European news – Page 289
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Breakbulk lags behind in Antwerp
July 17 - The port of Antwerp handled 104.5 million tonnes of freight in the first six months of 2015, which is a 6.4 percent increase compared with the same period in 2014. However, breakbulk cargo volumes were down by 3.9 percent.
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NileDutch upgrades African connection
July 17 - Effective August 21, NileDutch will offer a weekly service from South America to South and West Africa, based on a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) between CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud.
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GAC UK adds Kenney
July 17 - GAC UK has expanded its capability in the heavy lift and project forwarding sector with the appointment of Martin Kenney as its chartering and project manager.
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Wissel adds Explorer
July 17 - Aschaffenburg, Germany based Autokran Wissel has purchased a new Terex Explorer 5600 all-terrain crane, as part of a process to upgrade its fleet.
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Strong half-year for ABC
July 17 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has reported a 17 percent year-on-year increase in tonnage carried across its global network in the first half of 2015.
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PCN duo shine in solar project
July 16 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), Grand Arabia Forwarding and Fortune International Transport, have been awarded a logistics contract for the Shamsuna PV solar project in Aqaba, Jordan.
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Dan-Czech on the double
July 16 - Dan-Czech Transport has delivered two 145-tonne adjusters from Sviadnov in the Czech Republic to Schiedam, the Netherlands via the port of Melnik.
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Collett winds up Strathy project
July 16 - UK heavy haulage company Collett Transport has completed the transport of over 200 wind turbine components for SSE's 33-turbine Strathy North wind farm in the Scottish Highlands.
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Monroe proves project cargo capability
July 16 - Logistics Plus has coordinated the delivery of two 12.7-tonne wind turbine blades each measuring 58 m long, which arrived at the US port of Monroe from Bremen, Germany onboard Spliethoff's vessel Faglegracht, to a site in Gratiot County, Michiga
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Baku looks to Antwerp
July 16 - Azerbaijan's Baku International Sea Trade Port has signed a memorandum of understanding with two Antwerp Port Authority subsidiaries, Port of Antwerp International (PAI) and Antwerp Port Training Centre (APEC), for the provision of consultancy a
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Palfinger adds crane model
July 16 - Manufacturer of truck-loading cranes, Palfinger, has launched a new generation of heavy-duty crane in the form of the PK 165.002 TEC 7.
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Englishman in Rotterdam tow
July 15 - SMS Towage's harbour/offshore tugboat, Englishman, has towed the Ugland barge UR6 from Stavanger, Norway to the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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Optara project draws to a close
July 15 - ALE and Aertssen have completed their work for the Optara project at Total's Antwerp refinery, which involved the transportation of modules from Spain to Belgium and the installation of main units for Tecnidas Reunidas.
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Scandinavian first for ALE
July 15 - ALE's Mega Jack 800 has been used for the first time in Norway to jack up a 1,000-tonne living quarters module.
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Losh joins Talbert
July 14 - Talbert Manufacturing has appointed Derek Losh as its new Great Lakes area sales manager.
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Record EU transport investment endorsed
July 14 - The European Commission's EUR13.1 billion (USD14.4 billion) investment plan for the transport sector has taken a step forward, after EU member states approved the list of projects to receive funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
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Stena agrees new Rotterdam berth
July 14 - Stena Line and the Port of Rotterdam have agreed to collaboratively build a second berth at the company's Europoort terminal, as part of a EUR27 million (USD29.7 million) investment.
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Nooteboom's new Manoovr
July 13 - The Netherlands headquartered trailer manufacturer Nooteboom will unveil its latest semi low-loader trailer, the Manoovr, at the BedrijfsautoRAI event staged in Amsterdam from October 20-24, 2015.
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Multiple machinery moves for AGL
July 13 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has shipped four units of Volvo construction machinery to Algeria and three Doosan excavators to Georgia.
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Able celebrates Dong arrival
July 13 - Denmark headquartered Dong Energy has signed an MoU that will see it establish a major operational hub for the construction and installation of wind turbine components at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP), on the banks of the River Humber in th