allows Combi Lift and SAL to begin delivery of project cargo for a massive Siberian gas project.
Heavy-haul transportBreakbulk carriers

United Shipping Group launches specialized heavy transport service

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
UHT will represent a fleet of five semi-submersible heavy transport vessels under a partnership agreement with China-based owner Guangzhou Salvage and commercial agent GS-Pango.
Heavy-haul transportProject cargo

US 2020 wind projects at risk due to COVID-19 delays

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Supply chain bottlenecks could delay US wind farm development and endanger tax credit subsidies.
Energy projectsHeavy-haul transport

Heavy transport sector moves big cargo despite market turmoil

Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
Cosco delivered a 3,700-mt bridge to Sweden even as the oil price crash hamstrings the spot market for the heavy transport sector.
Heavy-haul transportBreakbulk carriers

State DOTs leading from the front on heavy-haul permit automation

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
South Dakota, Illinois, and Virginia are among the US states at the head of the pack in terms of automating route analysis and permit issuance for oversized cargo moves.
Heavy-haul transportTrucking News

Lack of US oversize standard hampers heavy-lift truck permitting

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Because there is no national permitting standard for moving oversized loads across the US, obtaining permits can be an expensive, time-consuming process for trucking operators, or it can be a breeze.
Heavy-haul transportProject cargoTrucking News

Port of Morrow nabs $1.6 million grant for breakbulk terminal

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Officials say the funding will help complete the Oregon river port’s partially finished breakbulk terminal and expedite project cargoes for two ambitious wind energy projects in the state.
Breakbulk carriersEnergy projectsHeavy-haul transport

Drewry expects 6 percent average MPV/HL rate growth in 2020

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Economic uncertainty eases, but overcapacity and changes in fleet makeup continue to pressure the MPV/HL sector.
Breakbulk carriersProject cargoHeavy-haul transport

Mammoet at top of heavy lift sector with ALE buy complete

Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
With its acquisition of ALE complete, Mammoet will own the world's largest fleet of heavy lifting and transport equipment, outstripping global competitors Sarens and Fagioli.
Energy projectsHeavy-haul transport

ARO 2020: Despite improving MPV/HL market, thin margins the new normal

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
A busy renewable energy sector and stable oil and gas markets have collided with persistent overcapacity in the multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) sector, causing rate growth to sputter and stall.
Breakbulk carriersProject cargoHeavy-haul transport

‘Thriving’ US wind market strains heavy-haul truckers

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
US wind energy capacity reached 100 GW in the third quarter of 2019, and with another 45.6 GW in the development pipeline, heavy-haul trucking carriers may struggle to keep pace with demand.
Energy projectsHeavy-haul transport

Cosco Heavy Transport, Dongbang to partner on large projects

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Cooperation between super-heavy carriers is a sign of a strengthening project market.
Breakbulk carriersHeavy-haul transport

MPV/HL demand rising despite slowing global trade growth

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
With scrapping levels still relatively low, overcapacity is expected to continue to keep downward pressure on multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) vessel rates.
Heavy-haul transport

Second-hand multipurpose/heavy-lift sales gaining ground

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
MPP sales and purchases are unfreezing as faith in the market builds and capacity remains tight, according to Toepfer Transport.
Heavy-haul transportMaritime

M&A signals a healthier heavy transport sector

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Consolidation through mergers and acquisitions among heavy-lift and project carriers and a rebound in demand in the mining and energy markets have the heavy transport sector “on the cusp of a boom,” according to industry executives.
Heavy-haul transport

Mammoet-ALE merger leaves Sarens in the lurch

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
The merger of Mammoet and ALE, two of the three largest heavy-lift transport providers, raises major questions for competitor Sarens.
Heavy-haul transport

Growing high and heavy shipments lift ro-ro sector

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Roll-on/roll-off carriers see potential in the breakbulk and high and heavy markets despite potential geopolitical snags.
Heavy-haul transportRo/ro cargo

Energy, industrial sectors inject MPV/HL demand

Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Svend Andersen, CEO of BBC Chartering, tells JOC.com that despite an improving market, the multipurpose and heavy-lift (MPV/HL) sector remains under pressure from overcapacity and rising regulatory costs.
Heavy-haul transport

Carriers of all stripes chase breakbulk cargo

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
When demand is high, container and ro-ro carriers tend to stay in their own cargo “lanes,” but in leaner times, competition for project and breakbulk freight intensifies.
Heavy-haul transport

Slim MPV/HL orderbook reveals suffering industry

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
The multipurpose/heavy lift market continues to struggle with overcapacity, weak demand, and increased competition for breakbulk and project cargo from the bulk, ro-ro, and container sectors.
Heavy-haul transport

Hansa Heavy Lift ending operations

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Founded in 2011, HHL was the successor to Beluga Shipping but struggled to gain a foothold in the heavy-lift market as the global shipping crisis worsened in the mid-decade.
Heavy-haul transport

Heavy-load coalition working to entice cargo to Pacific Northwest

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
A coalition of Pacific Northwest ports and transportation organizations has raised a war chest to fund a proposed 1,300-mile multimodal high, wide, and heavy transport corridor intended to smooth the transit of energy and infrastructure project cargo.
Heavy-haul transport

Maersk adds heavy-lift projects as part of India expansion

India Special Correspondent |
<p>The out-of-gauge cargo — windmilll blades 103 feet long and weighing over 16 tons — was loaded on the Maersk Launceston, voyage 1809, operating as part of the Danish carrier’s Intra-Asia Chennai Express (CHX) Service.</p>
Container linesBreakbulk NewsHeavy-haul transport

Heavy-lift specialist ALE pitches for complex projects

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
<p>Unlike many UK firms, heavy-lift and installation contractor ALE said it isn’t losing any sleep over the potential negative fallout from Brexit. Here's why.</p>
Heavy-haul transportLogistics Technology News

Slideshow: How Fagioli handled the 'move of the year’

JOC Staff |
Italian heavy hauler Fagioli used trucks, barges, and ships to move sections of the world’s third-largest tunnel boring machine from Germany to Italy.
Heavy-haul transport

ALE leads joint venture for transshipment of Yamal LNG modules

JOC Staff |
Zeebrugge is the intermediate shipment point for a $27 billion project.
Heavy-haul transport