European news – Page 206

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    Crowley steps on the gas with ship launch

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - ­ Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine have launched Crowley's new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world's first combination ro-ro ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, USA

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    Tight squeeze for Ulferts & Wittrock

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - At the port of Bremen, Germany, Ulferts & Wittrock has assembled a Liebherr LPS 280 portal slewing crane for handling scrap metal, utilising a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane for the heaviest loads.

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    London's largest crane will start lifting

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - ALE's 4,300-tonne capacity AL.SK190 crane will begin work at Capital & Countries Properties' (Capco) project at Earls Court, London, UK.

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    Cats purr with Greencarrier

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Greencarrier Freight Services has transported two Brødrene Aa catamarans from Norway to Hong Kong.

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    Avoid warranty surveyors at your peril

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The London P&I Club has highlighted a recent increase in incidents of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather to support a recommendation that a warranty surveyor is appointed to supervise high-risk marine construction and transportation project

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    Gebrüder Weiss acquires DTC

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has acquired Deutsche Transport Compagnie (DTC).



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    GPA hits the high notes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 2.94 million tons (2.68 million tonnes) of cargo across all of its docks during February 2017 - a 10 percent increase over February 2016.

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    Mediaco orders 25 Demag cranes

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - French crane provider, Mediaco, has ordered 25 Demag all terrain cranes to add to its fleet of more than 600 machines.

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    Polytra transports transformers

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Polytra has transported two transformers from Mumbai, India to two substations in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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    Bolloré and Volga-Dnepr deliver for spaceport

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Bolloré Logistics and Volga-Dnepr have transported two telecommunications satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space, from Nice in France, to the Guiana Space Centre, on the northeast coast of South America.

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    EC re-adopts air cartel decision

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers and imposed a fine totalling EUR776.465 million (USD834.5 million) for operating a price-fixing cartel.

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    Sarens' sizeable Terex order

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Sarens Group in Belgium and its Middle East division, Sarens Nass Middle East (SNME) have placed separate orders with Terex for a combined total of 33 Demag cranes.

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    Volga-Dnepr helps fight Chilean wildfires

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Helicopter Express, based in Georgia, USA, contracted Volga-Dnepr Airlines to transport four helicopters to fight the outbreak of wildfires in the Chilean countryside.

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    XLP members keeping busy

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - XLProjects (XLP) members have completed several project cargo shipments.

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    Van der Vlist adds combi-trailer

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Van der Vlist has invested in a combi-trailer, with a floor length of 15.65 m and maximum payload of 22 tonnes, which it says strengthens its capacity for wheeled equipment such as tractors, mini excavators and wheel loaders.

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    WWL transports deaeration unit

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - British logistics company Central Freight has worked with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to transport a 46-tonne deaeration unit from Sheffield, UK to the USA, utilising a customised ro-ro solution.

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    MOL pushes project and heavy cargoes

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) says it intends to expand the activities of MOL Project & Heavy Cargo - its brand for plant and other heavyweight cargo transport services - in both Asia and Europe.

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    FIATA and CLECAT voice capacity concerns

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and CLECAT, the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services, have voiced concerns about current capacity levels and service uncertainties

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    Scotline builds fleet

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Scotline has seen the launch of the 3,700 dwt Scot Navigator and expects the ship to be delivered and added to its owned nine-strong fleet in May.

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    Sommer and Spallek lift with Liebherr

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Crane contractors Sommer-Kranverleih and Autokrane-Spallek utilised two Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile cranes to complete the dismantling of three concrete supports of a road bridge near Osnabrück, Germany.