European news – Page 268

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    PPG duo ships seven

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - TransProject and ScanGlobal have completed a three-year-long project to deliver seven 400-tonne transformers from Sweden to The Dalles in Oregon, USA.

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    Steder propels forward

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - Steder Group has coordinated the transport of new propulsion system equipment from the European ports of Antwerp and Southampton to Charleston in the USA.

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    Plastic plant move for SAL

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - SAL Heavy Lift's vessel Lone has completed the second shipment of cargo from Mai Lao, China, to Point Comfort in Texas, USA for a plastic plant expansion project.

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    PD Ports on right track

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - PD Ports says that it will handle the majority of Hitachi Transport System Europe's (HTSE) railcar imports destined for Hitachi's new rail vehicle manufacturing facility (RVMF) in Newton Aycliffe, UK.

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    Siemens powers ahead in Egypt

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    ALE crosses busy UK capital

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - ALE has completed a complex transportation project to deliver three 135-tonne transformers to the new National Grid substation in Highbury north London.

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    Expansion on cards for Niedersachsen

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - Niedersachsen Ports has invested EUR36 million (USD39.6 million) in the construction of a fourth berth at the Port of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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    Cargolux makes for Mumbai

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - As part of the two airlines' cooperation agreement, Cargolux and Oman Air have introduced two weekly flights to Mumbai, with effect from March 8, 2016.

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    Blue Water bridges the gap

    2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - Blue Water Shipping has coordinated that transport of a 335 m long bridge through the centre of Copenhagen.

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    Jones in at Straightpoint

    2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - Straightpoint has named ex-NMB Technologies ceo, Myron Jones, as its operations manager in the USA.

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    Ritchie Bros acquires Mascus

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Industrial auctioneer Ritchie Bros has acquired online equipment listing service Mascus International Holding.

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    PCN quartet proves expertise

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    Cargolux adopts flight limitations

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    Breeddiep widening work begins

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    More losses at Nurminen

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    North Sea decommissioning: changes afoot?

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    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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    Cargolux returns to Rio

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    Dundee plans huge port investment

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    ABC finds way into Africa

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 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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    PFN heads to Amsterdam

    2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - New project forwarder network Project Freight Net (PFN) will hold its first annual conference from November 8-9 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.