European news – Page 224
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London's largest crane will start lifting
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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Tight squeeze for Ulferts & Wittrock
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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Mediaco orders 25 Demag cranes
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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GPA hits the high notes
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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EC re-adopts air cartel decision
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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Bolloré and Volga-Dnepr deliver for spaceport
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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Polytra transports transformers
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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Van der Vlist adds combi-trailer
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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XLP members keeping busy
March 16 - XLProjects (XLP) members have completed several project cargo shipments.
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Volga-Dnepr helps fight Chilean wildfires
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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Sarens' sizeable Terex order
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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Scotline builds fleet
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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FIATA and CLECAT voice capacity concerns
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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MOL pushes project and heavy cargoes
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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WWL transports deaeration unit
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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ABC sees demand soar
March 14 - In 2016 AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw a 47 percent year-on-year increase of charter flights using its Boeing 747 freighters.
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MIQ opens in Atlanta
March 14 - MIQ Logistics has opened a global logistics facility in Atlanta, USA
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Sommer and Spallek lift with Liebherr
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.
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Scheuerle promotes North American range
March 13 - Germany-headquartered specialised trailer manufacturer TII Group has used the CoxExpo convention to promote its range of trailers and specialised handling equipment geared to the North American market.
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Ghent and Guinea get connected
March 13 - A second regular service between the Belgian Port of Ghent and Guinea has been launched by Ghent-based Lalemant and the French African Maritime Agencies Guinea.