Breakbulk News & Features

Tug and Barge Begin Maiden Voyage

Sea Swift's new tug-and-barge team Cronus and Arion have embarked on

from Transportation | added 10/12/2010 - 15:47

Hybrid Wind Tower Contracts Awarded

German wind turbine manufacturer Repower Systems AG will provide 22 concret

from Wind + Renewables | added 10/08/2010 - 00:59

Barge Floats Aboard

A 9,029-metric-ton pipe-laying barge was recently floated aboard the semi-submersibl

from Ocean | added 10/07/2010 - 19:33

Waalhaven Hat Trick

At its Waalhaven terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, local firm RHB Stevedorin

from Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | added 10/06/2010 - 16:47

Current News

Twin Power Plants for Oman
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/12/2010 - 16:36
Russian Timber Exports Surge
Forest Products | 10/12/2010 - 16:34
Deadline Near for Saudi Aluminum Complex
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/12/2010 - 16:28
Siemens Returns to Essex County
Wind + Renewables | 10/12/2010 - 16:25
India Funds Punjab Power Plant
Traditional Power Generation | 10/12/2010 - 16:24
U.S. Issues High Season Piracy Warning
Piracy | 10/12/2010 - 16:22
Russians Plan Arctic Hub
Ports + Terminals | 10/12/2010 - 16:13
Wind Turbine Blade Factory Slated for Brazil
Wind + Renewables | 10/12/2010 - 16:08
Somali Pirates Hijack Japanese Breakbulk Ship
Piracy | 10/12/2010 - 16:02
Beluga Shipping, Hochtief Order Jack-up Vessel
Wind + Renewables | 10/12/2010 - 15:55
Tug and Barge Begin Maiden Voyage
Transportation | 10/12/2010 - 15:47
Japan Angles to Build Turkish Nuclear Plant
Nuclear | 10/08/2010 - 16:44
Bids Submitted for Bangladesh Power Project
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/08/2010 - 16:43
US to Identify Offshore Wind Sites
Wind + Renewables | 10/08/2010 - 16:41
Yemen’s First Wind Farm Planned
Wind + Renewables | 10/08/2010 - 16:40
Hybrid Wind Tower Contracts Awarded
Wind + Renewables | 10/08/2010 - 00:59
US Partners Developing Five MW Offshore Turbine
Wind + Renewables | 10/08/2010 - 00:58
Port of Belledune Gears Up for Arctic Shipping
Ports + Terminals | 10/08/2010 - 00:56
Indonesia and Saudis Partner in $7 Billion Refinery
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/07/2010 - 22:38
Barge Floats Aboard
Ocean | 10/07/2010 - 19:33
Reprieve for Carrier
Ocean | 10/07/2010 - 19:28
Aboitiz to Build Coal Power Plant in Davao
Traditional Power Generation | 10/07/2010 - 19:26
Antwerp Plans Multi-Billion Investments
Ports + Terminals | 10/07/2010 - 19:24
US Antidumping Duties Will Not Expire
Steel + Metals | 10/06/2010 - 20:32
GE to Supply Riyadh Power Equipment
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/06/2010 - 20:28
Calling Bluff
Ocean | 10/06/2010 - 20:16
French Reactor Deal Planned for India
Nuclear | 10/06/2010 - 20:08
August Steel Imports Slide
Steel + Metals | 10/06/2010 - 20:07
Waalhaven Hat Trick
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 10/06/2010 - 16:47
German Turbines Head for Ireland
Wind + Renewables | 10/06/2010 - 16:45
Shadeed Steel Operational by March
Steel + Metals | 10/06/2010 - 16:43
Busy Quarter Ahead for Oil and Gas Carrier
Ocean | 10/06/2010 - 16:42
Update: Houston Ship Channel Open
Ocean | 10/06/2010 - 14:34
