European news – Page 239
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GPLN celebrates success in Brussels
May 24 - Approximately 170 delegates from around the world attended the Global Project Logistics Network's (GPLN) annual general meeting, which was held at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23.
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Hartmann names Vertom
May 23 - Hartmann Project Lines has announced that Vertom Shipping Belgium is its new liner agent in Antwerp.
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Westermeerwind farm gets final lift
May 23 - Mammoet has used a Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane positioned on a jack-up platform to erect 48 Siemens wind turbines for the Westermeerwind offshore wind farm on the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands.
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Manitowoc plays Chernobyl part
May 23 - A Manitowoc 2250 crane has been fitted with a new luffing jib to assist with the completion of its work at the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
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Grove quartet in crane lift
May 20 - Four Grove cranes - a GMK6400, a GMK6300L and two GMK5220s - were contracted by construction company Ralf Teichmann to assist with the dismantling and loading of a portable gantry crane in Kehl, Germany.
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Ceva names aerospace head
May 18 - Ceva Logistics has named Alain Souto as vice president, global contract logistics - aerospace sector operations.
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Safer sulphur levels for WWL
May 17 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has launched a new company policy which states that all vessels are to operate using fuel containing sulphur levels of less than 0.1 percent, or equivalent at berth, in all ports across the globe.
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Sarens steers bridge into place
May 17 - Sarens has moved an 8,400-tonne railway bridge into position above the A1 highway in the Netherlands using a combination of Kamag self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT).
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GPLN prepares for Brussels bash
May 17 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) is expecting 170 members, sponsors and media representatives to gather at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23 for its AGM.
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DB Schenker delivers Australian first
May 17 - Thousands of people turned up to see the first ever landing of the Antonov-225 Mriya (AN 225) in Perth, Australia.
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AAL adds Chinese agent
May 17 - AAL has appointed project freight forwarder Central Oceans as its commercial agent representing Hong Kong and South China.
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PCN member updates
May 16 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) member representing Bangladesh, Bengal Electric, says it is close to finishing the construction of a 1,000-tonne capacity floating crane.
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CEA and Fagioli team up in Southeast Asia
May 16 - CEA Project Logistics and Fagioli have entered into a consortium agreement that will see the two companies deliver services throughout Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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City Lifting calls on Grove GMK6400
May 16 - City Lifting mobilised its 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 to carry out a challenging lift in the narrow streets of London.
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Kieldrecht lock's royal opening
May 13 - The King of Belgium will officially open the Kieldrecht lock - the largest of its kind in the world - at the Port of Antwerp on June 10, 2016.
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Rickmers Group sees first quarter slide
May 13 - Rickmers Group generated revenues of EUR129.3 million (USD146.74 million) during the first quarter of 2016 - a decline of 7.1 percent year-on-year in comparison with the same period of 2015.
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LS Cargo opens in Shanghai
May 13 - Bremen, Germany headquartered project forwarder LS Cargo has strengthened its presence in Asia by opening a regional head office in Shanghai, China.
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Hapag-Lloyd battles through 'seasonally weak first quarter'
May 13 - Hapag-Lloyd reported a fall in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, due in part to a significant drop in average freight rates.
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Container lines form THE Alliance
May 13 - Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, "K"Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) and Yang Ming have partnered to form THE Alliance - a new container shipping alliance covering East-West trade lanes.
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Prangl acquires PTK 1000
May 13 - Austrian heavy lift and transport specialist Prangl has acquired a nine-axle PTK 1000 all-terrain crane from Terex - which it claims is the world's most powerful road-going telescopic crane.