European news – Page 198
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Spain passes port reforms
May 23 - Spanish labour reforms have been described as "a betrayal of Spain's dockworkers," by International Transport Workers' Federation's (ITF) president and dockers' section chair, Paddy Crumlin.
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More charged in Jasmine case
May 23 - The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that Colin Bagwell has been added to the list of individuals charged with counts of conspiracy to pay bribes to secure contracts relating to the Jasmine gas field in the North Sea, bringing the nu
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PCN members keeping busy
May 23 - CEA Project Logistics Thailand has transported a Hydrasports custom fishing boat from the Ao-Po Grand Marina Shipyard in Phuket to the ro-ro terminal at the Port of Laem Chabang, for onward shipment to Piraeus, Greece.
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LOC Korea wins MWS contract
May 22 - Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Swiss Re have awarded London Offshore Consultants (LOC Group) a contract to carry out marine warranty surveying (MWS) services on the 60 MW test phase of South Korea's Southwest Offshore windfarm project.
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BBC launches Euro-Gulf service
May 22 - BBC Chartering will launch the BBC Euro-Gulf Express Line service, departing every fortnight from Europe to the US Gulf, starting in mid-June, 2017.
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ALE adds with ADDrives
May 22 - ALE has acquired two Goldhofer six-axle self-propelled trailers (SPT), which will primarily be used in Kazakhstan to service the Caspian region.
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Van der Vlist takes two
May 19 - The first two Nooteboom five-axle extendable Manoovr semi low-loaders have been delivered to Van der Vlist.
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UK port body queries EC ruling
May 19 - Commenting on this week's news that the European Commission had formally adopted the new General Block Exemption Regulations (GBER) on state aids, the British Ports Association chief executive Richard Ballantyne warned against the distortion of c
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MACS appoints Swedish agent
May 19 - MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has appointed Aseco AB as its agent in Sweden.
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Maasvlakte Plaza opens
May 18 - The Port of Rotterdam Authority has opened Maasvlakte Plaza, an international transport park that features a large-scale truck stop with facilities for out-of-gauge cargo, semi-trailers, ECO-combis and reefer containers.
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Philco and Gevatrans transport transformer
May 18 - Philco International and Gevetrans have transported a transformer and its spare parts from France to Agios Nikolaos Voiotias, Greece, for General Electric France and Aluminium of Greece.
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Mediaco gets a Liebherr lift
May 18 - French heavy lift and crane rental company Mediaco, has acquired a Liebherr LG 1750 mobile crane, in order to reinforce its large lifting division - Mediaco Maxilift.
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UYT loads in Everglades
May 18 - United Yacht Transport (UYT) has loaded 19 yachts on board Intermarine's heavy lift vessel Industrial Guide in Port Everglades, USA.
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National and Navitrans fly around the world
May 18 - National Airlines and Navitrans USA have launched a weekly scheduled round-the-world (RTW) freighter service utilising a Boeing 747-400F aircraft.
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Spliethoff sets sail to Sagunto
May 17 - Following the extension of its Medliner service into Veracruz, Mexico, Spliethoff has added the Port of Sagunto, Spain to the schedule.
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Osprey chose a Lady
May 17 - Osprey has transported oversized cargo onboard Wijnne Barends' Lady Anneke through the Strait of Dover to Invergordon, Scotland on behalf of BP.
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BLG acquires Kitzinger
May 17 - With retroactive effect from the beginning of 2017, Bremen-based BLG Logistics has acquired the German forwarding company Kitzinger & Co, as well as its subsidiary Arno Rosenlöcher.
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OOCL welcomes Hong Kong
May 16 - Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its latest containership OOCL Hong Kong at a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea.
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Dover gears up for project cargo
May 16 - With construction underway on a GBP115 million (USD 148 million) project to revive the Port of Dover's Western Docks, the UK maritime gateway says it is gearing up to handle greater volumes of heavy and over-dimensional project cargoes.
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Antwerp appoints Holzhammer
May 16 - The Port of Antwerp has appointed Walter Holzhammer as a representative for Austria and Hungary.