European news – Page 430

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    Donjon Marine names new UK MD

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Donjon Marine, the multi-faceted marine services provider, has named John Noble (pictured below) as managing director - Donjon UK.

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    Wagenborg Nedlift wins ESTA award

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - ESTA (the European Association of Heavy Transport and Lifting companies), has named Wagenborg Nedlift as the winner of its 'Lifting jobs up to 120 tons' award.

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    Samskip acquires two containerships

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Samskip, which offers services for breakbulk and project cargo on deck or on flat racks, within Europe as well as in Russia and Central Asia, has acquired two containerships, Arnarfell and Helgafell, both of which have been employed by the company

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    Picturesque move for Spedition K

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - As the pictures below demonstrate, the recent movement of a motor ship by Spedition K

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    Hartmann Project Lines sets sail

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany has now launched its new Hartmann Project Lines service, as initially reported on the HLPFI website on March 16.

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    Hamburg off to Breakbulk Europe in Antwerp

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Port of Hamburg, with its eight multi-purpose terminals and a total of 30 berths, is to be showcased at the Breakbulk Europe event, which takes place in Antwerp from May 22 to 24, by the Port of Hamburg Marketing and numerous member compani

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    First Kuwaiti member for PCN

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added DMC Global Logistics to its network, as its first representative in Kuwait.

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    Copenhagen in inaugural Bilbao call

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The first of a new series of tweendecker vessels from MLB-Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung has made its inaugural call at Bilbao, Spain with ships agency operations being undertaken by Bilbao-based, MLB Spain.

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    Fairstar postpones AGM as acrimony over Dockwise bid grows

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The developing business storm between Fairstar Heavy Transport and Dockwise has continued with the suspension of Fairstar's AGM amid accusations that Dockwise's moves do not conform with rules governing takeovers of publicly listed companies in

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    Marshall aid for BDP International in Aberdeen

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - BDP International, a Philadelphia-based global logistics and transportation management firm, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK market with the appointment of David Marshall, who has joined the firm as Aberdeen branch manager

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    Strategic progress in Q1 for Dockwise

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - A Chinese-built 50,000 dwt semi-submersible self-propelled Type 2 heavy life vessel, 'Hai Yang Hi You 278', has been contracted to Tianjin, China-based Offshore Oil Engineering Co, Ltd. (COOEC) by ship management company Dockwise for a five-yea

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    Polar shipping guide launched by The Nautical Institute

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Nautical Institute has launched Polar Ship Operation, a reference guide aimed at seafarers, shipowners and others who are planning to operate in that extreme environment.

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    SDV Horoz Projects in trio of energy moves

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - A trio of project cargo shipments related to energy production and supply hasbeen handled by Istanbul-based SDV Horoz Projects.

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    Port of Wilmington sees inaugural Repower consignment

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The first shipment of wind turbine blades manufactured by REpower Systems has moved over the port of Wilmington, Delaware, 11 years after the US East Coast port handled its first wind power energy generating equipment.

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    Steel and project cargo weakens at Antwerp in first quarter

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The port of Antwerp handled 46.3 million tonnes of freight in the first three months of this year, down 2.2 percent on the same period in 2011. Breakbulk and project cargo saw 2.5 million tonnes handled, down 13.6 percent over the same period i

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    Come and see HLPFI at Multimodal 2012 next week

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The UK's leading event for the freight transport and logistics industry, Multimodal 2012, takes place next week at the NEC in Birmingham May 1-3.

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    Fairstar foresees hostilities

    2012-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - Having met with Dockwise representatives in Rotterdam, yesterday, Fairstar Heavy Transport has issued a statement in which it states: "in the absence of a properly valued, unconditional offer for all of the outstanding shares in Fairstar, the c

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    Piracy increasing in West Africa, latest report shows

    2012-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - 102 incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures released this week in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Inter

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    GAAC Commerz takes two from Terex

    2012-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - GAAC Commerz GmbH, based in Germany, has taken delivery of two cranes, an AC 100/4L and a Challenger 3160, from Terex, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Jumbo trumpets order for second heavy lift ship

    2012-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - Jumbo Shipping has ordered a second K-class vessel, with an option on a third, to complement its existing fleet, and will upgrade the lifting capacity of the vessels from 1,300 to 1,500 tonnes, enabling tandem lifts of 3,000 tonnes.