European news – Page 374

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    Sims joins Schenker Limited

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Schenker Limited has appointed Michael Sims its new ocean freight director, effective October 1, 2013.

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    Grieg Star gets Good in UK

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - John Good Shipping has been appointed UK agent for Grieg Star, owner and operator of one of the world's largest open hatch fleets.

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    Combi Lift wins Bokrum tender

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Denmark headquartered heavy lift and project shipping line Combi Lift has won the tender for the ocean transportation of transition pieces and monopoles for the Dong Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm project.

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    Vasco becomes Kaleido

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Spain-headquartered Vasco Gallega Group (VGG) has rebranded itself Kaleido, Ideas and Logistics, in response to the changes the company has experienced in recent years, it says.

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    Everything is possible says Antwerp

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Belgium's port of Antwerp has launched a new international branding campaign: Everything is possible in the port of Antwerp.

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    Toasty work for ABL

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Belgium-based ABL Forwarding has delivered a 109-tonne desolventiser-toaster from

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    Volga-Dnepr flies oil gear

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines' latest project saw it transport more than 90 tonnes of oilfield equipment from Calgary in Canada to the Russian city of Surgut, using one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

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    Van der Vlist completes Komatsu delivery

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Netherlands based heavy transportation specialist Van der Vlist has completed the assembly of a huge Komatsu truck at its headquartered in Groot-Ammer, before safely delivering the 80-tonne machine to Germany.

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    Energy industries association confirms CEO

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - At the Energy Industries Council (EIC), interim ceo Claire Miller has been confirmed as the trade association's permanent ceo.

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    AV Cargo leases two MD-11 BCFs

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing's leasing unit, Boeing Capital Corporation, has completed the transition of two MD-11 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) on multi-year lease agreements to UK headquartered airline AV Cargo.

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    Conquest MB1 heads to London

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Conquest Offshore BV's crane barge Conquest MB1 is heading for London Gateway on the north bank of the river Thames, UK.

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    Vestas and MHI target offshore wind

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have agreed to a joint venture dedicated to offshore wind energy projects.

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    GAC provides smooth sailing for Volvo Ocean Race

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - GAC Pindar has been appointed the official logistics provider for the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15.

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    BWL joins PCN

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Bluestar Worldwide Logistics (BWL) has been approved as a Project Cargo Network (PCN) representative in Kuwait.

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    Logent to run Gothenburg multimodal terminal

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Swedish logistics company Logent is set to take over the running of the Arken multimodal terminal at the Port of Gothenburg.

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    FSG delivers Oceanex Connaigra

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Germany's Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard has handed over the 19,300 dwt con-ro ferry Oceanex Connaigra to Canadian shipping firm Oceanex.

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    Allison executes lifeboat project

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - USA headquartered Allison Shipping International recently trucked an out-of-gauge lifeboat between California and Houston, Texas.

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    Cargolux adds ninth B747-8F

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Cargolux Airlines International has taken delivery of its ninth B747-8 freighter, bringing its combined fleet of B747 freighter aircraft to 19 units.

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    The Friday Flyer - September 27th 2013

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Pipe lay tower move for Jumbo

    2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Jumbo Shipping has completed the transportation of the first of two 1,600-tonne flexible pipe lay towers to Okpo, South Korea for French company Imeca.