Update: Houston Ship Channel to Re-open Tuesday Night
Transportation | 10/05/2010 - 16:31
South Africa Denies Korea Nuclear Plant Bid
Nuclear | 10/04/2010 - 21:56
Russian Wide Gauge Rail to Compete with Ocean Transport
Road, Rail + Barge | 10/04/2010 - 21:53
French Nuclear Pipe Capacity Set to Triple
Nuclear | 10/04/2010 - 21:50
Chinese Steel to Relocate to Indonesia
Steel + Metals | 10/04/2010 - 21:47
First Oil Modules Reach Port of Vancouver, US
Transportation | 10/04/2010 - 21:39
Freight Forwarders Plead Guilty
Compliance | 10/04/2010 - 19:21
Suspended Hydrocracker Projects Underway Again
Construction | 10/04/2010 - 16:59
EU Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation
Regulations + Trade | 10/04/2010 - 16:55
Diesel Processing Unit Planned for Malaysia
EPCs + Project Owners | 10/04/2010 - 16:50
Update: Houston Channel Clearance Underway
Transportation | 10/04/2010 - 16:30
Barge Crash Closes Section of Houston Ship Channel
Transportation | 10/04/2010 - 15:43
Heavy Reactor Requires Careful Handling
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 10/04/2010 - 14:48
Green Light for Albany Expansion
Wind + Renewables | 10/04/2010 - 14:44
Korea Bags Rabigh Expansion
Construction | 10/01/2010 - 15:58
China Awards Reactor Contract to Russia
Nuclear | 10/01/2010 - 15:56
Giant Riser Reaches Abu Dhabi
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 10/01/2010 - 14:38
Wind Turbines Awarded for Indian Projects
Wind + Renewables | 10/01/2010 - 14:36
Romania Bets Big on Wind
Wind + Renewables | 10/01/2010 - 14:34
Ethiopia Orders Heavy Lift Vessels
Ocean | 10/01/2010 - 14:32
Houston Steel, Container Volumes Increase
Steel + Metals | 10/01/2010 - 14:30
Italian Ro-Ro Carrier Quits New Partnership
Ocean | 09/30/2010 - 15:14
Chinese Order Nuclear Generator Packages
Nuclear | 09/30/2010 - 15:12
New Chinese U.S. Partners Go After Wind Market
Wind + Renewables | 09/29/2010 - 17:07
Japan Revisits Super Ports
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 16:25
Third Hawaiian Wind Farm Proposed
Wind + Renewables | 09/28/2010 - 16:24
Lugela Crew Foils Pirates
Piracy | 09/28/2010 - 16:22
Log Exports Boom at Port of Olympia
Forest Products | 09/28/2010 - 16:20
Turkey, South Korea Reach Nuclear Agreement
Nuclear | 09/28/2010 - 16:18
Risk in Developing Nations
Logistics | 09/28/2010 - 16:08
Of Risk and Reward
Logistics | 09/28/2010 - 16:06
Wanted: Strategic Alliances
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 16:04
First Modules Headed for Koniambo
Ocean | 09/28/2010 - 16:00
Monitoring Off-Highway Emission Regulations
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:57
Pipe Down
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 15:54
Making the Transition
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 15:53
No Longer Just a Cash Cow
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 15:50
China Opening Bulgarian Door
Infrastructure + Development | 09/28/2010 - 15:47
Piping in Manufacturing
Ports + Terminals | 09/28/2010 - 15:44
Wind Shift
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:42
Heavy Going
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/28/2010 - 15:40
MPVs: A Long Road to Recovery
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:38
