China–Cuxhaven 
‘Super-B-class’ vessels break records. AAL Shipping, founded in the Netherlands 29 years ago and based in Singapore since 2009, recently broke records with the maiden voyage of the AAL Limassol from Asia to Europe. AAL Shipping’s new generation of ships creates trust. more
The road to success in the USA
Goldhofer equipment masters three challenging transport tasks. Buckingham Heavy Transport, a US company that focuses on oversized and heavylift transport operations, recently completed three projects with equipment from a key manufacturer of heavylift and special transport... more
Ready for the next revolution
Investments and a new blade-turning device. The specialist supplier Ematec, which is based in Memmingerberg (Germany), is one of the world’s leading suppliers of lifting equipment for the wind-power industry. The company recently expanded its premises by around 5,000 m2, rebuilt... more
25 locos in three years
European locomotive technology is helping to improve the rail transport situation in New York and New Jersey. Universal Transport, a subsidiary of Gruber Logistics, transported Alstom engines across the Atlantic Ocean from a plant in Kassel (Germany). more
Looking to Africa
Two new partners bridge continental divide. BigMove, an alliance of medium-sized heavylift logistics enterprises, is looking to gain a foothold in Africa. To this end it has added a new partner for collaborative efforts to its network – Jonmoore International Limited,... more
Max didn’t go mad; he just did his job
The route-planning process is the be-all and end-all for any overland heavylift transport. The choice of the right vehicle comes next. The company Samuel Amsler deployed a Faymonville ‘Mega Max’ unit for its recent haulage of a 24 t steel container that was 20 m long. The... more
Fulfil the trust placed
Is a boom set to rise from the crisis? Prudence is essential, Christophe Grammare, AAL Shipping’s commercial director, told Christian Doepgen, for shippers expect regularity and dependability. AAL is developing liner services to fulfil the trust placed in the carrier. more
