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Project Cargo

deugro Delivers Pipe Project

deugro Spain, working in close collaboration with deugro China and deugro Chartering, has completed the transportation of 2,265 coated and concrete pipes from Shanghai, China, to San Antonio Este, Argentina,…

Heavy lifting

Tecmaco Adds 3,000 Tonne Crane

Tecmaco, one of Argentina’s leading providers of heavy lifting, heavy transportation and specialised equipment services, has strengthened its operational capabilities with the acquisition of a 3,000-tonne telescopic crane, one of…

Construction

Eiffage Wins Callao Port Expansion

Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil Marine, has been awarded a major contract for the expansion of the Muelle Norte terminal at the Port of Callao. The project, secured in consortium…

Offshore

CoreMarine and Jumbo Win FLNG Project

CoreMarine and Jumbo Offshore will deliver a major contract covering the transport and installation of mooring systems and floating LNG units in Argentina. Awarded by Southern Energy S.A. (SESA), the project involves the installation of…

Project Forwarding

deugro Expands with Porto Alegre Office

deugro continues its expansion in Brazil with the opening of a new branch in Porto Alegre, strengthening its presence in the country’s southern region. The new office in Rio Grande do…

Offshore

Subsea7 Signs Suriname Agreement

Subsea7 has entered a strategic collaboration agreement with PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. and Subsea Integration Alliance, establishing a long-term framework to support offshore field developments in Suriname. The agreement brings together Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea under…

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Transport

deugro Moves Fleet from China to Chile

deugro Chile, in collaboration with deugro China, has successfully completed the transport of nearly 100 vehicles from China to Chile, overcoming tight market conditions and operational challenges. deugro coordinated the shipment…

Cranes

Konecranes boosts Arica port capacity

Terminal Puerto Arica S.A. is strengthening its position as a key gateway for northern Chile with an investment in two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.10 Mobile Harbor Cranes. The order,…

Mining

Liebherr supplies PR 776 G8 dozers to Chilean mine

Liebherr has delivered two PR 776 G8 crawler dozers and two L 586 XPower wheel loaders to SQM’s Nueva Victoria iodine mine in the Tarapacá region of northern Chile, marking…

Equipment

Electrified equipment arrives at Suape terminal

The arrival of 28 fully electrified equipment units at APM Terminals Suape marks an important milestone in the development of what is set to become Latin America’s first fully electrified…

Vessels

AAL transports Brazilian mining barges

AAL Shipping has completed the loading of 13 newly built 2,900-ton mineral barges for LHG Mining aboard its 32,000 dwt Super B-Class vessel AAL Antwerp. The shipment represents the start of…

Cranes

Imetame adds Liebherr cranes to fleet

Brazil’s Imetame Group has reinforced its lifting capabilities with the addition of four new mobile cranes from Liebherr, strengthening its capacity for complex industrial operations. The new units include LTM 1090…

Heavy lift

Jumbo Offshore completes Uaru mooring works

Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre installation activities for the Errea Wittu FPSO at the Uaru Field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The works were carried out for ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. on behalf…

Air Cargo Transport

Antonov Rush Delivery Saves Christmas Production

Ramps Logistics has completed a critical Christmas delivery in Trinidad & Tobago, mobilising an Antonov AN-124 to transport urgent industrial equipment in under 48 hours. “Christmas Eve into Christmas Day…

Oil & gas

Venezuela developments add uncertainty to oil markets and global energy logistics

Recent developments in Venezuela are expected to influence oil production, global crude flows and energy logistics, with potential knock-on effects for shipping routes, refining hubs and future project cargo demand,…

Cranes

Hiab Completes Acquisition of ING Cranes in Brazil

Hiab has completed the acquisition of Brazilian crane manufacturer ING Cranes, following the announcement made on 26 November 2025. The move significantly strengthens Hiab’s position in the Brazilian market and…

Heavy transport

TREX Takes Charge of TII Scheuerle Sales and Service in South America

TREX, distributor of mobile cranes and cargo handling equipment, has assumed responsibility for sales and service operations of TII Scheuerle products in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. As part of…

America

Goldhofer FTV 550 transports wind power components in Ecuador 

The wind farm Minas de Huascachaca, Ecuador’s largest wind farm, comprises 14 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 50 MW. Elecaustro S.A., which is based in Cuenca was…

Acquisitions

Blue Water acquires Guyana-based Falcon Logistics

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…

America

Three locomotives complete journey from sea to rails

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…

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