European news – Page 476

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    Heavy lift and project cargo ports bring fresh air to the industry

    2010-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - In January 2011, under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) will introduce the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), an international standard for calculating emissions

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    Steder Group returns giant hammer set from the UK

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Rhoon, Netherlands-based Steder Group has built on is success in moving a giant hammer to the UK in March, 2010 by organising the return of the equipment to The Netherlands.

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    Braemar Marine merger into Braemar Falconer

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Braemar Shipping Services plc announced yesterday the merger of subsidiary Braemar Marine into the existing survey and risk control operations of Braemar Falconer.

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    All eyes on Amsterdam for air cargo show

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Billed as the world's biggest international air cargo exhibition, Amsterdam will be hosting the 25th International Air Cargo Forum & Exposition (ACF) starting today and organised every other year by The International Air Cargo Association (TI

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    PD Ports shows delicate touch

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Moving 75 tonne nacelle units from a ship to a specialist vehicle took some delicate touches from PD Ports' stevedoring team at the Port of Immingham.

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    No bridge too far

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Holland Moving & Rigging Supplies has developed a hydrostatically driven module initially designed for transporting 272 tonne bridge tub girders.

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    Samson tests and proves synthetic heavy lift slings

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Samson, a world leader in performance cordage, has recently completed extensive testing on high-performance synthetic rope slings, resulting in a greater understanding of the critical elements that affect sling performance in a variety of con

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    Hyster ReachStackers to lift the new wind power generation

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Heavy lift company Weldex has introduced Hyster ReachStackers for the handling of wind farm components at the Port of Mostyn in North Wales.

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    GAC kicks off second soccer contest

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - The GAC, a global provider of shipping, logistics and marine services, has kicked off its second football E-tipping contest, following the success of the inaugural 'Kick-it with GAC FA Cup' competition.

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    DNV explores the development of competence standards for marine warranty surveying

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - DNV is establishing a working group tasked with developing a competence standard for marine warranty surveying companies.

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    Volga-Dnepr flies off with top award

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has announced the winners of its annual charter aviation awards with a maindeck, heavylift carrier taking top spot in the cargo charter category.

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    Paper chase for V. Alexander

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - V. Alexander, Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) member in Bremen, Germany, has been busy this year exporting significant volumes of machinery from various European suppliers such as Voith and Siemens for a complete paper production factory near I

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    Ahlers on the starting bloc for project cargo gold medal

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Ahlers recently put its best athletic kit and running shoes on to assist in the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. After working to move material from the Shanghai Expo, managers turned their attention to the gathering of sportspeopl

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    Prangl just pipped at post for top slot in readers' survey

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Austrian heavy lift and special transport company, Prangl has come out at the top of a readers' survey undertaken by Austrian construction industry magazine Solid.

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    It's a steel for Silvasti

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Finland's Silvasti Ltd has transported five massive steel structures from Kalajoki to Kasn

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    All eyes on Incoterms seminar in Rotterdam

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Anyone still looking for information about the new Incoterms 2010 should consider attending the seminar which is being held by Heavy Transport Training and Consultancy (HTTC) next week in Holland.

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    La dolce vita as top Italian customer entrusts project cargoes to Ahlers Singapore

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Project cargo forwarder Ahlers Singapore has executed the transport and shipment of project and heavy lift cargoes ex Laem Chabang, Thailand to Apapa, Nigeria for a major Italian client.

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    Port of Longview increases industrial property

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - The Port of Longview has bid successfully for 306 acres (123.8 ha) of undeveloped property near the port's existing facility on the Columbia River, almost doubling the port's existing 437 acres of industrial property, which is near capacity a

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    Safmarine takes delivery of first new, owned MPV

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Safmarine has taken delivery of its first new multi purpose vessel (MPV) - Safmarine Sumba - since becoming a member of the AP Moller-Maersk Group more than eleven years ago.

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen says finance in place for ro-ro vessels

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) has achieved a favourable loan financing through a Japanese export agreement for its two ro-ro vessels currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan.