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LiftaLoo Offshore Toilet Wins People First Award

A removable 87-litre waste tank and certified lifting point allow the offshore welfare unit to be serviced and transferred at remote wind sites. Cargostore Worldwide’s LiftaLoo has won the People…

Logistics

Knowles Adds 15 SDC Curtainsiders to Trailer Fleet

The first order from SDC takes the logistics operator’s trailer fleet to 253 units, with EN XL-rated curtainsiders specified for food and fast-moving consumer goods work. Knowles Logistics has added…

Cranes

EVS Acquisition Lifts Hiab Q3 Sales to €481m

Environmental Vehicle Solutions contributed €103 million of quarterly sales, while Hiab’s comparable operating margin rose to 14.2% against a mixed market backdrop. Hiab increased third-quarter sales by 39% to €481…

Ports

Konecranes Port Sales Reach €420m as Orders Fall

Strong port-equipment deliveries lifted third-quarter sales by 28.3% at comparable exchange rates, while order intake fell 36.7%, highlighting the uneven timing of major contracts. Konecranes’ Port Solutions business recorded €420…

Energy

Aibel Wins Wisting Topsides FEED Contract

Around 250 people are expected to work on the production vessel’s topsides design, while module fabrication remains a separate future award and an investment decision is planned for late 2027.…

Construction

Swietelsky Adds 27 Liebherr A 922 Rail Excavators

A 27-machine investment will support railway works across five European countries, combining 120kW engines with independent hydraulic circuits and a compact 2m rear slewing radius. Swietelsky is expanding its road-rail…

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Crawler cranes

Liebherr LR 1130.1 Unplugged Drives 162 Sheet Piles in the Netherlands

A battery-powered Liebherr LR 1130.1 unplugged crawler crane is working from a barge on the refurbishment of the Brouwer sluice complex on the Brouwersdam in the Netherlands, where 162 new…

Tower Cranes

LR 11350 Erects 365m Wind Turbine in Germany

A Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane from Schmidbauer has completed erection work on the world’s tallest wind turbine in Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, handling loads of up to 375 tonnes during…

Equipment

Enerpac System Raises 280t Historic Windmill by 800mm

A 280-tonne historic grain windmill in the Netherlands has been raised by 800 mm using a synchronised Enerpac hydraulic lifting system as part of flood protection works along the River…

Ports

David Huck Named CEO of Peel Ports Group

David Huck has been appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Peel Ports Group, taking leadership of the UK port operator after 16 years with the business. Peel Ports Group generates…

Vessels

AMS Barging Adds 9,000 m³ Methanol-Ready Tanker Felicitas

AMS Barging has christened its new 9,000 m³ diesel-electric tanker Felicitas in Rotterdam, expanding the Dutch inland shipping company’s fleet to 17 vessels while preparing for growing demand for alternative marine fuels.…

Heavy transport

36 Cometto Axle Lines Move 300t LNG Tank Across Finland

Finnish heavy haulage specialist Vuorsola has completed an exceptional 31-kilometre transport of a 300-tonne LNG tank from Teuva to the Port of Kaskinen, using two Cometto MSPE self-propelled modular transporters…

Mobile Harbor Crane

Katoen Natie Inaugurates All-Electric Konecranes at Antwerp

Katoen Natie and Konecranes have inaugurated two all-electric Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes at the Port of Antwerp, part of a six-crane investment aimed at expanding electric cargo-handling operations across…

Lifting

Two WOLFF Cranes Work Above Austria’s Sill Gorge

Two WOLFF tower cranes are working on the replacement of the Sill Bridge on the A13 motorway south of Innsbruck, Austria, where steep terrain, high-voltage lines and airport restrictions have…

Cranes

Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 Lifts Historic Railway Carriage in Wuppertal

A Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane lifted a historic seven-tonne suspension railway carriage into position at Wuppertal Central Station in Germany, where confined working conditions required a carefully planned crane…

Shipping

VARD Wins €66–75m DFO CSOV Order

VARD, part of the Fincantieri Group, will design and build a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore, expanding DFO’s capabilities across offshore wind, subsea operations and…

Container Handling

Rotterdam Throughput Rises to 323.2m Tonnes in First Nine Months

Port of Rotterdam recorded total throughput of 323.2 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, up 0.9% compared with the same period last year. Growth was driven mainly…

Logistics

DP World Opens £13m Skills Hub at London Gateway

DP World and Thames Freeport have completed The Hive, a new £13 million skills, training and innovation centre at London Gateway in the UK, designed to support the continued growth…

Air Cargo

ACS European Charter Volumes Rise 47%

Air Charter Service recorded a 47% year-on-year increase in charter volumes across its European operations, with revenue climbing 86% to almost €130 million during the first six months of the…

Maritimes

Port of Marseille Fos Starts Construction of New ‘Le Phare’ Headquarters

Construction of the Port of Marseille Fos’ new headquarters, known as Le Phare, is officially under way in Marseille, France, following the laying of the project’s foundation stone. The milestone follows…

Offshore

DEME Wins 69-Turbine Installation Contract for Zeevonk

DEME will transport and install 69 wind turbines for the 1 GW Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, expanding its role in the project following an earlier foundation installation…

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