European news – Page 413
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ADT redirects container traffic to Khalifa Port
December 18 - Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has completed the redirection of container traffic from Mina Zayed Port in downtown Abu Dhabi to the region's brand new Khalifa Port - 60 km east of the city centre.
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Conquest unloads hulls at Flushing
December 17 - Conquest Offshore - a Dutch joint venture between Concordia Offshore BV and Zwagerman Offshore Services BV - has used its Conquest MB I, 1,500 tonne offshore heavy lift crane barge to unload six ship hulls at Flushing, the Netherlands.
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COSCO Shipping confirms US and European joint ventures
December 17 - Further to our report in last week's Friday Flyer, COSCO Shipping Co Ltd (COSCOL) has confirmed that it has officially established joint ventures with NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors bv, of the Netherlands.
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Rickmers-Linie to build two new multi-purpose ships
December 17 - Rickmers Linie - the Germany-headquartered provider of breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo transportation - has commissioned two 20,000 deadweight tonne newbuilds.
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Boskalis revises Dockwise offer
December 17 - Royal Boskalis Westminster has revised its voluntary offer for all remaining shares in Dutch shipping company Dockwise - upping its bid by 5 percent to EUR18 per share.
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French association reveals its 'Port of the Year'
December 17 - HAROPA - a French grouping of ports from Le Havre, Rouen and Paris - has been named 'Port of the Year' by association BP2S - the French Bureau for Promotion of Short Sea Shipping and Intermodality.
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Peel Ports secures refinancing deal
December 14 - UK port group, Peel Ports has successfully completed a GBP1.6 billion refinancing deal in order to fund its future growth plans.
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Airline boss sees exit of European carriers from long haul freighter market
December 14 - Larry Coyne, ceo of Coyne Airways, speaking on the eve of his airline's 20th anniversary noted that the future for niche carriers in the long run is a positive one - and that "a new air cargo world order will emerge over the next five years"
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Clipper Steel Services celebrates its 20th anniversary
December 14 - Since it was formed In November 1992, Clipper Steel Services has made more than 800 voyages and says that 2012 will be a record year with more than 70 sailings from Europe to USA/Mexico.
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THE FRIDAY FLYER - DECEMBER 14TH 2012
As 2012 draws to its close, HLPFI staff and Friday Flyer readers around the world are wondering what 2013 will bring in the business of heavy lift and project cargo.
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Heavy heat exchangers moved to Tartastan
December 13 - V Alexander International Logistics - an international project forwarder and German member of the Cargo Equipment Experts network (CEE) - has successfully delivered two oversized heat exchangers from Berlin to Nizhnekamsk, Tartastan, 2,000 k
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Order for second jack-up vessel cannot currently be filled
December 13 - The proposed deal for Netherlands-based shipbuilder VeKa Group to take over financially troubled Sietas shipyard, Hamburg, first mooted in June this year, has failed to be completed.
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Samson appoints new vice president sales and marketing
December 13 - US-based high-performance rope manufacturer, Samson, has appointed Joe Mazzacano as vice president of sales and marketing, effective January 1, 2013.
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Air Charter Service expresses confidence in Kazakhstan
December 13 - At the end of November, UK-headquartered international charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), opened a new branch in Almaty to serve Kazakhstan and the CIS region.
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Golden shipments for Volga-Dnepr
December 12 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the Russian-based oversize and heavy cargo specialist, has transported more the 300 tonnes of gold mining equipment between Ostrava, Czech Republic and Nairobi, Kenya.
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Sightseers go quackers as giant duck sails Thames
December 12 - Sightseers in London were shocked to see a 15 metre high rubber duck sailing up the River Thames yesterday.
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Sinergy opens terminal
December 11 - In Italy, Sinergy Cargo - the Italian member of the Famous Pacific Shipping forwarding network - has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handling and storage centre, at Arquata Scrivia, 40 km from Genoa port.
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WWPC members collaborate to ship paper equipment worldwide
December 11 - Mercator Transport - French representative of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) - has completed the movement of several heavy and out-of-gauge components for the paper manufacturing industry.
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GAC Logistics named official logistics partner of Gulf 12 Hour Race
December 11 - Dubai headquartered GAC Logistics has for the second time been appointed official logistics partner for the Gulf 12 Hour Race.
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Felbermayr and Terex keep production going
December 10 - Hilden, Germany headquartered crane service provider Felbermayr recently replaced four gigantic whey tanks at the Leppersdorf facility of dairy company Sachsenmilch, where a Terex AC 1000, the world's most powerful all-terrain crane, proved