European news – Page 58
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NewsAberdeen’s South Harbour expansion completed
A GBP420 million (USD514 million) expansion of Scotland’s port of Aberdeen was officially opened on September 22.
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NewsLerwick Port Authority signs MoU to facilitate floating offshore wind energy project
Lerwick Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Irish energy firm ESB that will see both companies work together on developing port facilities for a floating offshore wind farm.
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NewsFelbermayr boosts fleet with Grove cranes
Austria-headquartered Felbermayr has acquired three Grove all-terrain cranes – two GMK3060L-1 units and a 400-tonne capacity GMK6400-1.
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NewsSchmidbauer completes Provence Grand Large erection
Schmidbauer has erected the last of three prototype turbines for France’s floating wind farm, Provence Grand Large.
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NewsRhenus expands in the Netherlands with terminal acquisition
Rhenus Group has signed an agreement to acquire a 49.99 percent stake in Rietlanden Terminals, which operates two terminals at the port of Amsterdam, from the current owner JERA Global Markets.
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NewsCollett & Sons coordinates Corduff delivery
UK-based Collett & Sons has completed the delivery of a 184-tonne transformer to Corduff substation, Ireland, in collaboration with Wagenborg.
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Newsdeugro to open second office in Denmark
deugro is opening a second branch office in Denmark. Located in Aarhus, the office will open its doors on November 1.
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NewsRhenus acquires Hungarian forwarder
Rhenus Logistics is acquiring Hungarian freight forwarder ITS Logistics Hungary KFT.
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NewsPort of Nigg secures transition piece marshalling work
Global Energy Group’s (GEG) port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, has been selected by Ocean Winds as the marshalling location for 62 transition pieces prior to their installation at the 950 MW Moray West offshore wind farm.
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NewsESTA progresses with safety initiatives
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) is progressing with its SPMT training plans, with a meeting scheduled for October to decide upon its contents.
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NewsBOA handles Marine Donut in Norway
Last month, BOA completed the load-out, transport and float-off of fully enclosed floating salmon fish-farm, the Marine Donut, in Norway.
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NewsEcowende picks Van Oord for Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI
Ecowende has contracted Van Oord for the construction of the Dutch offshore wind farm on Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI.
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NewsAirbus Beluga Transport hopes to gain AOC in October
Beluga is hoping to be awarded its own Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC) in October, reports HLPFI’s sister publication, DVZ.
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NewsInvestors skirt UK offshore wind auction
The UK government’s goal of reaching 50 GW of installed offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 were dealt a blow today. The latest auction of clean power contracts failed to secure any interest from offshore developers.
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NewsCollett delivers inlet valves to Dinorwig hydropower plant
UK-headquartered heavy transport specialists Collett & Sons successfully delivered two 160-tonne inlet valves to the Dinorwig hydropower station as part of an essential upgrade scheme.
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NewsVlasman joins TGP
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has appointed Gijs Vlasman as its head of commercial for the Benelux region.
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NewsElkenz expands multipurpose fleet with Pera
Istanbul-based Elkenz Maritime Logistics has added the 6,000 dwt multipurpose vessel Pera to its owned fleet.
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NewsEmmett appointed at Portico
Portsmouth, UK-based logistics provider and cargo terminal Portico has appointed Audrey Emmett as its logistics business development manager.
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NewsCometto’s customised solution for Hydro Aluminium Metal
Equipment manufacturer Cometto has delivered a 10-axle self-propelled ModulMAX SP-E for Norway’s Hydro Aluminium Metal.
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NewsDAKO completes OOG deliveries in Europe
DAKO Worldwide Transport has delivered several out-of-gauge (OOG) and heavy components from the south of Italy to Austria and Germany for the modernisation of two steel manufacturing plants.