European news
News about the logistics of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes within the European market
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NewsBlue Water expands in Aberdeen
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
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NewsESTA’s continued focus on SPMT training requirements
ESTA’s SPMT working group is progressing with its plans to establish new stability guidelines. Currently, the group is reviewing a learning outcome that will be used to establish the minimum training requirements for an SPMT operator, further enhancing user knowledge and safety.
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NewsMammoet to deploy PTC ring crane for A-Frame lift
Mammoet is deploying its 3,200-tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a huge A-frame for Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsAugust Alborn adds EuroCompact heavy-duty trailers
Dortmund-based heavy transport provider August Alborn has purchased two EuroCompact lowbed semi-trailers from TII Scheuerle.
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NewsSouthern Cranes adds 10 Grove units
UK-based lifting solutions and equipment provider Southern Cranes has purchased 10 Grove all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc as it updates its fleet.
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NewsThroughput holds firm during Q1 2024 at Antwerp-Bruges
Total cargo throughput of the port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 70.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year, with container throughput increasing and the general cargo sector showing signs of recovery.
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NewsCOLI’s Istanbul success
CPC Coli Project Cargo in Istanbul, a subsidiary of Germany’s COLI Group, completed more than 12 industrial projects in the first quarter of 2024. With more contracts in the orderbook, and an expansion of the multipurpose fleet on the cards, the outlook is positive.
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NewsPrysmian picks DEME for Dutch offshore grid work
DEME has been awarded two contracts by Prysmian for the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands.
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NewsCosmatos handles transformer sets
Greece-headquartered Cosmatos Shipping Services has delivered transformer sets and their accessories from Thessaloniki port.
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NewsABL targets Romania’s energy and maritime markets
Energy and marine consultants ABL has opened an office in Constanta, Romania, to support the Black Sea region’s offshore energy and maritime markets.
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NewsOrion wraps up Moray West work and heads to CVOW
DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion has completed monopile installation works at Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm.
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NewsMeriaura signs newbuild order for EcoTrader pair
Finland’s Meriaura has signed contracts with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for two EcoTrader cargo ships. The vessels will be built in the Netherlands and will be delivered in January and December 2026, respectively.
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NewsPort of Aberdeen South Harbour upgrade progresses
The port of Aberdeen’s proposed South Harbour upgrade project has progressed to the second stage of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s (SOWEC) Strategic Investment Model (SIM), moving a step closer to becoming a strategic hub for floating offshore wind.
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NewsBergé adds industrial process logistics division
Spanish logistics service provider Bergé has set up an industrial process logistics division, which focuses on consolidating industrial logistics activity for the automotive and steel industries.
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NewsBruns celebrates centenary with LTM 1100-5.3 delivery
Lüneburg-headquartered construction group Bruns, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary, marked the occasion with the delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane to its Hamburg branch at the start of April.
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NewsCollett delivers supergrid transformers to Biggleswade
Working on behalf of Hyundai Electric UK, in conjunction with National Grid, UK-based heavy haulier Collett & Sons has delivered two 178-tonne supergrid transformers from Tilbury Dock in Essex to Biggleswade substation in Bedfordshire.
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NewsBigLift and CY Shipping to boost deck carrier fleet with two newbuilds
CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping will add two more heavy transport vessels (HTV) to their joint fleet, bringing the number of open deck carriers in their roster to six.
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NewsBHV’s project logistics monitor presents cautious outlook
BHV Bremische Hafen und Logistikvertretung’s project logistics monitor 2024 has presented a subdued outlook for the market in 2024, with respondents cautious about cost pressures and a shortage of labour.
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NewsSarens expands its presence in Estonia
Heavy lift and engineered transport provider Sarens is expanding its footprint in Estonia to meet the evolving needs of the country’s construction, energy and industrial sectors.
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CapPro newsEC approves support for German green hydrogen scheme
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR350 million (USD376.9 million) scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen in Germany.