European news – Page 477

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    Exceptional trio for RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - A trio of destinations from Rotterdam has been served by sailings of the heavy lift line Beluga working with its Waalhaven terminal stevedoring partner.

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    Europeans on the march in Asia

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Rhenus AG & Co. KG has signed an agreement with the Pro-Log Group based in Asia to acquire a majority shareholding in the group. This will enable Rhenus to further consolidate its own network in Asia.

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    Antwerp Port organises St Petersburg breakbulk forum

    2010-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Antwerp Port Authority has organised a breakbulk forum at St Petersburg in recognition of the St Petersburg region's importance as a growth market for breakbulk and project cargo.

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    ALE toasts reactor lift

    2010-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - ALE has successfully executed the installation of a 718 tonne reactor which was 33 m long and had a 4.2 m diameter at a petroleum refinery in Sines, Portugal.

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    Eide adds floating crane

    2010-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Eide Lift 6 is the new name of the floating crane which Eide Marine Services has purchased from Aker Marine Contractors.

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    Able UK welcomes project's green light from planners

    2010-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21- Teesside-based Able UK, a specialist in the rehabilitation and development of disused sites and facilities, has welcomed approval for its GBP100 million (USD157.8) port-related logistics development in north east England.

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    Antwerp bucks downturn in first nine months

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - During the first nine months of this year, the port of Antwerp handled more than 132.19 million tonnes of freight, up 13.2 percent compared with the same period last year, when the volume was almost 117 million tonnes.

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    FG International performs rapid riser hose replacement

    2010-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - Dutch specialist lifting company FG International Holland has worked closely with partner CR Asia to replace the riser hose that forms the centrepiece of the Arthit and Bongkot gas concessions in the Gulf of Thailand for client PTTEP Thailand

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    TT Club in appeal for increased vigilance in crane structural safety

    2010-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - A global transport and logistics insurer is calling for increased attention to structural surveying of quay cranes as part of its ongoing drive towards loss prevention.

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    Going underground to set world tunnel record

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - After almost a decade-and-a-half of drilling, a giant machine has broken through the final section of the St. Gotthard area Alpine rock to complete the world's longest tunnel.

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    Magdenli Transport four-square in heavy lift operations

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - A quartet of heavy lift movements have been completed by Ankara-based project forwarder Magdenli Transport and Trade.

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    German ports come together to market project cargo capabilities

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - At this week's Breakbulk event in Houston the Germany seaports of Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein came together under the 'Seaports of Germany' banner to market their collective expertise and capabilities to handle heavy and out-o

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    Tschudi Project boxes clever on boiler shipment

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Project shipping company, Tschudi Project Transports has recently successfully completed the shipment of a major consignment from Asia to a construction site in northwest Europe.

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    Gulf drilling moratorium ends, but drilling must wait

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Following this week's end of the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling, companies that are helping the industry meet new regulations are scrambling to keep up with increased business while oil-rig workers must remain idle until the new req

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    Air Charter Service reveals growth plans for Germany

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Global air charter company, ACS has recently seen increased demand in the charter market in Germany and has big plans for its Frankfurt office.

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    SDV expands into Polish market

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - SDV International Logistics Poland has been launched to target the Polish freight market. Warsaw-headquartered SDV Poland will start with two operational offices, one at Warsaw airport specialising in airfreight, the other in Gdynia for ocean

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    Fairstar on the double

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a transportation contract by Van Oord Ship Management following last week's contract win from Fugro Seacore.

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    Upturn in the automotive market sees ACS re-introduce managed fleet

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Air Charter Service has recently re-introduced its managed fleet, initially taking on one European registered Antonov 26 with the air charter specialist reporting that after only a week of operation the aircraft has already hit its target for

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    Big lift at The Storage Place

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power has used The Storage Place to store a full scale test rig which had completed its initial trials at the NaREC (the National Renewable Energy Centre) in Blyth, UK and need to move to a temporary storage area.

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    Demag Cranes rejects Konecranes approach

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Following recent press speculation and Demag Cranes AG's (Demag Cranes) announcement concerning a potential transaction, Konecranes Plc (Konecranes) has confirmed that it approached Demag Cranes on 8 September 2010 to discuss a potential comb