Incoterms Revised
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:36
Why Fight It?
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:33
Face of Corruption
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:29
Shape of Corruption
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:28
Red Flags
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:25
New Age of Compliance
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:24
Falling Behind Free Trade
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:22
BBC Is Bullish on 2011
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:19
History of Sarens Group
Traditional Breakbulk | 09/28/2010 - 15:03
The Koniambo Project
Infrastructure + Development | 09/28/2010 - 15:02
Nickel Complex A Long Time Coming
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/28/2010 - 15:00
Don’t Beggar Thy Neighbor
Commentary | 09/28/2010 - 14:57
Russia to Build Hydroelectric Plant in Tanzania
Traditional Power Generation | 09/24/2010 - 16:50
Alberta Wind Farm Receives Go-Ahead
Wind + Renewables | 09/24/2010 - 16:49
Shipping Monopoly Ends in Hawaii
Transportation | 09/24/2010 - 16:39
New Breakbulk Liner Service at Charleston
Ocean | 09/24/2010 - 16:18
Turning on the Lights
Infrastructure + Development | 09/24/2010 - 16:09
Russians to Build Turkey’s First Nuclear Plant
Nuclear | 09/24/2010 - 16:07
Malaysia Plans Infrastructure Worth Billions
Infrastructure + Development | 09/24/2010 - 16:05
New Steel Center at Antwerp
Steel + Metals | 09/24/2010 - 16:03
Consortium Wins Oman Contracts
Traditional Power Generation | 09/24/2010 - 16:02
Armenia and Iran to Build Hydroelectric Plants
Construction | 09/24/2010 - 16:00
Steel Production Approaches Pre-Crisis Levels
Steel + Metals | 09/23/2010 - 15:12
Vestas Turbines Slated for German Wind Farm
Wind + Renewables | 09/23/2010 - 15:11
Dockwise Considers New Ultra-Large Vessel
Ocean | 09/23/2010 - 15:00
Energy Corruption Case Filed in London
Compliance | 09/23/2010 - 14:59
Steelmaker to Double Iron Ore Production
Steel + Metals | 09/23/2010 - 14:49
Heavy Cargo Makes Round Trip
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/23/2010 - 14:48
Dockwise Plans Heavy Lift Vessel
Transportation | 09/22/2010 - 15:16
China Plans One-Gigawatt Nuclear Plant in Pakistan
Nuclear | 09/22/2010 - 14:27
Wind Works Signs Third German Deal
Wind + Renewables | 09/21/2010 - 22:06
Swedish Offshore Wind Farm to Commence
Wind + Renewables | 09/21/2010 - 22:05
Houston Commissioner to Serve on Trade Policy Committee
Regulations + Trade | 09/21/2010 - 22:02
Subsea Basked Welded in Mid-Air
Road, Rail + Barge | 09/21/2010 - 22:01
Project Cargo Slides Under Bridge
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/21/2010 - 21:59
Yellow Sea Wind Study Soon Underway
Wind + Renewables | 09/21/2010 - 18:13
UN Approves Egyptian Nuclear Site
Nuclear | 09/21/2010 - 18:11
Radioactive Shipments Could Cross Great Lakes
Transportation | 09/21/2010 - 18:09
Alberta Wind Farm Seeks Approval
Wind + Renewables | 09/21/2010 - 18:04
ADPC Awards Contract for Khalifa Port
Ports + Terminals | 09/21/2010 - 18:02
Sugar Plant Equipment Arrives in Abu Hibera
Transportation | 09/21/2010 - 18:00
Charleston Boosts Heavy-Lift Capability
Ports + Terminals | 09/20/2010 - 14:15
