European news – Page 468
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Port of Hartlepool calls for government transparency on renewable energy
June 29 - The Port of Hartlepool, UK, has hosted a ministerial visit by Charles Hendry, minister of state for the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change, and used the opportunity to call for more clarity in the UK government's renewable energy polic
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New ship deal for NSCSA
June 29 - The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia has signed a 'murabaha' financing agreement with the Saudi British Bank (SABB) and the National Commercial Bank for SR822.6 million (USD219.3 million) that will finance 80 percent of the cost to construc
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Dockwise to convert contract backlog to firm orders
June 28 - A backlog of multi-million dollar contracts worth more than USD40 million for the moving of offshore equipment and heavyweight barge movements will be completed by Q3 2011, says Dutch leading marine contractor Dockwise.
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Boeing sends first 747-8F on a visit to Luxembourg
June 24 - Following its visit to this year's Paris Airshow, Boeing has flown a 747-8 Freighter to Luxembourg, the home base of launch customer Cargolux Airlines.
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Allcargo Laxmi on its maiden call at Mumbai Port
June 24 - Allcargo Global Logistics is celebrating the first call of its new coastal shipping service at Mumbai port.
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Broekman Group opens new head office
May 24 - Broekman Group has centralised its different operations within a new head office in 'PortCity 1', the Waalhaven, Rotterdam.
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Jumbo Shipping delivers its largest ever container crane
June 24 - Jumbo Shipping has delivered a container crane measuring 71 m high and 29 m wide to the Port of S
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Rawcliffe ships pair of castings
June 23 - JB Rawcliffe & Sons from Skelmersdale, UK has transported two 300 tonne castings for Sheffield Forgemasters International.
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Steel fabricators invest in Shuttlelift product
June 23 - Plains Fabrication & Supply, a steel fabrication company based in Alberta, Canada, which produces heaters, separators, pressure vessels, skid packages, and other custom fabrication items has purchased a Shuttlelift SL 75II to increase productivi
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StederGroup links two European seas with South America
June 22 - StederGroup Liner Agency has launched a breakbulk, liner service with vessels from 15,000 dwt up to 30,000 dwt and geared with 20 ton cranes between the Black Sea and Mediterranean ports and South American east and west coast ports.
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Imperial Reederei takes over BARIS
June 22 - Effective July 1, 2011 Imperial Reederei GmbH will be the exclusive shareholder of BARIS Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH, with the company operating as Imperial BARIS GmbH from that date with its head office in Berlin and a branch office in Duisbur
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Demag Cranes' board recommends latest Terex offer
June 22 - The management and supervisory boards of Demag Cranes AG has recommended that its shareholders accept a revised takeover offer from Terex Corporation that includes an increased share price offer and safeguards employee jobs, existing sites and D
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Trio of appointments strengthens Ahlers management
June 21 - Three new executives have been appointed by Ahlers to bolster its management teams in three key markets.
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Air Partner celebrates half century
June 21 - Air Partner plc, a world leading provider of private aviation services, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
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Robert Wynn & Sons commence module delivery operations
June 21 - The completion of the UK's largest current nuclear project, Evaporator D (where Costain is working with Sellafield Ltd), has moved a stage nearer with the successful completion of the first of the module delivery stages required for this impress
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Prangl helps out at Schwechat shutdown
June 21 - Austrian crane, access, and heavy transport company Prangl has been involved in the annual shutdown at Schwechat refinery, near Vienna, among the largest and most complex inland refineries in Europe.
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Cargo Equipment Experts adds new member in Finland
June 20 - Nurminen Logistics Oyj has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE) as the network's member in Helsinki, Finland, representing the service categories: Haulage; Port/Airport Operators; Stevedores; Export Packers and Surveyors
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Ahlers scores a quartet of successful project shipments
June 20 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has seen some recent significant movements from Asia to developing markets, highlighting the growing importance of Asia to the global project cargo business.
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A Chinese epic takeaway the weather couldn't halt
June 17 - A biomass boiler destined for green power generation in Italy presented Tuscor Lloyds with problems large in size as the company undertook an extremely difficult and complex multimodal shipment from Hunan province deep inside China through to Tr
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Kestrel swoops on FALLine
June 17 - In a move which the company's owner Andy Thorne describes as "an excellent fit", Kestrel Liner Agencies has been named as UK general agent for FALLine.