Europe news – Page 240

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    AAL adds Chinese agent

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - AAL has appointed project freight forwarder Central Oceans as its commercial agent representing Hong Kong and South China.

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    GPLN prepares for Brussels bash

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) is expecting 170 members, sponsors and media representatives to gather at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23 for its AGM.

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    DB Schenker delivers Australian first

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Thousands of people turned up to see the first ever landing of the Antonov-225 Mriya (AN 225) in Perth, Australia.

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    Safer sulphur levels for WWL

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has launched a new company policy which states that all vessels are to operate using fuel containing sulphur levels of less than 0.1 percent, or equivalent at berth, in all ports across the globe.

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    City Lifting calls on Grove GMK6400

    2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - City Lifting mobilised its 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 to carry out a challenging lift in the narrow streets of London.

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    PCN member updates

    2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) member representing Bangladesh, Bengal Electric, says it is close to finishing the construction of a 1,000-tonne capacity floating crane.

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    CEA and Fagioli team up in Southeast Asia

    2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - CEA Project Logistics and Fagioli have entered into a consortium agreement that will see the two companies deliver services throughout Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia.

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    Kieldrecht lock's royal opening

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - The King of Belgium will officially open the Kieldrecht lock - the largest of its kind in the world - at the Port of Antwerp on June 10, 2016.

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    Container lines form THE Alliance

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, "K"Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) and Yang Ming have partnered to form THE Alliance - a new container shipping alliance covering East-West trade lanes.

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    Rickmers Group sees first quarter slide

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Rickmers Group generated revenues of EUR129.3 million (USD146.74 million) during the first quarter of 2016 - a decline of 7.1 percent year-on-year in comparison with the same period of 2015.

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    Hapag-Lloyd battles through 'seasonally weak first quarter'

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hapag-Lloyd reported a fall in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, due in part to a significant drop in average freight rates.

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    Prangl acquires PTK 1000

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Austrian heavy lift and transport specialist Prangl has acquired a nine-axle PTK 1000 all-terrain crane from Terex - which it claims is the world's most powerful road-going telescopic crane.

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    LS Cargo opens in Shanghai

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Bremen, Germany headquartered project forwarder LS Cargo has strengthened its presence in Asia by opening a regional head office in Shanghai, China.

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    Blue Water inks Kazakh contract

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Blue Water Shipping has been awarded a major contract by Tengizchevroil (TCO) for an oil project in Kazakhstan.

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    Heavy hammer leaves Hamburg

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - A Menck hydraulic pile-driving hammer has been transhipped at Wallmann & Co's terminal in the Port of Hamburg, read for delivery to the Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK.

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    TAP keeps GALA busy

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) - part of the EMS-Fehn-Group - is busy providing services for the impending construction of the 215 km long Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).

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    Mammoet in Goliath lift

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Mammoet has successful lifted a 120 m tall crane for its installation in the Port of Szczecin, Poland.

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    Siemens reaches turbine milestone

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - The Siemens gas turbine factory in Berlin, Germany is getting ready to ship its 1,000th turbine manufactured at the plant to the Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar.

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    JV targets China renewables

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Belgium's Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) has formed a joint venture with China's Cosco Shipping to develop offshore wind energy in the Asian nation.

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    Users hail CombiMAX reliability

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - According to Belgian trailer manufacturer Faymonville, its CombiMAX trailer has been extremely well received by the heavy transportation industry, delivering flexibility, speed and efficiency for its users.