Europe news – Page 210

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    Forwarders criticise protectionism

    2017-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the umbrella organisation for global freight forwarder associations, has commented on the value of free trade, trade facilitation, and trade development in the wake of

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    Sarens handles huge bridge pylon

    2017-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Sarens has transported and installed a 1,700-tonne pylon from Belgium to Sunderland, UK, for the New Wear Crossing bridge, which is scheduled to open in 2018.

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    DSV invests in Immingham

    2017-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - DSV is expanding its presence in Immingham, UK, adding a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) logistics facility to its existing facility, which will be fully operational at the end of May.

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    Mixed picture for ports

    2017-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Whilst 2016 saw the Port of Hamburg achieve a turnaround in seaborne cargo throughput, reaching a total 138.2 million tonnes in the general and bulk cargo segments, throughput of non-containerised general cargoes hit 1.5 million tonnes, 11.0

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    Bolloré handles massive loads

    2017-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Bolloré Logistics Chile has handled the transportation of a 155-ton (140.6-tonne) transformer from São Paulo, Brazil, to Santiago in Chile using the Antonov AN-225 aircraft.

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    Two Grove cranes join Vernazza's fleet

    2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Italy's Vernazza Autogru has added two new Grove all-terrain cranes to its fleet, a GMK5250L and a GMK6400.

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    Consultant highlights bright spots for heavy lift

    2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Douglas-Westwood (DW), a leading provider of market research and consulting services to the energy industry worldwide, has picked out offshore wind energy and decommissioning as two bright spots for the super-heavy lift shipping sector.

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    Liebherr fixes that dam wall

    2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - A Liebherr LTM 1090-4.1 mobile crane has been used to install a sluice gate in the Aggertal dam wall, 50 km to the east of Cologne, Germany.

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    Trafford Park Docks reopens

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - The arrival of RMS Duisburg marked the official reopening of Trafford Park Docks in Manchester, UK after being closed for over ten years.

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    DSV's fourth quarter high

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - DSV has reported a net revenue increase of 39.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, amounting to DKK17.6 billion (USD2.5 billion), which DSV claims is largely due to the acquisition of UTi Worldwide.

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    UECC names Auto Energy

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - United European Car Carriers (UECC) has held a naming ceremony for its second dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) with 1A Super Finnish/Swedish ice class.

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    PCN round-up

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members have been busy moving oversized cargo around the globe.

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    Wiemann Autokrane picks up a Demag

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Hubert Wiemann Autokrane has expanded its fleet with a Demag AC 250-5 all terrain crane.

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    Rotterdam had a healthy and stable year

    2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Throughput of freight in Rotterdam fell in 2016 by 1.1 percent to 461.2 million tonnes while the turnover of the Port of Rotterdam Authority remained stable at EUR675.4 million (USD718 million).

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    Hamburg disappointed at dredging delay

    2017-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Angela Titzrath, chairwoman of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has reacted with disappointment to yesterday's decision by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, Germany that plans to dredge the River Elbe in Hamburg must be imp

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    DNV GL adds standard for DP assessments

    2017-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - DNV GL has unveiled its new standard for assessing the station keeping capability of DP (dynamic positioning) vessels.

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    McTyre presses on

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - McTyre Trucking Company has delivered a press, with a gross vehicle weight of 357 tonnes, from the Port of Savannah to a stamping facility in Georgia, USA.

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    Lambertsson Kran's innovative pairing

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - Lambertsson Kran is taking delivery of a Grove GMK4100L-1 and Samson K-100 synthetic rope, which the Swedish company will use together.

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    Indiana-Burns records three year high

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handled nearly 2.6 million tons (2.4 million tonnes) of cargo in 2016.

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    Blue Water sails with the wind

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - Blue Water Shipping has transported three wind turbine blades, each measuring 88.4 m in length and weighing 34 tons (30.8 tonnes).