European news – Page 94
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NewsFelbermayr boosts service offering
Felbermayr has launched an engineered solutions division to expand its range of technical services for the heavy lift industry.
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NewsConfidence in the UK logistics sector drops
Confidence in the UK logistics sector has fallen as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit concerns, according to the latest report from Barclays and BDO Global. Nevertheless, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the future.
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NewsRhenus Cuxport handles dredger
Roll Group’s vessel Rolldock Sea arrived at the Rhenus Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven, Germany, where it was loaded with a backhoe dredger destined for Mozambique.
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NewsOsprey to support Moray East
The Osprey Group has been awarded a contract for the handling and storage of spare export cable for the Moray East offshore wind farm.
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NewsMaxiKraft lifts in Berlin with Liebherr
Germany’s MaxiKraft Group has hoisted a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Berlin-Spandau ship canal using a Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane.
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NewsEnergy Central bids for funding
Energy Central – a partnership between Advance Northumberland, the port of Blyth, Northumberland County Council and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult – has submitted a bid for UK government funding to enhance its offering to the offshore wind energy industry.
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NewsKuncová appointed at Universal Transport Prague
Universal Transport Prague has appointed Jana Kuncová as co-managing director. She will work alongside Burkhard Jung.
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NewsCasella reaches impressive heights with Liebherr
Casella Autogru has mobilised a Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 crane to lift air conditioning units onto the roof of a skyscraper in Milan, Italy.
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NewsEnvironmental focus at Gateway Basel Nord
Gateway Basel Nord and the Swiss Rhine ports are planning to develop a transhipment terminal in Basel to shift freight traffic from road to rail.
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NewsEmergency landing at Tolmachevo
A Volga-Dnepr AN-124-100 freighter was forced to make an emergency landing in Tolmachevo airport in Novosibirsk, Russia, with all crew members unharmed, reports HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News.
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NewsDB Cargo secures steel contract
DB Cargo has secured a contract with steel production company ArcelorMittal to deliver raw materials for its blast furnace at its facility in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany.
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NewsFree ports bidding process opens
The UK government has published its free ports bidding prospectus. Port owners and operators have welcomed the news, although concerns have been raised over the short time frame in which to react.
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NewsSangwin receives Tadano crane
Crane service provider Sangwin Plant Hire has received a Tadano ATF-100-4.1 crane at its facility in Hull, UK.
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NewsKübler to integrate Daher Projects
Spedition Kübler will take control of Daher’s heavy transport department in Germany.
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NewsRiver Tees development to support offshore sector
A heavy lift quay is to be developed on the south bank of the River Tees in the UK to support the production of offshore wind turbines for some of the biggest wind farms in the world.
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NewsLens-Kran boosts fleet in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven-headquartered crane company Lens-Kran has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane.
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NewsLiebherr loads for Kriegers Flak
Liebherr has loaded 72 monopiles destined for the Danish wind farm Kriegers Flak using its TCC 78000 heavy-duty crane in Rostock, Germany.
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NewsModulift supports Icelandic fishing company
Iceland-based crane company Heimir og Lárus used a Modulift spreader beam to lift four storage tanks for fishing and processing company Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja.
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NewsKonecranes receives order in Naples
Italy-based Magazzini Generali Silos Frigoriferi (MGSF) has ordered its second eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane for its facility in the port of Naples.
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NewsBKL aims high with Liebherr
Germany-based Baukran Logistik (BKL) has taken delivery of a Liebherr 1650-8.1 mobile crane – the first of its type in the country.