European news – Page 452
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Antwerp increases port dues for 2012
December 23 - The Port of Antwerp is to increase its port dues by 2 percent in 2012, the first adjustment in three years.
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Norwind Installer selects Ulstein as design partner for offshore vessel
December 23 - Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The
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Logitrans 2011 exhibition exceeds expectations in Istanbul
December 21 - The fifth transport logistics exhibition, Logitrans held this month in Istanbul, has exceeded the expectations of its organisers, with more than 12,000 visitors, which represented an increase of 37 percent over 2010.
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Holleman beats the drum
December 21 - Holleman Transport OOO, the Serbia and Montenegro member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has moved some small absorbers and a large tail drum to a refinery in Pan
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Nice dozen for Dockwise
December 21 - Dockwise has revealed 12 new awards totaling USD55 million, of which six, to the value of more than USD15 million, are for execution in Q4 2011. The remaining contracts are for execution in 2012 and 2013.
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ABP establishes new funding platform
December 20 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has established a new funding platform to enable it to access a variety of funding markets over time. ABP has raised GBP2.36 billion (USD3.67 billion) of senior bank and bond debt to refinance the pr
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ASCO wins North Sea logistics contracts
December 20 - ASCO, a leading oil and gas logistics company has retained three significant long-term North Sea contracts - two with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited and one with Centrica Energy Upstream - with a total value in excess of GBP90 million (USD140 mi
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CalibRa wins logistics contract for second phase of Bangladesh project
December 20 - Turkish project forwarder CalibRa has been awarded a project logistics contract for the second phase of the Bangladesh Redevelopment project following the successful completion of the first tranche of shipments earlier this year.
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Van Leusden has new HQ
December 20 - The Dutch company, Van Leusden, which tailor makes hoist and lift solutions with maritime, offshore and heavy industrial applications has relocated its main office.
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Parts for the 1,000th Boeing 777 move through the Port of Everett
December 19 - Boeing and the Port of Everett recently celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of parts for Boeing's 1,000th 777 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Wiesbauer adds Liebherr crane
December 19 - German crane and heavy haulage company, Wiesbauer, has taken delivery of a 750 tonne Liebherr LR 1750 crawler crane.
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Fairstar wins rig transportation contract
December 19 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a USD2.8 million contract by Northern Offshore to transport the jack-up drilling rig Energy Exerter from Malta to Northern Europe in January 2012.
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First lift for J D Neuhaus 100 tonne hoist
December 16 - The inaugural lift for a Profi TI 100 tonne air operated hoist unit has been successfully accomplished at the St Fergus gas terminal located near Peterhead on the North East coast of Scotland.
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Generation industry powers Ahlers business
December 16 - The needs of the global generating industry, both electricity generating and oil and gas production, are creating good opportunities for project cargo forwarder Ahlers, the company has revealed.
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Shipping confidence picks up despite eurozone fears
December 16 - Overall confidence levels and the likelihood of major new investments in the shipping industry in the next 12 months picked up marginally in the quarter ended November 2011, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from accountant
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Air Partner says emerging markets will drive business in 2012
December 15 - Looking back on 2011, Air Partner's Freight division said it had grown its industrial and commercial sector client base by 19 percent in the 12 months ending 31 July 2011.
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Maersk Line rescues Chinese sailing team entry
December 15 - A rough experience for one yacht on the high seas gave Maersk Line the perfect opportunity to show how quickly it could respond to the most difficult of requests.
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Experience counts says newcomer Derwent Shipping
December 15 - Derwent Shipping & Logistics Ltd, based in Selby, UK, recently used a hydraulic lifting system to move three heater coils into position outside a customer's workshop, enabling cranes to access the coils for lifting (pictured below).
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US Naval Attach
December 14 - During a call at the Port of Rostock, Intermarine's US-flagged heavy lift ship Ocean Titan was visited by Capt. William H. Suggs, United States Naval Attach
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Noatum names new commercial director
December 14 - Kim Gadegaard has been appointed new commercial director for Noatum Terminals, one of Spain's leading maritime terminal and port operation services companies.