European news – Page 467

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    ALE doubles up at petrochemical plant

    2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - In ongoing work at the Artenius petrochemical plant in Sines, Portugal, ALE Heavylift has installed the first reactor condenser using a CC2800 crane, configured with a 66 m main boom, with superlift and 80 tonne counterweight. The crane work

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    Agility appoints Jeppe Kold as route manager

    2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - Agility has appointed Jeppe Kold as route manager for Trans-Atlantic and Europe/Africa trades.

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    Kuehne + Nagel to provide logistics support for Norwegian offshore oil

    2011-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Eni Norge has awarded a 4-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel to provide integrated transport, forwarding and customs clearance services.

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    Magdenli spots trains

    2011-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Ankara-based, Magdenli Transport & Trade Co has handled a couple of interesting railway consignments recently.

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    Chapman Freeborn creates airbridge between Tunisia and Linz

    2011-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has completed a major airlift project brought about by the recent unrest in Tunisia.

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    Multraship christens its two latest tugs

    2011-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Towage and salvage specialist Multraship has christened its two newest Azimuth stern-drive multipurpose tugs in a special ceremony at the Portaal van Vlaanderen in Terneuzen, the Netherlands.

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    Antwerp and Essar sign memorandum

    2011-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Port of Antwerp International (PAI), a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Essar Ports in which the two parties declare their intention of collaborating as strategic partners in port deve

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    Beluga confirms anti-piracy guards to be deployed

    2011-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - Following the terrible hijacking of its ship, Beluga Nomination, Beluga Shipping has confirmed that it is deploying private security guards aboard some of its ships off the Somali coast and rerouting other vessels.

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    Fairstar results highlight low utilisation in last quarter

    2011-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Fairstar Heavy Transport recorded a loss of USD2.7 million for the Fourth Quarter of 2010.

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    Dachser debuts in Luxembourg

    2011-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - International logistics company, Dachser has established a new branch in Luxembourg, bringing to 17 the number of countries in Europe where it has its own facilities.

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    General cargoes help Hamburg recover

    2011-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - In 2010, an increase in conventional general cargo throughput at the port of Hamburg to 2.6 million tonnes was helped by increased exports of project cargo and vehicles at 1.1 million tonnes (up by 19.5 percent), helping the port to leave th

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    Railroad first for Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor

    2011-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - For the first time since the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened in 1970, the Lake Michigan port will have an onsite, dedicated rail-switching service. Norfolk Southern has been selected to begin providing switching services for customers of

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    Emergency rubber sealing set to cause stir this year

    2011-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - An emergency rubber sealing which can be used repeatedly provides extra security when needed for bulk and general cargoes, claims its manufacturer.

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    Antwerp decision set to boost solar panels at the port

    2011-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - One of Europe's leading heavy lift and project cargo ports is making it easier for port tenants to set up solar panels.

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    Newly re-engineered socketing resin introduced

    2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Over the last 18 months, Sea-Fit has reformulated its socketing resin product, Socket Lock in a joint effort with ITW Polymer Technologies.

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    GAC continues Nordic expansion

    2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - GAC Norway is continuing its expansion with the opening of its newest office at the south-eastern port of Borg Havn, Fredrikstad.

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    Removal of lattice boom rescues crane from peat bog

    2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Safety measures built into its cranes and operating procedures proved their worth recently, says Liebherr.

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    Mexican wave for Maritima Tuscor Lloyds Spain

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Maritima Tuscor Lloyds Spain, part of the UK-based heavy lift specialist, freight forwarder and agent Tuscor Lloyds, has completed a heavy lift project shipment consisting of a 65 m, 210 tonne reactor platform from Aviles in northern Spain to

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    Go West strategy pays off for Panalpina

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Panalpina is expanding into western China following the opening an office in Chonqging.

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    Legs eleven for WWPC

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - At the 11th annual membership conference of the Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC), held recently in Mumbai, the current Board of Advisors were re-elected for another year of service.