European news – Page 434

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    S & B Schwertrans invests in Terex crane

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - S & B Schwertrans GmbH has acquired a Terex Challenger 3160 all-terrain crane.

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    Zeebrugge sees boost for project cargoes

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Transfennica's service between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Bilbao, Spain, has seen a significant increase in capacity since January 2012.

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    21.5 percent contract growth for Ruslan International

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Volga Dnepr and Antonov Airlines - has reported its provisional performance for 2011.

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    Terex quartet lift drilling support module

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Four Terex CC 2800-1 units owned by Turkish crane service provider Hareket were used to lift a drilling support module (DSM) for the West Chirag oil platform (WC-PDQ), which is part of the Chirag Oil Project being carried out in Baku, Azerbaija

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    Liebherr hits mobile harbour crane milestone

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Liebherr-Werk Nenzing is celebrating an order for its thousandth mobile harbour crane, which will be delivered in the second half of 2012 to Montoir Bulk Terminal in France.

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    US President gets close up of Sarens crane at work

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The SGC-120, a giant crane built by Belgium-based Sarens Group, is currently executing its first job in Phoenix, USA, executing heavy lifting jobs for the construction of an enormous production hall for the steel industry.

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    Infratil puts two airports up for sale

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Manston and Prestwick airports in the UK are to be sold by New Zealand-based owner Infratil.

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    BMT offers insider's guide to ship's hull and machinery

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - It will not only be fledgline insurance claims handlers who will be grateful for the new Hull and Machinery Guide produced by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd.

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    Breakbulk China makes strong debut

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - A crowd of more than 4,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors filled the INTEX Shanghai Exposition Center and Sheraton Hongqiao for the inaugural Breakbulk China Transportation Conference and Exhibition recently, says the organisers.

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    Heavyweight Air Express reports strong US growth for Ethiopian Airlines

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Air cargo general sales agent Heavyweight Air Express says the business it handles in the US market for Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is booming.

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    TransBorder joins WWPC

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - TransBorder S.A.S, which is based in Bogota, Colombia has been appointed as exclusive member for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Colombia.

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    New guide to simplify ship terms for non-engineers

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The second edition of an industry guide that sets out to simplify the often arcane terminology in the heavy lift shipping sector has been published.

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    Lerwick harbour deep-water facility opens ahead of schedule

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour,Scotland has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea.

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    New project network launched

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.

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    Rolf Riedl GmbH celebrates Silver Jubilee

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Rolf Riedl GmbH, part of the Riedl Group, is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.

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    Sarens reports wide range of heavy lift project activity

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A range of projects across most continents has demonstrated the breadth of heavy lift operations undertaken worldwide by Sarens Group, the Wolvertem, Belgium-based heavy lifting and engineered transport provider.

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    SCALDIS orders crane ship with 4,000 tonnes hoisting capacity

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Antwerp-based, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered a powerful, self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Korean shipbuilders STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The vessel will be built in STX's shipyard in Dalian and finished in Xiamen, China

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    Australia sees significant rise in machinery shipments in January

    2012-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in Australia in January increased significantly by 133 percent to 5,743 units.

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    Art for art's sake

    2012-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - An artwork, Max Bill's 66 tonne sculpture 'Continuity', has been lifted into place by a Terex mobile crane - but not an ordinary crane. It was the 200th unit of the AC 500-2 delivered from the Terex Cranes facility in Zweibr