Europe news – Page 81
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NewsTarragona continues to grow
The Spanish port of Tarragona handled 2.6 million tons of cargo in June 2021, an increase of 43.9 percent compared to June 2020.
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NewsR&B’s OOG delivery
R&B Global Projects has transported eight out-of-gauge (OOG) units from the port of Bratislava in Slovakia to Kazincbarcika in Hungary.
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NewsGrimaldi extends service to Zeebrugge
The Grimaldi Group has added a port call in Zeebrugge on its twice-weekly ro-ro feeder service between Belgium and Ireland.
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NewsTGP keeps busy
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported over 7,000 freight tons of machinery from Hamburg in Germany to China.
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NewsGrimaldi expands in Balearic Islands
The Grimaldi Group has reached an agreement to acquire Armas Trasmediterránea Group’s ships and port terminals to serve routes between Spain and the Balearic Islands.
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NewsUK supply chain disruption
Enginuity Group has called for government intervention to protect the UK’s manufacturing industry as the sector grapples with shortages of HGV drivers and further supply chain disruption.
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NewsGALA opens Customs agency
German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA), part of the EMS-Fehn-Group, has expanded its range of services with the opening of a Customs agency office in Tirana, Albania.
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NewsSamskip opens in Finland
Samskip has established a subsidiary in Helsinki, Finland, which the company hopes will help to grow shortsea, inland, and freight forwarding volumes.
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NewsTentative recovery for North Sea Port
North Sea Port transhipped 34 million tonnes of ocean cargo in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 5.1 percent year on year.
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NewsAntwerp posts positive half-year figures
The port of Antwerp has reported that a total of 120 million tonnes of cargo was transhipped through the port during the first six months of 2021, representing a year-on-year increase of 5 percent. The port said that transhipments with the UK and Ireland are showing positive signs in spite of Brexit.
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NewsVoltaire selected for Dogger Bank C
Jan De Nul Group will transport and install 87 GE Haliade-X turbines at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm, which is jointly owned by SSE Renewables and Equinor.
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NewsLiving Stone demonstrates capabilities
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 high-voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea using its DP3 vessel Living Stone.
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NewsHareket handles heavy cargoes
In partnership with Logistics Plus, Hareket has handled two converter tank sections destined for Kentucky, USA. Each section measured 10 m high and 8 m in diameter.
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NewsCito ships to Norway
Wagenborg’s vessel Cito has shipped cargoes to Amoyfjord in Norway for Heerema Marine Contractors.
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NewsOHT to combine with Subsea 7
OHT has entered into an agreement to combine with Subsea 7’s renewables business unit.
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NewsPotteries delivers in Ireland
UK-based Potteries Heavy Haulage has coordinated the transport of multiple out-of-gauge units for a new gas supply facility at Intel’s Leixlip campus near Dublin, Ireland.
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NewsOcean7 takes over Kabel Trucking
Ocean7 Projects has acquired Kabel Trucking to form Ocean7 Trucking, effective July 5, 2021.
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NewsBlue Water teams up with FBC for tunnel project
Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) has contracted Blue Water Shipping to provide services for the construction of a tunnel that will link Denmark and Germany.
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NewsGerman companies boost crane fleets
Germany’s crane and engineering group Eisele has taken delivery of a Tadano ATF-220-5.1 at its factory in Lauf an der Pegnitz.
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NewsSwissterminal’s triple takeover
Swissterminal has taken over the operation of three inland ports in the Alsace region in France – Ottmarsheim, Huningue and Ile Napoléon.