Aircraft arrive by air 
Sometimes aircraft also need to be transported somewhere, which is always worth seeing given the size and weight of the freight (see ITJ 31-34 / 2014, Special, page 21). The moment of excitement is increased further if a bigger aircraft is involved as the transport means chosen... more
South to Southwest Africa
The volume of high-value goods in intra-African trade is growing. Safmarine MPV, a specialist project cargo operator to West Africa, has gathered the requisite experience in this trade. The line is also equipped to transport breakbulk cargo. more
Freight haulage and the US energy boom
The booming US energy sector is having knock-on effects on the transport business. The oil and gas business has established new refineries in North Dakota and Minnesota, pipelines, such as the Sandpiper oil and Keystone XL project as well as LNG export terminals. Over and above... more
Splitting up an atomic reactor
The AVR Jülich atomic power station operated for 22 years, from 1966 until 1988. The decommissioning of the German plant, which had an output of 13 MW, has proved difficult, time-consuming and expensive. A technical addition, a so-called material transfer lock, had to be... more
Crushers to Kazakhstan
Companies that work in the heavylift logistics field are often faced with major challenges. One difficulty arises from a frequent need to transfer a weighty consignment from the vehicles deployed for a preliminary overland leg to a vessel for a waterborne stage and then back to... more
Together to the back of beyond
Sometimes it is possible to do two things at once: Express Global Logistics delivered supplies for dam construction and hydroelectric power projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In collaboration with Polytra EGL delivered total of 3,500 t under rather unfavourable... more
Well-placed in the world
The honeymoon is over – after three years. When Hansa Heavy Lift entered the market in 2011 there was quite a bit of scepticism as to whether the start-up firm would be able to find its niche and gain a foothold in the market. In the meantime it has established itself as one of... more
A broad portfolio
The Israeli firm Dynamic Shipping is active in many a field, including breakbulk shipping, project cargo operations, LNG consultancy services and the ship agency business. more
Holleman keeping up the pace
The Romanian heavylift specialist, which was founded in 1997 with the established Dutch Holleman Holding as its majority shareholder, has come a long way in Eastern and Central Europe. George Nita, who purchased the Dutch shares in the firm ten years ago and found a German... more
«Where is the next challenge?»
The Hamburg-based Coli group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Even in the present difficult market conditions it is showing no signs of a mid-life crisis though. On the contrary, as CEO Herbert Lösing explained to ITJ deputy editor-in-chief Antje Veregge, the... more