European news – Page 485
-
News
Volga-Dnepr An-124 takes German aid to Pakistan flood victims
September 2 - A generous gesture by the German Ministry of Defence in sending 94 tonnes of urgently needed relief supplies to Islamabad to help victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan has been made possible by a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 frei
-
News
Harwich welcomes jack-up vessel
September 1 - In the UK, Harwich International Port has welcomed the MPI Resolution - the largest jack-up vessel to call at the port to date.
-
News
New terminal in Zeebrugge targets breakbulk market
September 1 - International Car Operators n.v. and Rhenus Holding Belgium n.v. have established a joint venture company to target the breakbulk and project market.
-
News
Combined WWPC power in historic airlift to China
September 1 - Oy Procargo (Professional Cargo Care Ltd) and Ocean Knight Shipping, both WWPC Members, combined forces to arrange delivery of a 34 tonne metallic roll and other equipment from Finland to a paper factory near Shanghai in China.
-
News
GAC acquires Finnish ship agency
September 1 - The GAC Group says it has strengthened its presence in the Baltic Sea region with the acquisition of Finnish ship agent, John Nurminen Navis Oy.
-
News
GPLN names new Chinese member
August 31 - Westfracht China has become a member of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).
-
News
Last chance to grab discounted ticket for H2O conference
August 31 - HLPFI readers will have to be quick to grab an "early bird discount" for the 6th Annual Hwy H2O Conference taking place on October 27-28, 2010 at the Marriott Airport Hotel in Toronto.
-
News
DB Schenker on track with Euro stadium shipment
August 27 - DB Schenker has begun transporting a 6,600 tonnes consignment of concrete elements to be used in the construction of a new soccer stadium in Poland.
-
News
Mediaco Maxilift wins an award for bridging the gap
August 27 - Marseilles-based materials handling and lifting company Mediaco Maxilift has won an ESTA Award by the European Association for Heavy Transport and Mobile Cranes for work it undertook on a significant bridge contract in Landevennes, France.
-
News
Heavy lift in double-digit growth at GPA's Port of Brunswick
August 26 - While container traffic at the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Port of Savannah exceeded a quarter million teu in July 2010, marking the best month ever in GPA's history and continuing eight consecutive months of double-digit growth, heavy lif
-
News
Libra Terminais uses container equipment to unload breakbulk
August 26 - A project cargo consignment berthed at Libra Terminais Rio, a leading container port operation in Brazil, was unloaded earlier this month using the quayside container cranes.
-
News
Aveva launches new interface as it opens a centre of excellence
August 25 - Engineering design and information management software house for the plant, power and marine industries, Aveva, has released its Net Portal 4.5.
-
News
Angel Yllera coordinates prototype wind turbine shipment
August 24 - Spanish shipping group, Angel Yllera, recently coordinated the shipment of a prototype wind turbine through the port of Santander.
-
News
SAL handles monopiles for the Walney Offshore Project
August 23 - Earlier this year SAL's vessel - Annette - made eleven consecutive voyages between Rostock and Barrow in Furness with equipment for the Walney Offshore Project Phase I.
-
News
TII Group to meet customers at SMM in Hamburg
August 23 - Next month, an expert team from materials handling and transport equipment manufacturer Scheuerle and sister companies Nicolas and Kamag, will attend the SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology) 2010 trade fair in Hamburg from Septe
-
News
Heavy lift and project cargoes rising in Hamburg
August 23 - In the first six months of 2010, non-containerised general cargo, including heavy lift and project cargoes, rose by almost three percent to 1.2 million tonnes at the Port of Hamburg, according to official figures.
-
News
LogSys software goes live at three bulk terminals
August 23 - Belgian software house LogSys has installed its LGS.Stevedore browser-based application designed and developed to manage port terminals at three Belgian cargo terminals.
-
News
Logwin claws back loss on rising turnover
August 23 - International logistics company Logwin has succeeded in markedly boosting its first half 2010 turnover compared to the same period in 2009 and significantly reducing its interim trading loss.
-
News
Jumbo assists in deepest-ever riser installation
August 23 - Rotterdam-based Jumbo Offshore, part of the Jumbo shipping group, has been involved in the significant installation of the deepest Free Standing Hybrid Risers (FSHRs) in an ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico for a major oil industry
-
News
NileDutch set to strengthen operations in Belgium and China
August 20 - From September 1, NileDutch Belgium will become an independent operating company as a subsidiary of NileDutch to optimising the services offered and strengthen the company's partnership with the trade. Antwerp is a strategic port for NileDutch