European news – Page 80
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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.
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NewsDHL Industrial Projects in thruster move
DHL Industrial Projects has transported a thruster unit from Sembcorp Integrated Marine in Rauma, Finland, to Galveston, USA.
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NewsMassey heads up Osprey heavy lifting division
UK-headquartered Osprey Group has appointed Simon Massey as managing director of its heavy lift division.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at Felixstowe
Over 1,900 workers at the port of Felixstowe – the UK’s largest container port – will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday August 21, ending on August 29, after pay talks failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
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NewsUECC and Svitzer partner on biofuels
UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a partnership with towage provider Svitzer.
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NewsSarens completes bridge installation in France
Heavy transport and installation contractor Sarens has installed a 250-tonne bridge in the centre of Hazebrouck, France.
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NewsGulliver and Rambiz tackle complex lifting work for Hinkley
Heavy lift vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have placed a 5,000-tonne intake head on the seabed of the Bristol Channel for the EDF’s Hinkley Point C project in the UK.