Heavy lift shapes up

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The fallout from the recent decline in oil prices will inevitably impact the heavy lift and project cargo sectors....

Beluga woes seed AAL expansion

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The well-publicised problems of Germany’s Beluga Shipping group (see WorldCargo News March 2011, p31) have prompted the Schoeller-owned, Q...

Heavy lift heads for long haul

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Demand for heavy lift shipping remains high, even though there is some weakness for smaller and older tonnage as large, high specification n...

New HLVs delivered

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Three new project cargo/heavy lift vessels have been delivered to different owners in the past few weeks...

Beluga sails NE passage

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Germany-based Beluga Shipping has made commercial shipping history with a successful negotiation of the Northern Sea route - a first for a n...

Rising market attracts rise in tonnage

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Activity in the project cargo market is directly linked to the price of crude oil. As crude oil has passed the US$100/barrel mark and shows ...