European news – Page 453
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Multitrade handles oil rig equipment
December 14 - Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has arranged the transportation of a levelling tool used in the oil industry.
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BBC Chartering shipment is out of this world
December 13 - Leading German heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering won a contract to transport radio telescope antennas for what is currently the largest cosmic project on earth, the ALMA observatory in the Chilean Andes.
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5K Logistics delivers five power generation systems to New Mexico
5K Logistics delivers five power generation systems to New Mexico
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Panalpina shifts power of decision closer to customer base
December 12 - The Panalpina Group is putting in place three regional CEOs for Europe/Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, tasked with implementing the recently defined Corporate Strategy 2014.
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Doug Tilden joins Brookfield Ports Team
December 12 - Brookfield Infrastructure Group has announced that Doug Tilden (pictured below), former chief executive officer of Marine Terminals Corp, has joined the company as senior consultant for its ports business.
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Fairmount Expedition delivers Castor topside in Spain
December 12 - Fairmount Marine's powerful tug Fairmount Expedition has safely delivered a 18,000 ton (16,329 tonnes) topside for process, utilities and living quarters for the Castor project offshore Spain. The topside was loaded onto Heerema's H-541 barg
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Air Partner cautious over prospects for current year
December 9 - At air charter broker, Air Partner, the board remains cautious in its assessment of prospects for the current year.
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Hansa Heavy Lift set to swap Bremen for Hamburg
December 9 - From January 2, 2012, Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL) will be headquartered in Hamburg.
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TT Club says freight forwarders face increasing liabilities
December 9 - International transport liability insurer, TT Club is warning that freight forwarders and other transport intermediaries face increasingly significant liability risk, particularly in emerging markets, as they tackle additional supply chain se
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Brace of factory relocations for Van der Vlist a continent apart
December 8 - European abnormal and heavy haulage provider Van der Vlist has undertaken two factory relocation movements continents apart but using the same freight forwarding skills.
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Breuer & Wasel uses new Liebherr crawler crane in bridge exchange
December 8 - On its very first operational commitment, the Liebherr-LR 1600/2 crawler crane operated by Breuer & Wasel undertook a remarkable lift of a railway bridge weighing 454 tonnes into its future location.
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African trade ministers highlight lack of infrastructure investment
December 7 - A meeting of trade ministers from African Union (AU) members held in Ghana has been told of the importance of spending more time and investment in major and strategic infrastructure-oriented agreements that boost long-term prospects for the c
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New heavy-duty crane boosts Wallmann & Co's capabilities
December 7 - Wallmann & Co's Multi-Purpose Terminal on Reiherstieg in the Port of Hamburg, Germany, has been boosted by the arrival of a new LHM 600 Litronic port crane for handling heavy and project cargoes.
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Terex cultivates future skills to counter future shortage
December 7 - Global heavy lift crane and material handling equipment manufacturer Terex is staking its future supply of skilled technicians on apprenticeship and training schemes to counter potential future shortages of skilled labour.
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Sea Installer on track for A2SEA
December 6 - The head of newbuilding at Danish off-shore wind farm installer A2SEA has returned from a visit to the Chinese shipyard constructing the 11-year old company's latest offshore wind turbine installation jack-up vessel, the Sea Installer.
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Wagenborg Nedlift in heavyweight move to support German power project
December 6 - In late November, Dutch heavy transport and lifting specialist Wagenborg Nedlift completed the first phase of the transport of two giant transformers from Bad Honnef, Germany to D
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Port of Hamburg opens office in Mumbai to strengthen ties
December 6 - Project cargo and heavy lift traffic between one of the BRIC quartet of expanding economies and Europe's main manufacturing countries have been boosted by the opening of a new representative office by the port of Hamburg in Mumbai At the same
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Initial PCN annual summit mixes business with pleasure
December 5 - The inaugural two-day annual summit of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) has been held in London, England and organisers hailled it a "successful and enjoyable event".
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TBS International secures breathing space from creditors
December 5 - TBS International, the global heavylift multipurpose tweendeckers and handysize/handymax bulk carrier operator, has been handed a two-month breathing space by its creditors into the New Year.
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Noatum Ports open new offices in Valencia
December 5 - Noatum Ports, the largest maritime terminal operator in Spain, has celebrated the opening of new offices in Valencia, Spain, in a landmark local building.