European news – Page 474

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    Belgium's largest wind power project seeks partner

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Antwerp Port Authority and the Left Bank Corporation are seeking a partner to build a wind farm on the left bank of the River Scheldt.

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    Air Charter Service assists Haiti's cholera response

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Air Charter Service's offices worldwide have flown a number of charters to Haiti following the recent outbreak of cholera.

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    PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade

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    Successful crane test for SAL newbuilding

    2010-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - In Hamburg, crane tests have been successful on the first of two newbuildings commissioned by Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL).

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    Orbital Sciences ships Taurus II booster cores via Wilmington

    2010-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - The Port of Wilmington has handled the first of six to twelve first-stage core structures for the TaurusR II rocket that is being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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    A loading almost too close to call

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - The transport of two 40 m coke drums from China to India by Beluga Sydney gave planners and mariners some very close calls as they moved almost 900 tonnes of equipment.

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    Project network adds global link with Globalink

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - Project forwarding network, AOP Project Partners, has added the Globalink Logistics Group as a member across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

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    Dockwise special meeting okays newbuilding investment

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - A Special General Meeting of Dockwise shareholders, held today in Amsterdam, has authorised a proposed rights issue to part-finance the investment in a newbuilding to serve the emerging demand for ocean transports of more than 100,000 tonnes

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    Logwin and Chapman Freeborn make pipes fly

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Logwin has arranged the transportation of pipe systems weighing 360 tonnes from G

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    Boskalis raises earnings outlook and offers solution to pension issues

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, a global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has reported that Q3 2010 trading has risen, thanks in part to its contested takeover of SMIT this year.

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    Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.

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    Handle with care: Allseas handles glass factory relocation

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Glass is a commodity that certainly needs to be handled with care and Allseas Global Logistics showed its willingness to adhere to that rule during the recent relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham to Brazil.

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    Strong growth for Hamburg; whilst Rotterdam offers rebates

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Port of Hamburg reports strong growth of eight percent in seaborne cargo handling with 89.4 million tonnes handled in the first nine month of this year.

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    Denmark's Little Mermaid returns home

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The statue of Denmark's famous fairy tale figure "The Little Mermaid" is now back home after her first ever journey abroad - to the Expo in Shanghai.

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    Savannah deepening project marks major milestone

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) has reached a major milestone with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releasing its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the public and agencies for review and comment.

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    Lift and Shift India claims Indian heavylift record

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A record-breaking movement of India's longest column transported by sea and land on Indian soil has taken place, claims Indian heavylift company, Lift & Shift India.

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    Finnish heavylift handler group expands by acquisition

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Havator Group has acquired 100 percent of heavylift handler and crane operator BinSell i Uppsala to strengthen its operations in the Stockholm area.

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    Helirig claims aerial heavylift first in UK

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - UK helicopter service company Helirig managed to shave almost a month off the installation time of ventilation equipment on London's newest shopping destination in a first for the aerial heavylift industry in the UK.

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    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Project and heavylift forwarder Spedition K

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    Prangl moves to power new heating plant

    2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Austrian heavylift and project equipment provider Prangl has worked for six months on one of Austria's most important power plant projects this year.