European news – Page 72
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NewsMammoet removes Lingen cargoes
Mammoet has removed two steam converters, weighing approximately 155 tonnes each, from the control area of the Lingen nuclear power plant in Germany.
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Newsdship selects Francenav as commercial agent
dship Carriers has named Francenav as its commercial agent in France.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at the port of Liverpool
Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action will take place at the UK port of Liverpool from September 19 to October 3.
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NewsHareket opens in Warsaw
Heavy lift and engineered transport specialist Hareket has opened a branch office in Warsaw, Poland.
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NewsAllseas wins large-scale UKCS decommissioning work
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea (NNS) facilities.
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NewsDundee chosen for Inch Cape offshore wind farm
The port of Dundee has been selected as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm, which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind project when commissioned later this decade.
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NewsGerman railfreight gets priority over passenger services
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services.
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NewsATB completes oil and gas deliveries
ATB Riva Calzoni has delivered two reactors and a high-pressure separator drum for the Assiut refinery complex in Egypt.
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NewsLady Menna delivered
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
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NewsAgreement reached for German port workers
In the 10th round of negotiations, trade union Ver.di and ZDS (the association of German sea port operators) reached an agreement, ending fears of further strike action. The same cannot be said for the port of Felixstowe in the UK, where strike action has the potential to escalate.
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NewsAnother milestone at Hinkley Point C
Offshore installation vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have installed the last of six head structures at the bottom of the Bristol Channel.
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NewsVan der Vlist selected for wind work
Van der Vlist has been selected to provide port handling and transport activities for Windplan Groen – part of a large-scale wind energy plan for the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands.
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NewsHollandse Kust jacket departs Vlissingen
The jacket for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) substation departed Heerema Fabrication Group’s Vlissingen yard onboard Malin Abram and Augustea’s CD01 barge.
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NewsFire aboard Happy Rover in Rotterdam
A fire broke out aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Rover on August 21 while drydocked in Schiedam, Rotterdam. The captain and crew were not harmed.
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NewsAllelys delivers Dogger Bank transformers
UK-headquartered heavy transport engineering specialist Allelys has offloaded, delivered and installed four transformers, weighing 255 tonnes, for the Dogger Bank wind farm.
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NewsWagenborg Nedlift receives heavy jacking system
Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of an ultra-heavy jacking system.
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News‘Absurd and unworkable’ European Machinery Regulations
Crane manufacturers and industry experts are calling for the removal of what has been described as “an absurd and unworkable” clause in the draft of new European Machinery Regulations.
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NewsRhine water levels stop barge traffic
Barge navigation on the Rhine River is becoming increasingly challenging due to low water levels.
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NewsDenholm expands in Belfast
Scruttons (NI), part of Denholm Logistics Group, has acquired the Belfast-based specialist steel stevedoring company William Reid.
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NewsFelbermayr completes tricky balancing act
Heavy transport engineering provider Felbermayr was awarded the contract to dismantle an old flood barrier near Ladenburg on the river Neckar in Germany. Due to tight confines, it was necessary to disassemble the 210-tonne structure directly on the water.