European news – Page 445
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Liebherr hits mobile harbour crane milestone
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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Terex quartet lift drilling support module
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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BMT offers insider's guide to ship's hull and machinery
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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Steel business boosts ports
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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Heavyweight Air Express reports strong US growth for Ethiopian Airlines
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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Breakbulk China makes strong debut
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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Lerwick harbour deep-water facility opens ahead of schedule
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 guide to simplify ship terms for non-engineers
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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TransBorder joins WWPC
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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SCALDIS orders crane ship with 4,000 tonnes hoisting capacity
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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Sarens reports wide range of heavy lift project activity
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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Rolf Riedl GmbH celebrates Silver Jubilee
March 9 - Rolf Riedl GmbH, part of the Riedl Group, is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.
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New project network launched
March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.
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Art for art's sake
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
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Australia sees significant rise in machinery shipments in January
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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Panalpina reports a successful 2011
March 7 - The Panalpina Group, which handles project cargo through its Panprojects division, can look back on a successful 2011 after further expanding its profit margins and achieving a consolidated profit of USD 138.3 million.
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Mammoet's new PTC completes test programme
March 7 - Global tailor-made heavy lifting and transport solutions manufacturer Mammoet has completed the test programme of its three new PTC 140/200 DS (Platform, Twin ring, Containerised) cranes at Westdorpe, The Netherlands.
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Santo Domingo on track, thanks to Multitrade Spain
March 7 - Multitrade Spain, a Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network member, worked with its Dominican company Multitrade Dominicana to be awarded a second contract of 45 metro cars, for the second metro line in Santo Domingo, Domenica.
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St Petersburg's Yug-2 terminal says cheers to beer tanks
March 6 - Four beer tanks were loaded onboard the Velserdiep in St Petersburg's multipurpose terminal, YUG -2, for shipment to Mariupol, Ukraine.
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PPG brings project forwarding training to Antwerp
March 6 - Acquiring the skills to be successful in the fast-changing and demanding world of project forwarding is the focus of the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management course running in conjunction with Breakbulk Europe 2012 in Antwerp,