Project Cargo Journal

The Port of Blyth has secured the operatorship of the new Cambois Dock at the Northumberland Energy Park in North East England, significantly boosting its capacity to handle major offshore logistics operations. Located within the port’s expanding Energy Central cluster, the former 1950s barge dock has been transformed into a modern, heavy lift terminal.

Published on 26 May 2026 at 11:41 Photo © Open hatch specialist G2 Ocean has announced a major fleet expansion and modernisation programme, ordering six new gantry crane vessels and scheduling its first wind-assisted propulsion retrofit on an active general cargo ship. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Premium i The price excludes VAT. The price is displayed as a monthly rate, but invoicing is carried out annually.

Shipping Published on 26 May 2026 at 10:46 Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Fairplayer. Jumbo and China’s Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a contract to build two high-end heavy lift vessels. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Premium i The price excludes VAT. The price is displayed as a monthly rate, but invoicing is carried out annually. Please refer to our subscription terms for more details.

Transatlantic talks Published on 26 May 2026 at 10:41 Copyright © ProMedia A European Parliament transport delegation is in Washington this week for talks aimed at deepening transatlantic cooperation on transport policy, against a backdrop of ongoing EU–US tensions over trade and freight tariffs. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Premium i The price excludes VAT. The price is displayed as a monthly rate, but invoicing is carried out annually.

Published on 26 May 2026 at 09:21 Image: Everllence Roll Group is transporting eight oversized biofuel-capable engines from Everllence’s production facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, to a new power plant project in Corsica. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Premium i The price excludes VAT. The price is displayed as a monthly rate, but invoicing is carried out annually. Please refer to our subscription terms for more details.

Published on 25 May 2026 at 12:24 Photo © Associated British Ports (ABP) has strengthened its partnership with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas and marine logistics provider Williams Shipping, establishing the Port of Southampton as a key staging and export hub for UK-manufactured onshore wind components. Subscribe to gain access to all news Already have a subscription? Log in. Premium i The price excludes VAT. The price is displayed as a monthly rate, but invoicing is carried out annually.

Wood Mackenzie warned that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger the most severe energy shock in decades with Brent potentially approaching USD200 per barrel, LNG shortages deepening and governments already revisiting windfall taxes on oil and gas producers. A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz poses the single greatest threat to global energy markets in decades.

Executing heavy-lift operations in congested urban transport hubs requires extreme schedule discipline to align with planned rail and road outages. Highlighting this tight coordination, heavy-lift specialist Sarens has completed the removal of platform canopies at Amsterdam Station Zuid in the Netherlands. The time-critical project, officially titled Zuidasdok OVT, forms part of a broader renovation to modernise one of Amsterdam’s busiest transport hubs.

Published on 25 May 2026 at 09:51 Photo © Dutch maritime operator De Jong Shipping Group has acquired a minority stake in Belgian inland shipping specialist TransMatch, with retroactive effect from January 1, 2026. The move marks De Jong’s first structural footprint in the Belgian market and forms part of its broader strategy to scale its inland shipping operations across Northwest Europe.

On May 27, Project Cargo Journal will cease operation as a standalone title and merge with Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding International (HLPFI). The move follows ProMedia’s acquisition of the aviation, transport, and HR portfolios of UK-based DVV Media International, completed on December 31, 2025. The portfolio included HLPFI.