South Korea Eyes Nuclear Power Development in Argentina
Nuclear | 09/17/2010 - 22:57
Kobelco Cranes To Be Made in China
Equipment | 09/17/2010 - 22:56
CDI Receives Steel Bars Order
Steel + Metals | 09/17/2010 - 22:55
Anshan Signs U.S. Steel Deal
Steel + Metals | 09/17/2010 - 22:52
Intermarine “Not For Sale”
Ocean | 09/17/2010 - 16:06
Exports Up at New Orleans
Ports + Terminals | 09/17/2010 - 15:44
Michigan Wind Farm Approved
Wind + Renewables | 09/16/2010 - 22:55
Lake Erie Wind Farm Chooses Construction Trio
Wind + Renewables | 09/16/2010 - 22:54
Spanish Wind Firm Triples Investment in China
Wind + Renewables | 09/16/2010 - 22:52
Yanbu Pipeline Contract Awarded
Oil + Gas | 09/16/2010 - 22:51
Delhi Approves Fourth Gas Power Plant
Traditional Power Generation | 09/16/2010 - 22:50
ACFTA Amendment Passes
Regulations + Trade | 09/16/2010 - 21:41
New Ro-Ro Service To Link Mexico and Mobile
Transportation | 09/16/2010 - 02:23
MOPU Delivered to North Sea
Oil + Gas | 09/16/2010 - 02:02
Huludao Refinery Construction Imminent
Construction | 09/16/2010 - 02:00
Japan Poised to Sign Free Trade Agreement with India
Regulations + Trade | 09/16/2010 - 01:58
Second Nuclear Plant Proposed for Netherlands
Nuclear | 09/16/2010 - 01:56
First Steps for Antwerp’s Second Lock
Ports + Terminals | 09/15/2010 - 14:56
Kenya Invites Bids for Lamu Construction
Ports + Terminals | 09/15/2010 - 14:50
US Steel Exports Decline in July
Steel + Metals | 09/15/2010 - 14:43
Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal Opens at Zeeland
Ports + Terminals | 09/13/2010 - 17:48
Miedwei Makes Maiden Voyage in Great Lakes
Ocean | 09/13/2010 - 17:46
World Bank Endorses Karachi Port Project
Ports + Terminals | 09/13/2010 - 17:42
Metallurgical Machinery Arrives in Brazil
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/13/2010 - 17:41
Protests Delay Indian Projects
Infrastructure + Development | 09/10/2010 - 18:13
Iron Ore Volume Rises at Seaway
Ocean | 09/10/2010 - 17:40
Whitelee Extension to Boost Output by One Third
Wind + Renewables | 09/10/2010 - 17:36
CN’s Largest Single OOG Load Begins Journey
Road, Rail + Barge | 09/10/2010 - 17:33
Carrier Reinstates Panama Service
Ocean | 09/10/2010 - 16:53
Multipurpose Pontoon Serves European Coast
Ocean | 09/10/2010 - 16:28
Wind Equipment Leaves Canada for U.S. Wind Farms
Transportation | 09/10/2010 - 16:14
Turkish Wind Tower Plant Going Up
Wind + Renewables | 09/10/2010 - 15:44
Olympic Shipping Orders Norwegian Vessels
Transportation | 09/10/2010 - 15:42
Huge U.K. Ofshore Wind Installation Complete
Ocean | 09/09/2010 - 19:07
Air Charters Move Oil, Gas and Power Equipment
Air | 09/09/2010 - 16:43
Harland & Wolff To Build Offshore Wind Platforms
Wind + Renewables | 09/09/2010 - 16:01
CCNI Launches Bragus Service
Ocean | 09/09/2010 - 15:56
Second Deck Arrives at Buzzard Field
Oil + Gas | 09/09/2010 - 15:01
US Steel Imports Climb 18.6 Percent in July
Steel + Metals | 09/09/2010 - 15:00
Nehru, Mumbai Ports Lift All Restrictions
Ports + Terminals | 09/08/2010 - 16:05
Nigeria Awards Power Plant Contract
Traditional Power Generation | 09/08/2010 - 15:52
China Supplies Steel, Builds Railway in Venezuela
Infrastructure + Development | 09/08/2010 - 15:49
Kobe Targets India for New Steel Plants
