Ems-Fehn-Group supports fiery donation for Albania 
The Ems-Fehn-Group was involved in an early Christmas present for Albania. The MV Sunshine loaded a fire engine in the German port of Brake. The truck is a gift initiated by Christlicher Hilfsverein Wismar (CHW), which Ems-Fehn-Group has been sponsoring for several years. ... more
Coscol changes name to Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers
Shanghai-listed Cosco Shipping Company Limited (Coscol), a specialist heavy lift owner and operator, has changed its name to Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers Co. The move comes as a consequence of the merger of China Cosco Group and China Shipping Group. The two... more
Accolade for AAL
AAL has won the Global Freight Awards’ honour to be ‘Breakbulk Operator Of The Year 2016’. This is a newly established dedicated category for the breakbulk sector and the fifth industry award for AAL in the past two years. Kyriacos Panayides, AAL’s Managing... more
Rickmers-Linie sets new record in Rijeka
Rickmers-Linie’s vessel Rickmers Tokyo is the proud record holder for the largest single shipment of transformers from the port of Rijeka, Croatia. She took over a total of 15 transformers weighing between 56 and 142 tonnes in mid-September. Twelve transformers were... more
It’s coming home: Universal Transport delivers football...
Universal Transport has brought back the football club KKS Lech Poznań its 100-year-old club mascot, a restored Ty51-183 steam locomotive. Hundreds of supporters of the Polish club accompanied the night transport along the roadside. The journey was effectively staged with a... more
Bay Line Shipping joins Project Partners
Project Partners has welcomed Bay Line Shipping from Yangoon, Myanmar, as a new member. The shipping company specialises in break bulk shipping service, freight forwarding & logistics, agency, chartering, project handling and brokerages services.... more
Playing big - bigger than a tennis court
With 287 tonnes in weight, 37 metres in length, nine metres wide and six metres in height the a refinery substation built at AV Dawson’s North Sea Supply Base is larger than a tennis court. The unit was transported as one piece from AV Dawson’s specialist fabrication halls... more
Siberian tiger
Setting up a new petro-chemical plant in Tobolsk is a massive logistics challenge for the Sibur corporation. ITJ correspondent André Ballin was on hand to see it haul the heavy consignments. more
Witnessing a wedding
Cranes are as sure as death and taxes when it comes to transporting heavylift goods. In ports in particular, where there is limited space, it is essential to be equipped with mobile cranes for transhipment. We took a look around Liebherr’s facility in Rostock. more
