European news – Page 478
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Orbital Sciences ships Taurus II booster cores via Wilmington
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Prangl moves to power new heating plant
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.
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New evidence gathering handbook from The Nautical Institute
November 16 - The UK's Nautical Institute has launched an important new influential loss prevention publication to help seafarers gather evidence in the event of accidents and incidents.
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New dawn for Shipping.dk
November 16 - Shipping line Shipping.dk has introduced a new tweendecker into service and is seeking traffic for the new ship.
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It's the real thing as Hellmann puts the fizz into move
November 15 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK is involved in shipping a Coca-Cola bottle washing machine from a brewery in Northampton to a new site in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, which sees the cargo being shipped in seven 40ft containers on three low-loade
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Joint promotion for COSCOL and Rotterdam
November 15 - The Cosco Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) are jointly going to promote and raise the handling of steel and heavy lift cargo via the port of Rotterdam.