European news – Page 218

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    Michielsens orders a Demag

    2017-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Belgium-based crane rental, transport and industrial assembly company Michielsens has ordered a 700-tonne capacity Demag AC 700-9 all terrain crane.

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    Blue Water Shipping aids Tahkoluoto transport

    2017-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - The Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland is being constructed with the help of Blue Water Shipping's machinery and special equipment.

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    BBC Chartering boosts westbound capacity

    2017-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - BBC Chartering plans to increase the capacity of its services between the Mediterranean and North America.

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    Intermarine plays the Trumpy card

    2017-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - Intermarine has announced the expansion of its monthly liner service from the Mediterranean to the Americas with the appointment of Hugo Trumpy as exclusive commercial agent in Italy for this trade lane.

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    Rickmers reports loss ahead of restructuring

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Rickmers Group reported a year-on-year revenue decrease of 17.7 percent for 2016, falling to EUR483.3 million (USD527.6 million) from EUR587 million (USD640.8 million) in 2015.

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    XLP members keeping busy

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - FLS Projects in Taiwan, a member of the XLProjects (XLP) network, has delivered an oversized plastic forming machine, with accessories, from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Busan, South Korea.

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    Stingel doubles up on XLE

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Goldhofer has delivered a second XLE low loader to the Stingel Group, a Germany-based company involved in heavy haulage and construction material recycling.

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    Herkules gets stronger with Terex

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Polish crane rental company, Herkules, has signed a master sales agreement with Terex Cranes for the next four years, for 15 all terrain cranes.

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    OOCL on the up

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    May 4 - Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) has reported that for the first quarter of 2017, total volumes were up 7 percent from the same period last year, reaching 1.47 million teu, compared to 1.37 million teu.

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    Maersk's acquisition approved

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The sale and purchase agreement for Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Süd has been approved by the boards of Maersk Line and the Oetker Group.

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    PLA raises membership in Antwerp

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The Project Logistics Alliance (PLA) network held its first annual event, with 40 members attending the meeting in Antwerp, Belgium last week.

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    Wagenborg bridges the gap

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Royal Wagenborg has loaded a bridge weighing 760 tonnes on board Wagenborg Barge 8, in the German city of Wilhelmshaven.

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    Panalpina takes a stake in Carelog

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Panalpina World Transport has acquired a majority stake in Carelog Freight Service, a Danish freight forwarding and logistics company.

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    Key shipping issues come under scrutiny

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched its latest Annual Review, ahead of the ICS Annual General Meeting in Istanbul next week.

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    Declining vigilance will increase piracy

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The recent spate of attacks off the Horn of Africa may point to an elevated risk for a return of piracy, according to Oceans Beyond Piracy's (OBP) annual State of Maritime Piracy report which analyses the human and economic impacts of maritime pir

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    Strong start for DSV

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - DSV has reported a net revenue of DKK18.2 billion (USD2.7 billion) for the first quarter of 2017, in comparison to DKK15.3 billion (USD2.2 billion) for the corresponding period of 2016.

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    GAC mixes up management

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - GAC has announced management appointments at both group and individual company level.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) have completed several project cargo moves across the globe.

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    Shamrock and Svea sail with Sevenstar

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Sevenstar Racing Yacht Logistics has demonstrated its ability to utilise lo-lo and flo-flo methods to load, transport and discharge two J-Class yachts, Shamrock and Svea, in separate projects

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    Cargolux profits tumble in volatile 2016

    2017-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Cargolux Airlines carried almost 1 million tonnes of cargo on its global freight network during a volatile 2016. However, the carrier's profit fell some 90 percent year-on-year from USD49 million in 2015 to USD5.5 million in 2016; revenues fell by