European news – Page 246
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Jumbo loads barge quartet
July 20 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has loaded four Damen barges - weighing 1,100 tonnes each - at the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Russia's Port of Sabetta.
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Silvasti in Baltic tank tow
July 20 - Finnish heavy transport company Silvasti has assisted with the delivery of a 136-tonne pressure vessel from Estonia to Finland.
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WWL welcomes Themis
July 19 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added its fourth neo-Panamax class newbuild vessel, Themis, to its fleet.
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Strong half for Schiphol
July 19 - Freight volumes at Schiphol Cargo - the cargo department of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands - reached 796,801 tonnes in the first six months of 2016, representing a 1.6 percent year-on-year increase.
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Fehn Pollux readies for rotor
July 19 - Scientists from the Emden-Leer University in Germany have visited Fehn Ship Management's general cargo vessel Fehn Pollux in preparation for the installation of a Flettner rotor.
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Straightpoint provides for boat hoist
July 19 - Four wireless load shackles and a multi-load cell monitoring and logging system from Straightpoint have been installed on a 25-tonne capacity mobile boat hoist at the Brise-Lames marina in Port Anglet, southwest France.
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Antwerp inks Iranian collaboration
July 19 - The Antwerp Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration with Shahid Rajaee Port Authority, which controls the Port of Bandar Abbas in Iran.
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Qatar adds American flights
July 19 - Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter services to New York (JFK), USA and Halifax, Canada.
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Hapag-UASC merger agreed
July 18 - Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have concluded a business combination agreement (BCA) to merge both companies, subject to the necessary regulatory and contractual approvals.
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Terex works in tandem
July 15 - Sarens Group has used two Terex AC 700 all-terrain cranes to lift a 145-tonne spreader bar onto a huge offshore module at Fabric's Hoboken facility in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Chipolbrok moves to C. Steinweg
July 15 - In light of the upcoming closure of Buss Hansa Terminal, Chipolbrok has decided to nominate C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) as its new Hamburg terminal, with effect from September 1.
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Roll-Lift adds new agent
July 15 - Roll-Lift has appointed Miguel Flórez de la Colina as its representative for clients based in Spain, Portugal and France, and undertaking projects outside of Europe.
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Silk Way orders AN-124
July 15 - Ilyushin Finance Company (IFC) says it has signed an agreement with Silk Way Airlines, which will see the Baku, Azerbaijan based airline take delivery of an AN-124-100 freighter.
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Jumbo loads crane giants
July 14 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Fairlane has loaded two Liebherr LHM 800 mobile harbour cranes in Rostock, Germany.
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CLA receives second freighter
July 14 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 freighter at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016.
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Bryn Thomas opens fourth depot
July 14 - UK based crane hire company Bryn Thomas Cranes has opened its fourth depot in Manchester.
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F.H. Bertling charged by UK's fraud office
July 14 - The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged F.H. Bertling Ltd, together with seven former and current employees with one count of making corrupt payments contrary to section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.
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Breakbulk down in Antwerp
July 14 - Despite handling over 108 million tonnes of cargo in the first six months of 2016 - 3.6 percent more than the same period of 2015 - the Port of Antwerp posted a 1.7 percent year-on-year decline in breakbulk cargo volumes to 4.7 million tonnes.
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Kässbohrer upgrades after-sales service
July 14 - Kässbohrer has launched a new after-sales service - K-Advance Care - during its Summerfest 2016, which was held at its German headquarters in June.
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Hellmann handles six silos
July 13 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has managed the shipment of six silos from Spain to Hong Kong.