Europe news – Page 64
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NewsSecond mobile harbour crane joins Blue Water BREB
Cuxhaven shipping company BREB and Danish logistics group Blue Water Shipping celebrated five years of handling at its jointly operated terminal in the town with the addition of a second large mobile crane.
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NewsDB Schenker up for sale
The German federal government and Deutsche Bahn have agreed to sell the state-owned rail operator’s freight forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker, according to news agency Reuters.
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NewsBroekman relocates Antwerp office
Broekman Logistics’ international freight forwarding office in Belgium has relocated in the port of Antwerp.
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NewsAntwerpXL outlines conference agenda
AntwerpXL has revealed the conference programme that will accompany the exhibition, scheduled to take place from October 5-6.
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NewsTGP names Koester
Arne Koester has joined the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) in Germany as director of projects and European chartering manager.
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NewsWater levels critical on River Rhine
An update from Contargo said that the low water level situation on the River Rhine remains critical.
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NewsLaso expands in the UK
Portugal-headquartered Laso Transportes is opening an office in Southampton, UK.
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NewsBigMove adds Jonmoore to roster
BigMove, a European association of heavy haulage logistics companies, has broadened its scope to Africa with the addition of Jonmoore International as a partner.
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NewsMammoet removes Lingen cargoes
Mammoet has removed two steam converters, weighing approximately 155 tonnes each, from the control area of the Lingen nuclear power plant in Germany.
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Newsdship selects Francenav as commercial agent
dship Carriers has named Francenav as its commercial agent in France.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at the port of Liverpool
Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action will take place at the UK port of Liverpool from September 19 to October 3.
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NewsHareket opens in Warsaw
Heavy lift and engineered transport specialist Hareket has opened a branch office in Warsaw, Poland.
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NewsAllseas wins large-scale UKCS decommissioning work
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea (NNS) facilities.
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NewsDundee chosen for Inch Cape offshore wind farm
The port of Dundee has been selected as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm, which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind project when commissioned later this decade.
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NewsGerman railfreight gets priority over passenger services
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services.
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NewsATB completes oil and gas deliveries
ATB Riva Calzoni has delivered two reactors and a high-pressure separator drum for the Assiut refinery complex in Egypt.
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NewsLady Menna delivered
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
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NewsAgreement reached for German port workers
In the 10th round of negotiations, trade union Ver.di and ZDS (the association of German sea port operators) reached an agreement, ending fears of further strike action. The same cannot be said for the port of Felixstowe in the UK, where strike action has the potential to escalate.
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NewsAnother milestone at Hinkley Point C
Offshore installation vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have installed the last of six head structures at the bottom of the Bristol Channel.
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NewsVan der Vlist selected for wind work
Van der Vlist has been selected to provide port handling and transport activities for Windplan Groen – part of a large-scale wind energy plan for the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands.