European news – Page 266

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    Oversize cargo slides in Hamburg

    2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The Port of Hamburg handled 1.7 million tonnes of non-containerised general cargo, including out-of-gauge and ro-ro cargoes, in 2015 - a 14 percent decrease compared with 2014.

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    Port of Venice looks to Iran

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Following the visit of the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to Italy, the Port of Venice has travelled to Iran to examine the opportunities available for the breakbulk and project cargo sector.

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    Dan-Czech moves tank trio

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Dan-Czech Specialtransport has handled the delivery of three giant cryogenic storage tanks, manufactured by Chart Industries in Czech Republic, from their production facility in Decin to the Port of Hamburg.

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    Höegh makes Pipavav call

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Höegh Autoliners' vessel Höegh Antwerp has made its first call at India's Pipavav Port, which is operated by APM Terminals.

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    BDP 'bullish' on Egypt

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - BDP International is to open an office in Cairo, Egypt this month, which will be overseen by country manager, Emad Tawfik.

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    Faktor 5 for Lee & Muirhead

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Indian logistics and transport company Lee & Muirhead has invested in a Faktor 5 high girder bridge from Goldhofer for use in power generation projects.

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    Bremerhaven terminal gains operator

    2016-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - BLG Logistics and bremenports have signed an operating contract for the 25 ha Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB), which is expected to have an annual handling capacity of up to 160 wind turbines and foundation elements.

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    PPG enjoys Mumbai meeting

    2016-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) held its ninth annual conference in Mumbai, India from February 3-5, which PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said was a "very successful event".

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    SafmarineMPV down to one trade

    2016-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Following the recent sale of its South Africa - West Africa multipurpose service to Cape Town based Fairseas International and the withdrawal of the line from the West Africa - US Gulf trade in early January 2016, multipurpose operator Safmar

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    Scheuerle delivers big to ALE

    2016-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - ALE has taken delivery of 240 axle lines of Scheuerle's new generation of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT).

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    XLP members power-up

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - XL Projects Network (XLP) members in China and Pakistan have been busy handling a number of complex project shipments.

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    Project cargo soars at Indiana-Burns

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handled 96 percent more heavy lift and project cargo shipments in 2015 than it did during the previous year.

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    Konecranes to scale back

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Konecranes intends to initiate actions aimed at annual cost savings of EUR25 million (USD27.9 million) by the end of 2017.

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    PCN members remain active

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Bangladesh, Portugal and Australia have coordinated a number of complex project shipments around the world.

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    Tanks roll out of Rotterdam

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Following fabrication at SJR Group's production facilities in the Netherlands, 13 storage tanks have been loaded on board a BigLift Shipping vessel in the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Saudi Arabia.

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    Kran Saller erects turbines

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Kran Saller GmbH based in Deggendorf, Germany has used a mobile crane to erecte five wind turbines over the course of five weeks at a wind energy farm in Dagebüll, Germany.

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    Foltz down at GPA

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Curtis J. Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), will step down from his role at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2016.

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    Blue Water in chopper flight

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Blue Water Shipping has transported an Airbus EC120 helicopter from Norway to Malaysia by air.

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    Blast off for Streamlines in Canaveral

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - StreamLines' new Blue Stream liner service has become the first liner service to call at Port Canaveral's Canaveral Cargo Terminal, which is operated by Gulftainer USA.

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    Flensborg appoints French rep

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - With immediate effect Chilean-born Don Whelan has been appointed French representative to Flensborg and Associates.