Steel + Metals | 09/08/2010 - 15:35
One-Megawatt Tidal Turbine Installed
Wind + Renewables | 09/08/2010 - 15:25
China Locks Out Foreign Business
Regulations + Trade | 09/08/2010 - 14:57
Volga-Dnepr Adding Freighters
Air | 09/08/2010 - 14:55
TS Hermine Makes Mexican Landfall
Ports + Terminals | 09/07/2010 - 14:49
Indiana-Burns Harbor Handles Historic Shipment
Ports + Terminals | 09/03/2010 - 20:20
TBS Receives Montauk Maiden Tweendecker
Ocean | 09/03/2010 - 20:17
CHS to Build Cold Rolled Mill in Hunan
Steel + Metals | 09/03/2010 - 20:16
South Korea Funds Pakistani Wind Farms
Wind + Renewables | 09/03/2010 - 20:14
African Rail and Port Project Seeks Funding
Transportation | 09/03/2010 - 19:54
WorleyParsons Secures Hebron Project
EPCs + Project Owners | 09/02/2010 - 21:45
Cosco Profits Jump 39 Percent in First Half
Ocean | 09/02/2010 - 21:38
Powership Gas Engines Transported
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/02/2010 - 21:35
Japanese Firm Builds Norwegian Wind Farm
Wind + Renewables | 09/02/2010 - 21:34
International Contractors' Outlook
Construction | 09/02/2010 - 20:54
Oil Platform Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
Ocean | 09/02/2010 - 20:49
Trains Transport Huge Elements for New Stadium
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/01/2010 - 19:20
Indonesia Looks to Adani for Infrastructure
Mining | 09/01/2010 - 19:18
Tata-DIESL Expands Services
Logistics | 09/01/2010 - 16:20
Heavy Lifter Svanen Contracted for Monopile Installations
Wind + Renewables | 09/01/2010 - 16:18
Hebei Wind Farm Under Construction
Wind + Renewables | 09/01/2010 - 16:16
ONGC Expands Gas Facilities
EPCs + Project Owners | 09/01/2010 - 16:15
Oman Awards Contracts for Sur Power Plant
EPCs + Project Owners | 09/01/2010 - 16:13
India's NMDC to Award Contract for Slurry Pipeline
Mining | 09/01/2010 - 16:12
Project Cargo Delivers Unfinished Yacht to UAE
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/01/2010 - 16:10
Abu Dhabi Selects Fluor for Transportation System
EPCs + Project Owners | 09/01/2010 - 16:08
Wilhelmsen Completes Heavy Lift Deliveries to Saudi
Project Cargo + Heavy-Lift | 09/01/2010 - 15:28
Sinovel to Build Turbine Plant in Shanghai
Wind + Renewables | 09/01/2010 - 15:25
Aarhus Heavy Lift and Container Terminals Plan Integration
Ports + Terminals | 09/01/2010 - 15:23
Freight Forwarders Collaborate on Airlift
Air | 09/01/2010 - 15:20
Fluor Seeks Brazilian Partner
EPCs + Project Owners | 08/30/2010 - 21:40
KBR Tackles Iraq
Oil + Gas | 08/30/2010 - 21:39
South Koreans to Build Nuclear Plant in Turkey
Nuclear | 08/30/2010 - 21:37
EU Investigates Shipping Insurance Agreements
Regulations + Trade | 08/30/2010 - 21:29
Radar Systems Clash with Wind Farms
Wind + Renewables | 08/30/2010 - 21:25
GPA Posts Double-Digit Breakbulk Growth
Traditional Breakbulk | 08/30/2010 - 21:24
TTW Signs Pact with Panama Canal
Ports + Terminals | 08/27/2010 - 18:03
GE-Hitachi Opens New Offices
EPCs + Project Owners | 08/27/2010 - 18:01
Daewoo Reveals Wind Plans
Wind + Renewables | 08/27/2010 - 17:59
UK Nuclear Overhaul May Be Delayed
Nuclear | 08/27/2010 - 17:55
Brazil Steel Mills Begin Price War
Steel + Metals | 08/27/2010 - 17:53

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