European news
News about the logistics of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes within the European market
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NewsCollett handles pair of transformers at the port of Goole
UK-based heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has handled a pair of transformers – each weighing 143 tonnes – at the port of Goole in the UK.
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NewsConstruction underway at port of Raahe’s project cargo quay
Construction is underway at the port of Raahe’s Syvälaituri 3 – deep pier 3 – in Finland, which will be primarily used to handle project cargo at the port.
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NewsOsbit opens expanded offshore wind facility at the port of Blyth
Offshore wind engineering company Osbit has opened an assembly and service facility at the port of Blyth in the UK.
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NewsDAKO delivers for Guatemalan project
DAKO Worldwide Transport has coordinated the shipment of power plant components from Bergen, Norway, to the port of Big Creek, Belize, for onward delivery to Petén, Guatemala.
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NewsTGP on hand for energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported and installed two turbines and two generators for a major energy infrastructure project in Azerbaijan.
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NewsBHV members optimistic for 2025, calls for investment
Despite uncertain conditions, the port and logistics industry in Bremen, Germany, is looking ahead with cautious optimism, according to a recent flash survey by Bremen Port and Logistics Association (BHV).
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NewsAir One transports 12 m-long furnace coil boxes
Air One Aviation has transported eight 12 m-long furnace coil boxes from Liège to Abu Dhabi on behalf of project forwarder deugro.
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NewsAllen Crane Hire adds AC 6.300-1 to fleet
Ireland-based Allen Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Tadano AC 6.300-1, which has a 300-tonne lifting capacity.
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NewsTotal Movements delivers power plant equipment to Indonesia
India-based project logistics and freight forwarding firm Total Movements has delivered project cargo equipment from load ports in Belgium and Spain to a power plant in Indonesia.
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NewsBlue Water consolidates Aarhus offices
Blue Water Shipping is consolidating its existing operations in Aarhus, Denmark, with an office building located in the heart of the port.
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NewsMikschl Autokrane renews fleet with Liebherr duo
German crane service provider Mikschl Autokrane has renewed its fleet by purchasing two mobile cranes from Liebherr, adding its eighth and ninth cranes from the manufacturer.
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NewsUTC delivers oversized engines to Ireland
Freight forwarder UTC Overseas has transported and installed six oversized engines from Dublin port to the Grange Castle Business Park in Ireland.
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NewsPortico secures funding for expansion
Portsmouth, UK-based cargo operator Portico Shipping has secured GBP4.8 million (USD6.5 million) from the Solent Freeport’s seed capital fund to grow its operations.
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NewsLaso ties up work at Aldeavieja wind farm
Portugal’s Laso Transportes has completed the transport of components for the Aldeavieja wind farm, which is under construction near Ávila, Spain.
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CapPro newsPreferred bidders named for Celtic Sea floating wind
Equinor and Gwynt Glas (a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB) have been selected as preferred bidders in a government tender to build floating wind energy capacity in the UK part of the Celtic Sea.
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NewsESTA and FEM begin work on updated rope sheave guide
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) and the European Association of Lifting Equipment Manufacturers (FEM) have started work on an updated best practice guide on the safe use, inspection and maintenance of rope sheaves on mobile cranes.
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NewsAV Dawson Transport carries out electric truck trials
Middlesbrough-based haulage company AV Dawson Transport, part of AV Dawson Group, has undertaken a pilot of a fully electric heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of its net zero efforts.
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NewsWindlog delivers world’s largest swinging bell
Brazilian special cargo logistics company Windlog has successfully coordinated the transport of the world’s largest swinging bell from Poland to Brazil.
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CapPro news
UK commits GBP1 billion to boost offshore wind supply chain
Great British Energy, the UK’s publicly owned clean power company, and the government joined forces with industry and the Crown Estate to invest GBP1 billion (USD1.35 billion) in offshore wind supply chains.
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NewsBuckie Harbour expansion plan approved
Moray Council in Scotland has agreed a masterplan for Buckie Harbour that will see it expand its operations, with capabilities for offshore wind vessels.