European news – Page 447
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HOCHTIEF to build another special-purpose wind farm ship
February 24 - HOCHTIEF Solutions has commissioned the construction of a further heavy-lift jack-up vessel from the Crist shipyard in Poland for the installation of offshore wind farms.
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Holleman on the boil
February 24 - Holleman Bulgaria, a member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has completed the delivery of a large boiler measuring 16.16 m x 3.60 m x 3.84 m, with a weight of 83 tonnes, from Bucharest, Romania to Rousse, Bulgaria and rel
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France Cargo International joins PCN
February 24 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in France with the addition of France Cargo International (FCI), which have been specialising in heavy lift and project cargo for over 20 years.
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Four into seven for Tuscor Lloyds
February 23 - The UK's Tuscor Lloyds has handled the shipment of four items of breakbulk cargo on seven out of gauge flat racks, as well as one standard freight container, from Felixstowe, UK to Haifa, Israel.
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JSC Transafe Logistics partners with Sarens Group in Serbian project
February 23 - In Pancevo, Serbia, Russia's JSC Transafe Logistics has worked with Belgium's Sarens Group on a hydrocracker/hydrotreater modernisation and construction project for NIS Petroleum Industry.
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Artisgracht loads yachts in Rotterdam
February 22 - Pictured, we see Spliethoff's Artisgracht loading several boats on deck in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam, recently, on behalf of sister company, Sevenstar Yacht Transport.
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Conference to highlight tightening of ballast water regulations
February 22 - A London conference on ballast water is to be held against a background of tightening regulations and codes of practice that will be enacted over the coming months.
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Georgia on Caterpillar's mind
February 22 - The ease of accessing the major ports of Savannah and Charleston on the US East Coast has been cited by construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar as a major factor in its decision to site a new manufacturing facility in Georgia.
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Indian takeaway for cranes
February 22 - V.Alexander of Germany and InterMax Logistic Solutions of China, both members of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, successfully cooperated in a shipment of two cranes from China to India.
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2012 conference on health and humanitarian logistics announced
February 21 - The main objective of the 2012 Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics, which will be held in Hamburg, Germany, from March 21-23, is to bring together all relevant stakeholders of humanitarian response and global health care at a neu
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BBC Chartering starts Euro-Asia service
February 21 - BBC Chartering has started a new liner service connecting Europe and Asia.
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Belgian ports work to clear backlog as strikes end
February 20 - Last Friday (17th), Belgian port workers ended their strike over pension reform that brought shipping in Europe's second-busiest cargo port of Antwerp to a halt and operators are now working to clear the backlog of cargoes.
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Sensitive projects hat trick for Rhenus Logistics
February 20 - The French Industrial Project department of Rhenus Logistics (former Wincanton Mondia) has completed three sensitive projects in Russia, France and Qatar.
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Nurminen Logistics breaks records on Siberia shipment
February 16 - A recent shipment by Nurminen Logistics was the furthest overland journey in the company's 125 years of existence.
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Widdows to take over from Steffens at Rickmers
February 16 - After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially, with Rickmers-Linie, Jan B Steffens will, by 31 March 2012, step down from the twin positions of CEO of Rickmers Holding and of Rickmers-Linie although he will continue
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Harbour project receives additional funding
February 13 - The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) has received an additional USD 2.5 million in construction funding.
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Weather fails to halt Holleman Bulgaria move
February 13 - A Bulgarian member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, Holleman Bulgaria, has completed a local move of a large tank measuring 7 m in width and weighing 20 tonnes in the face of the violent winter weather sweeping across Eastern Eu
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Project Cargo Network celebrates country membership milestone
February 13 - The UK-based Project Cargo Network (PCN) has reached a milestone with the addition of Dublin-based Curtis and Lees Ltd to bring to 70 the number of countries in its global network. The network now comprises of 126 heavy lift specialist compa
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Safmarine name new ship in Savannah
February 13 - Shipping line, Safmarine held a naming ceremony in Savannah for its newest vessel, Safmarine Sahara.
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Mui-Fong Goh to deliver keynote Breakbulk China address
February 10 - Global management consultant Mui-Fong Goh, a partner at global management consultancy A.T. Kearney, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Breakbulk China conference and exhibition later this month.