Archive for 'Logistics' Category
BigLift Shipping Building Two Heavy Lift Ships
26 June 2007BigLift Shipping, a company specializing in the worldwide transportation of heavy lifts and project cargo, is undertaking an investment program to extend their fleet in numbers of vessels and in lifting capacity.
A contract was signed with Larsen & Toubro of India, for the construction of two multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.
The main characteristics of the newbuildings are:
Length [...]
FedEx and U.S. Commercial Service Agreement to Boost U.S. Small - Medium Business Exports
16 May 2007Deciding to export your products into the global marketplace can open huge new opportunities for your company but small and medium sized businesses are often not equipped to take on the task and need a bit of up front help. FedEx and the U.S. Commercial Service have a new 5 year agreement to simplify the [...]
Dockwise Yacht Transport Builds Largest Yacht Carrier
5 May 2007Dockwise builds semi-submersible heavy lift vessels capable of moving extremely large objects worldwide and their subsidiary, Dockwise Yacht Transport, has just completed the world’s largest purpose built ship of its kind, the Yacht Express. The float on/float off design enables easy loading and unloading for all shapes and sizes of yachts. Yachts can be carried [...]
DHL Beats FedEx and UPS to Win Great Package Race
3 May 2007A little friendly competition among the package delivery services is sometimes interesting, especially when it appears to be a normal delivery request and no one knows they’re competing.
DHL, was determined to be the winner of the Great Package Race for 2007. Conducted by Georgia Institute of Technology’s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s supply [...]
Container Yachts Builds Sailboats to Fit
2 April 2007Is there anything the shipping container can’t do? It can easily fill the shelves at WalMart but Container Yachts has built a business around the idea of building a sailboat that fits into a standard 40 foot container. Customers who purchase their Far Harbour 39 can ship it anywhere in the world. If they have [...]
