Ready for the next revolution 
Investments and a new blade-turning device. The specialist supplier Ematec, which is based in Memmingerberg (Germany), is one of the world’s leading suppliers of lifting equipment for the wind-power industry. The company recently expanded its premises by around 5,000 m2, rebuilt... more
25 locos in three years
European locomotive technology is helping to improve the rail transport situation in New York and New Jersey. Universal Transport, a subsidiary of Gruber Logistics, transported Alstom engines across the Atlantic Ocean from a plant in Kassel (Germany). more
Looking to Africa
Two new partners bridge continental divide. BigMove, an alliance of medium-sized heavylift logistics enterprises, is looking to gain a foothold in Africa. To this end it has added a new partner for collaborative efforts to its network – Jonmoore International Limited,... more
Max didn’t go mad; he just did his job
The route-planning process is the be-all and end-all for any overland heavylift transport. The choice of the right vehicle comes next. The company Samuel Amsler deployed a Faymonville ‘Mega Max’ unit for its recent haulage of a 24 t steel container that was 20 m long. The... more
Fulfil the trust placed
Is a boom set to rise from the crisis? Prudence is essential, Christophe Grammare, AAL Shipping’s commercial director, told Christian Doepgen, for shippers expect regularity and dependability. AAL is developing liner services to fulfil the trust placed in the carrier. more
Bundling forces in Brazil
Intermarine, a heavylift operator with a strong presence in the Americas, above all, and its sister company SAL Heavy Lift, are set to operate jointly in Brazil from March. An experienced team will serve the promising market from a new São Paulo office. more
In and out of Hamburg and Lübeck
Trans-Trading Hamburg, a member of the XLP network, recently shipped some locomotives from Bavaria to Finland via Lübeck. In January it had already handled three oversized turbines in Hamburg. The devil is often in the detail. more
A major project in the ice
The Australian government is getting ever more interested in establishing an airfield in the Antarctic – where the ice isn’t quite as ‘eternal’ as is popularly believed, by the way. The protests of campaigners for the environment as well as of critics who doubt the... more
A drilling rig straight to the Caspian Sea
Every project transport operation has its star player. This time it was an oil drilling rig, whose sections weighed in at 270 t. It was transferred to an inland barge by a ‘double-banking’ manoeuvre in just 24 hours. more
In orbit for 15 years
Project transport tasks for space flights are always demanding, on account of the sensitive cargo. A French and a Ukrainian firm recently teamed up with a US entity to ship a South Korean ‘Army Navy Air Force Satellite Information System’ unit (Anasis) to its launch pad. more