European news – Page 261
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      NewsSiemens powers ahead in EgyptFebruary 23 - The first two Siemens gas turbines for the Beni Suef power plant project have begun their journey from Germany to Egypt. 
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      NewsJones in at StraightpointFebruary 22 - Straightpoint has named ex-NMB Technologies ceo, Myron Jones, as its operations manager in the USA. 
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      NewsBlue Water bridges the gapFebruary 22 - Blue Water Shipping has coordinated that transport of a 335 m long bridge through the centre of Copenhagen. 
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      NewsPCN quartet proves expertiseFebruary 19 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Greece and Serbia, Delta Maritime, has coordinated the shipment of two Caterpillar bulldozers from Piraeus port to Ashdod in Israel. 
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      NewsRitchie Bros acquires MascusFebruary 19 - Industrial auctioneer Ritchie Bros has acquired online equipment listing service Mascus International Holding. 
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      NewsMore losses at NurminenFebruary 18 - Against a backdrop of particularly challenging market conditions, Nurminen Logistics posted a negative net profit of EUR -4.4 million (USD -4.8 million) for 2015. 
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      NewsBreeddiep widening work beginsFebruary 18 - On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Van Oord began work on the widening of the Breeddiep waterway from 75 m to 300 m on February 15. 
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      NewsCargolux adopts flight limitationsFebruary 18 - Cargolux has introduced the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) flight and duty time limitations, which have been adopted by the European Parliament. 
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      NewsDundee plans huge port investmentFebruary 17 - Forth Ports has unveiled plans to invest over GBP10 million (USD14.3 million) to create a new quayside with heavy lift capability at the UK's Port of Dundee. 
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      NewsCargolux returns to RioFebruary 17 - Effective March 4, 2016, Cargolux Airlines International is returning to Rio de Janeiro with a weekly full freighter service to the Brazilian city. 
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      NewsNorth Sea decommissioning: changes afoot?February 17 - Douglas Westwood's (DW) new publication, the North Sea Decommissioning Market Forecast 2016-2040, considers whether offshore decommissioning will continue to be carried out using heavy lift vessels. 
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      NewsABC finds way into AfricaFebruary 16 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has begun twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to Africa under an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) contract with the new British all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA). 
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      NewsFinnish rep for FlensborgFebruary 15 - Flensborg and Associates has appointed Jari Pirhonen as its Finnish representative. 
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      NewsTanks travel with EuropatransFebruary 15 - Europatrans has delivered eight military tanks, weighing 65 tonnes each, from Eksjö in Sweden to Kiel, Germany. 
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      NewsCLA operates first flightsFebruary 15 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) has completed its first series of charter flights after receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). 
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      NewsCrane Worldwide names BarnesFebruary 15 - Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Andrew Barnes as its new UK sales director, with effect from April 1, 2016. 
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      NewsPFN heads to AmsterdamFebruary 15 - New project forwarder network Project Freight Net (PFN) will hold its first annual conference from November 8-9 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 
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      NewsSuper six for TschudiFebruary 12 - Tschudi Project Transports will open its sixth office at Lilla Bommen in Gothenburg, Sweden on February 15. 
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      NewsUK offshore site on the marketFebruary 12 - Bilfinger GVA has been instructed to market a former shipyard at Hadrian Road on the north bank of the River Tyne, Wallsend, in the UK. 
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      NewsDFDS names terminals managerFebruary 12 - In the UK, DFDS has appointed John Kendall as project cargo manager - terminals. 
 









