Heavy Lift

Port of New Orleans sees bump in breakbulk cargo

The Port of New Orleans reported a 4% year-over-year increase in breakbulk cargo volume in May, fueled by shipments of rubber, steel and heavy-lift/project cargo.

The port handled 147,921 tons of breakbulk cargo for the month, compared to 141,869 tons in May 2020.

New Orleans also handled 50,801 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, a 0.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. 

The port handled 11,552 Class I railcar switches in May, a 21% increase year-over-year. The port handles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-sees-bump-in-breakbulk-cargo

Chipolbrok enters the Australia trades; Quay Shipping appointed as agent

Pictured: a Chipobrok-branded multi-purpose vessel at berth. Picture supplied by Quay Shipping.

Break-bulk, project cargo and heavy lift specialist Chipolbrok will enter the Australia trade, according to Brisbane-based Quay Shipping, which has been appointed as the company’s exclusive agent.

Quay reports that Chipolbrok, and subsidiary HongFa Shipping, own and operate a fleet on modern multipurpose, geared, semi-container triple-deckers of nearly one million deadweight. The ships have a total...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/chipolbrok-enters-the-australia-trades-quay-shipping-appointed-as-agent/

Heavy Lift/Project shipping: flexible/versatile is what we do

Loading of a Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane onto the BBC Xingang.
Credit: James Elsby/The Photo Pitch; supplied by BBC Chartering

Editor’s note: Ulrich Ulrichs, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG writes about the company’s experiences last year. This story, below, was first published in the Shipping Australia Annual Review 2020.

Pictured: Ulrich Ulrichs, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG;
Photo supplied by BBC Chartering

Ocean shipping is one of the oldest...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/heavy-lift-project-shipping-flexible-versatile-is-what-we-do/

SAL expands US project cargo footprint with Intermarine

Intermarine

Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift Group, an ocean transporter of the world’s largest and heaviest shipments, has acquired a major stake in Intermarine, expanding its presence in the U.S. project cargo market.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SAL has sought to expand its market presence in the Americas project cargo market. For more than three decades, Intermarine, with offices in Houston and New Orleans, has provided this specialized marine transport service between North and South America...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/sal-expands-us-project-cargo-footprint-with-intermarine

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