HEAVY LIFTING Ӏ SECTOR ROUNDUP
WEIGHT WATCHERS
A look at how innovation, collaboration and equipment investments are helping raise the bar in the heavy lift sector. Sophie Stevens reports.
The global heavy lifting and specialised transport sector continues to evolve at pace, driven by new partnerships, acquisitions, fleet investments and engineering breakthroughs. From strategic alliances that strengthen international project capabilities to innovative equipment launches redefining lifting solutions, industry players are positioning themselves to meet the growing demands of energy, infrastructure and industrial development worldwide. Here we highlight developments that are shaping the sector.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Starting with collaborations, Japanese heavy lift and specialised transport services provider Denzai has signed a strategic partnership
The Denzai/
Fagioli signing ceremony took place at Breakbulk Europe. From left to right: Cristiano Cavallini, Cristina Ghillani, Paola Bisi and Fernando Bertoni of Fagioli; Kohki Uemura, CJ Lee, Ireneusz Kopka and Halyna Kukoba of Denzai
agreement with Italian heavy lifting and transport company provider Fagioli. The strategic partnership agreement is to collaborate on heavy lifting and heavy transport projects worldwide. The partnership is designed to enable both companies to jointly pursue project opportunities while strategically sharing equipment, expertise, and other operational resources to enhance efficiency and expand global service capabilities. "We believe that our business alliance with Fagioli, one of the world’s leading heavy transport companies, will create new value that contributes to greater efficiency in our clients’ projects around the globe,” says Kohki Uemura, President & CEO at Denzai. “Fagioli has a strong business presence in the
United States, Europe, and Australia. This partnership offers geographical advantages, and we believe it will generate synergies through the sharing of customer networks." “The fundamental benefit of this
partnership is for our present and future customers,” says Fernando Bertoni, CEO at Fagioli. “For select projects, they will gain access to the best of both worlds: Denzai’s cranes, expertise, and resources across Asia and the Middle East, and Fagioli’s heavy lifting, transport and engineering experience in Europe and North America.” Global logistics company
Aprojects has signed a strategic partnership with Korean logistics company KCTC. According to Aprojects the collaboration strengthens the company’s combined ability to support large-scale LNG and nuclear projects across key global corridors. By aligning KCTC’s dedicated heavy lift vessel capacity with Aprojects’ expertise in complex cargo coordination, the two companies aim to offer fully integrated solutions for the safe and efficient transport of oversized, high-risk components. “The new strategic partnership is aimed at enhancing logistic capabilities for large scale LNG and nuclear projects across key global corridors,” says CCO Eric Clonen. “This means leveraging KCTC’s
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