Europe news – Page 215

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    Crane sails with Steder

    2016-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Steder Group has completed the shipment of a knuckle boom crane and associated equipment via the Dutch inland waterways to the Port of Rotterdam, where the cargo was loaded on board a SAL Heavy Lift vessel for shipment to the Far East.

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    Antwerp achieves record year

    2016-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - The Port of Antwerp expected to close 2016 with a record cargo throughput of over 214 million tonnes, despite a year-on-year decline in conventional breakbulk and ro-ro volumes.

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    Papenburg carries crane couple

    2016-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Combi Lift's multipurpose heavy deck carrier Papenburg has shipped an LHM 550 crane and an LHM 600 crane from Rostock, Germany to Antwerp.

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    Dutch ship management venture created

    2016-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Thorco Shipping Holland has reached an agreement with Navigia and Feederlines to join forces in a new technical ship management venture, which will represent four brands: Thorco Projects, Navigia, Feederlines and Peak.

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    ARRC renews in Houston

    2016-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Effective January 1, 2017, Atlantic RoRo Carriers (ARRC) will renew its partnership with Manchester Terminal at the Port of Houston giving it priority berthing and round-the-clock operations managed through Gulf Stream Marine.

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    SOL opens new ro-ro route

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Swedish Orient Line (SOL) is beginning a new ro-ro service between Ventpils (Latvia), Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Tilbury (UK) from the end of January 2017.

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    Winch gets a lift with RRS

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has transhipped a 40-tonne winch for vehicle manufacturer Saab Seaeye using a 60-tonne capacity hydraulic gantry system.

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    Aberdeen inks expansion contract

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Aberdeen Harbour Board has signed a contract with Dragados UK for the construction of additional facilities at Nigg Bay to the south of the existing harbour in Scotland.

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    Gothenburg terminal gets operator

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Sandahlsbolagen Sweden has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port, with effect from December 2017.

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    Brunel adds Chinese rail link

    2016-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Brunel Project Cargo says that it can now offer a rail service for containers between Yiwu, China to London, UK.

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    Aertssen redelivers Mexico Bridges

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Aertssen has repositioned the two Mexico Bridges in the Het Eilandje district of Antwerp.

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    M&M Bank opens doors

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Maritime & Merchant Bank (M&M) - a Norwegian headquartered specialist bank for the shipping and offshore sector - has officially opened for business.

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    Shipping confidence hits 15-month high

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Shipping confidence improved for the third successive quarter in the three months ending November 16, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Qatar strengthens American links

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - With effect from February 2017, Qatar Airways Cargo will commence freighter services to and from the South American destinations of Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Quito, as well as Miami in the USA.

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    Big barges sail with Hude

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Denmark based E.W.v.d. Hude & Son has worked together with Peters & May in the UK to arrange the transport of nine barges - weighing a total of 3,080 tonnes - from Nantong, China to Rotterdam on board Saga Welco's vessel Optimana.

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    AME in boiler skid

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Lifting and rigging specialist AME has used a 300-ton (272-tonne) capacity Hydra-Slide heavy track skidding system to position two 160,000 lb (72-tonne) boilers inside a packaging manufacturing facility in North Carolina, USA.

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    ACS names French head

    2016-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) French office has named François-Xavier Camus as managing director to oversee all three of the company's divisions.

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    Hutchison in at Chornomorsk

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Hutchison Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ukraine for the development of Chornomorsk Port on the Black Sea.

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    Geodis wraps up contract duo

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Geodis has completed a contract with Petrofac for the transportation of oil production modules, weighing up to 4,500 tonnes each, from several origins in Asia to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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    Ball valves make Milan flight

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - DB Schenker has coordinated the delivery of two ball valves from Australia to Italy using a combination of Volga-Dnepr's charter and scheduled cargo services.