A 10 km record 

Germany’s Kahl group of companies set a new heavylift weight record recently, and received an award from the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (Esta). more
East and west – what next? 

It was hardly surprising but quite in line with the current political climate that Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group announced its withdrawal from Nato’s strategic airlift programme. Whether the West will take up the succession offering from the Ukrainian manufacturer of the Antonov... more
Getting better all the time 

Combilift is celebrating its 20th anniversary and opening a new factory. Formerly just a small enterprise, it has become one of the largest suppliers in the forklift business today. Its ambition is to keep on growing. Here’s our report of a visit to both events. more
Fleet increase for anniversary 

The maritime enterprise Jumbo, which is based in the Netherlands, specialises in offshore projects. It is set to expand its fleet by a new heavylift vessel with two cranes on board, with the unit due to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020. The subsea cranes, from Huisman... more
Flying whales and rhinoceroses 

The consortium Flying Whales has presented a concept for an airship with a rigid structure, making it unlike others manufactured in the past. White rhinos travelled to Russia by a more conventional mode recently. more
Rail wagons to a kingdom 

Saudi Arabia has bought rail wagons in Europe. WWL ALS shipped them to the country, and handled power equipment in another task. more
A ship unloader from Taiwan to Japan 

The specialist BigLift Shipping recently transported a continuous ship unloader halfway across Asia. It deployed its specialist vessel «Happy Star» for the task, as it is equipped with the necessary heavylift cranes. more
Ugly logistics ducklings 

There have already been a quite a few rum birds in the logistics sky, haven’t there? Airbus’s huge new freighter, which cannot fly yet, is the latest in a line of rather special units. A much older type recently came home from New Zealand. more
For Hayat and Mannesmann 

Technical expertise is the trump in project logistics. Turkey’s Borusan Logistics utilises its R&D centre for stacking solutions or wind adapters, for instance. more