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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 cargo
Heavy-haul transport
North American ports
Port 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 projects
Project cargo
Heavy-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 News
Breakbulk carriers
Project cargo
Ro/ro cargo
Energy projects
Heavy-haul transport
Port 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 News
Heavy-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 News
Project cargo
Energy projects
Heavy-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 transport
Airport 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 transport
Trucking 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 transport
Project cargo
Trucking 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 transport
Trucking 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 cargo
Heavy-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 transport
Project 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 transport
Project 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 transport
Trucking 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 transport
Breakbulk 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 transport
Breakbulk 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 transport
Project 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 projects
Heavy-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 transport
Breakbulk 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 transport
Trucking 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 transport
Project cargo
Trucking 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 carriers
Energy projects
Heavy-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 carriers
Project cargo
Heavy-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 projects
Heavy-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 carriers
Project cargo
Heavy-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 projects
Heavy-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 carriers
Heavy-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 transport
Maritime
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 transport
Ro/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 lines
Breakbulk News
Heavy-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 transport
Logistics 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.
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