Europe news – Page 24
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NewsCantilever construction method used to build HS2 River Tame West viaducts
A giant cantilever structure has been used to build the first section of HS2’s 472 m River Tame West viaducts.
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NewsBlue Water to open facilities in former bottling plant in Greenland
Danish transport and logistics company Blue Water Shipping has opened new facilities spanning 9,800 m² in Nuuk, Greenland.
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NewsStrabag to construct replacement viaduct on Germany’s longest motorway
Austrian construction company Strabag SE has been awarded the contract to replace the Uttrichshausen viaduct on the A7 motorway in Hessen.
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NewsLewis appointed ABP chair
Jonathan Lewis has been named chair of the Associated British Ports (ABP) board.
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NewsEmpower project progresses with Gruber delivery
The Empower project – a multi-company scheme to develop flexible, green powertrains for heavy-duty trucks – continues to progress.
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NewsInterMax delivers reactor and cover stacks for Asian projects
InterMax Logistics Solutions has successfully delivered a reactor and seven cover stacks for projects in China and Taiwan.
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NewsMarr returns to Hinkley Point C
Marr Contracting has returned to the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project having being awarded the contract to deliver specialised heavy lift crane services for the construction of the unit 2 turbine hall.
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NewsBoskalis and Van Oord commence Malmporten dredging works
Boskalis and Van Oord have begun preliminary works for Sweden’s largest dredging projects in recent times.
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NewsNYK assesses wind-assisted propulsion with VentoFoil additions
NYK Group has joined the growing number of shipowners and operators that are exploring wind-assisted propulsion as a means to reduce vessel emissions.
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NewsLaso transports components for wind farm in Zaragoza
Laso Transportes has moved components for five wind turbines being built at the Stev wind farm in Zaragoza, Spain.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges and Indiana explore economic and environmental initiatives
Ports of Indiana and the port of Antwerp-Bruges have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance key economic and environmental port initiatives.
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NewsHareket takes delivery of 2,200-tonne crawler crane
Turkish heavy transport engineering specialist Hareket took delivery of a 2,200-tonne lift capacity crawler crane in Dubai as the company looks to expand its footing in the mega project arena.
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NewsVolumes steady at North Sea Port
Over the first six months of 2024, North Sea Port transhipped 33.4 million tonnes of seaborne cargo with volumes holding steady relative to the same period of 2023.
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NewsHelsinki and Tallinn ports secure EU funding
The ports of Helsinki and Tallinn have received EU funding worth more than EUR15 million (USD16.3 million) as part of the Twin-Port VI project.
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NewsGlobalink Logistics Mongolia appointed cargo sales agent for Eznis Airways
Globalink Logistics Mongolia has been chosen as the cargo sales agent for Eznis Airways on its recently established route between Prague, Czech Republic, and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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NewsLogisticians react to global IT outage
A number of port authorities and shipping lines were impacted by a global IT outage last week, highlighting cybersecurity concerns.
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NewsAntonov transports super-heavy cargo from Italy and Brazil to Chile
Heavy airfreight specialist Antonov Airlines partnered with NEO Air Charter and forwarder Logwin to move two huge parts for a pulp mill in Chile.
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NewsDP World Evyap established in Türkiye
DP World Yarımca Port and Evyap Group’s Evyapport have formed a new combined operation, DP World Evyap, in a bid to to boost trade through the Turkish gateways.
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NewsMammoet calls on PTC for Svanen A-frame installation
Mammoet has used its PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a large A-frame for Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Svanen.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges traffic grows but breakbulk and ro-ro slips
The total throughput of port of Antwerp-Bruges was 143.2 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year.