Europe news – Page 171
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NewsMammoet invests in UK
Heavy lifting and transportation specialist Mammoet has revealed ambitious expansion plans in the north east of the UK.
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NewsAdams adds wind energy transport units
The Adams Group has placed an order for three FSH 10 blade tip lifting devices from Goldhofer.
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NewsWCA members on the move
Pasquinelli Ennio, a member of the WCA Projects network in Italy, has handled a shipment of 17 components from Italy to the Middle East Gulf.
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NewsErickson flies poles into position
140 new composite poles, which will connect the Dorenell wind farm to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) Blackhillock substation, near Keith, Scotland, have been installed with the help of a specialist helicopter.
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NewsEnerpac barges into Antwerp
Roll-iT has recently used an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system to assist with the transport a 300-tonne bridge deck from Ghent to Antwerp, through the Belgian canal network, onboard a Victrol pontoon.
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NewsCuxport handles Borkum cargoes
Terminal operator Cuxport is handling offshore wind foundations, destined for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm, at the port of Cuxhaven.
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NewsWiesbauer expands with Demag
German crane service provider, Wiesbauer, has placed an order with Terex for a Demag AC 300-6 all-terrain crane.
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NewsHSH Nordbank privatised
Germany's state-owned HSH Nordbank has been acquired by a consortium of private equity firms in a deal with an estimated value of approximately EUR1 billion (USD1.2 billion).
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NewsVasset joins Air Partner
Air Partner has appointed Romain Vasset as freight charter sales manager for the French market.
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NewsModulift supplies beams for jacket lifts
Lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift has supplied two large spreader beams to ST3 Offshore's terminal in Poland, which are being used to lift wind (turbine) jacket foundations.
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NewsFirst for Melbourne terminal
A huge generator used at the Loy Yang 'A' power station in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia has been loaded onboard the multipurpose ship BBC Alberta at the port of Melbourne for shipment to Germany, where it will be repaired.
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NewsScholpp orders Demag trio
Germany-based crane service provider, Scholpp, has ordered three Demag all-terrain cranes from Terex.
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NewsBuyers found for HSH Nordbank
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that US private equity firms J.C. Flowers & Co and Cerberus Capital Management have agreed to buy German lender HSH Nordbank for up to EUR1 billion (USD1.2 billion).
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NewsCollett gets tunnel vision
Collett & Sons and Fracht UK Projects have transported a disassembled tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Immingham docks to Goxhill in the UK.
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NewsRo-ro capacity rises in Rotterdam
The renovated Stena Line Terminal at Europoort at the port of Rotterdam has officially started operations.
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NewsO'Brien steps up at Cory
Cory Brothers has appointed Sean O'Brien as head of agency operations - UK.
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NewsFaymonville delivers for SNCF Réseau
Faymonville has delivered a customised trailer to the French railway company, SNCF Réseau.
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NewsEC fines cartel
The European Commission (EC) has fined four shipping lines a total of EUR395 million (USD486.95 million) for colluding in the maritime transport of cars.
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NewsABC eyes secondary hub potential
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is assessing the capabilities of European airports as part of potential plans to establish a secondary hub to complement its main Moscow base.
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NewsOOCL launches WM service
OOCL has extended its Mediterranean service network to the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, with the introduction of its Middle East/Pakistan/India - West Mediterranean service (WM3).