European news – Page 257
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Blue Water inks Kazakh contract
May 12 - Blue Water Shipping has been awarded a major contract by Tengizchevroil (TCO) for an oil project in Kazakhstan.
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TAP keeps GALA busy
May 12 - German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) - part of the EMS-Fehn-Group - is busy providing services for the impending construction of the 215 km long Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
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Mammoet in Goliath lift
May 12 - Mammoet has successful lifted a 120 m tall crane for its installation in the Port of Szczecin, Poland.