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The European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry (ESTA) has just confirmed that Fabio Belli, CEO of Italian heavy transport and lifting company Fagioli, has…

Earthworks specialist for all fields of construction, Erdmännchen Erd- und Tiefbau GmbH of Ebsdorfergrund, whose activities also include road construction and transportation of the relevant plant and materials was looking…

W.I.S. Italy has recently handled a shipment of 38 valves with a total weight of 470tn and volume of 535cbm to Alexandria in Egypt. The scope performed by W.I.S. included…

C.H. Robinson Project Logistics recently undertook a huge project to help transport 720 pieces of equipment to Turkey weighing a total of 2,463mtn. The job spanned 16 months and included…

Mining company Boliden has purchased a 74 tonnes electrified Scania truck for heavy transport. With delivery scheduled for spring 2022, the electrified truck is a part of the company’s aim…

DB Schenker has started operations of Rail Bridge with relief goods for Ukraine. First container train set off on Friday night from Seddin, Germany via Krakow in the direction of…

DHL Express has placed an order for six additional 777 Freighters. The purchase takes DHL Express’ order book total to twenty-eight aircarfts since it placed its first direct order in…

Renault Trucks and Geodis join forces to design an electric heavy truck dedicated to urban logistics, meeting the requirements of city-center freight transport. With a complete range of electric vehicles…

Collett Team complete both stages stages of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project, delivering two 160 Tonne shunt reactors and two 180 Tonne super grid transformers to the…

Gaussin has announced the world tour of its H2 Racing Truck, the world’s first hydrogen-powered truck, which completed the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January 2022. The H2 Racing…

UTM Universal Transport GmbH uses a rail vehicle solution with Goldhofer vehicles to gradually transport 30 new streetcars for Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG, the municipal transport company of the city of…

After a five year hiatus, Coldplay chose Costa Rica to open its eighth tour: «Music of the Spheres World Tour», in support of its ninth album that bears the same…

The UK-based heavy transport specialist Collett has received the second of its new Manoovr Trailers. Manufactured by Nooteboom, these new trailers are designed specifically to meet the requirements of the…

United Heavy Lift welcomes Ocean7 Projects (Ocean7) as a partner in the UHL Americas, Inc. branch office in Houston, Texas. Both UHL and Ocean7 specialize in the transportation of heavy…

Bolloré Logistics Tanzania carried out the logistics for the Songo Songo project by transporting 5,000 freight tons of pieces and equipment. A total of seven barge vessels were required to…

Specialized knowledge can be very beneficial, particularly in large and complicated projects, since experts in various specialties can provide valuable services. However, this often involves contracting various independent suppliers, each…

Osprey Group has recently transported a new low pressure rotor, weighing 257-tonnes, for the world’s most powerful steam turbine at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset. The new low-pressure rotor forms…

On the morning of 24 February, Ukraine declared martial law as a result of the situation currently evolving in the country. Consequently, DSV has stopped all activity in the country…

Blue Water acquired the Guyana-owned and operated Falcon Logistics Inc. The international transport and logistics company handles large volumes of cargo for the Oil and Gas sector into Guyana and with…

Khimji Ramdas have successfully handled a sea freight charter of project cargo from Masan Port in South Korea to Duqm Port in Oman for the electricity distribution sector. The shipment…

The shipping specialist, Tiba Group, was managing the delivery of three locomotives scheduled to arrive at Chile’s Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso (TCVAL) in November 2021. Knowing that they had to…

ESTA’s board has nominated Fagioli CEO Fabio Belli to take over as ESTA president when current president David Collett’s term ends in March. The decision to appoint Belli has to…

Mammoet-Giant Taiwan is currently in charge of transporting a total of 333 pin piles for the construction of Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms. The team is also…

A 430-ton bridge is being moved at Plaidt in the Rhineland Palatinate, Western Germany, and Markus Meckelholt, SPMT operator at Autokrane Schares, shares with us his day full of movements.…
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