Overland news – Page 14
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NewsSwissterminal adds rail connection
Swissterminal Group is expanding its intermodal portfolio with a rail connection to Wolfurt in Austria.
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NewsCollett & Sons acquires Plant Speed equipment
Collett & Sons will acquire Plant Speed’s specialist wind turbine transportation fleet.
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NewsRoad freight rates hit record high
The European Road Freight Rate Benchmark, published by the IRU, showed that prices hit historic highs at the end of 2021.
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NewsCollett steps up for super-grid transformer project
Following on from the delivery of two 160-tonne shunt reactors for the Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm, UK-based Collett completed stage two of the project – delivering two 180-tonne super-grid transformers to the onshore substation.
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NewsLEEA launches latest lifting apprenticeship scheme
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched the Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard.
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NewsEXG supports MTHL project
Express Global Logistics (EXG) has assisted with the transport of the first of 30 orthotropic steel decks (OSD), weighing 1,362 tonnes, for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project.
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NewsBok Seng goes for Goldhofer
Singapore’s Bok Seng Logistics has boosted its fleet with the acquisition of a pair of eight-axle MPA semi-trailers from Goldhofer.
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NewsDB Schenker joins IRU
DB Schenker has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as it aim to collaborate further with the wider haulage sector.
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NewsCollett completes Twentyshilling scope
Collett & Sons has completed the delivery of all wind turbine components for the Twentyshilling wind farm in Scotland.
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NewsAllelys handles Keith cargoes
Allelys has delivered two 199-tonne rotors and two 62-tonne stators to the Keith Substation in Scotland.
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NewsGothenburg boosts rail connectivity
The number of rail departures between the port of Gothenburg and Piteå is being increased from one a week to two.
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NewsAllelys stores and delivers
Allelys has offloaded 23 items at Immingham port in the UK for an energy from waste project in Shepshed, Loughborough.
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NewsALS handles transformers
ALS has transported five transformers with a total weight of 117 tonnes from Germany to St. Petersburg, Russia.
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NewsAllelys supports motorway improvement scheme
Allelys has delivered ten 48 m-long bridge beams as part of the M6 junction 10 improvement scheme in the UK.
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NewsAllelys adds second office
Allelys is continuing to expand and has opened an office in Stoke on Trent – the company’s second office in the UK.
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NewsDHL Express tests hydrogen-powered trucks
DHL Express is the first within Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-fuelled trucks for long-haul deliveries.
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NewsCometto modules move yacht
TER, part of the Piccini Group, has moved a 1,100-tonne yacht using axle lines from Cometto.
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NewsSurvey paints stark picture of UK trucking
The UK’s road transport industry has come under pressure in recent months, with a shortage of drivers disrupting all facets of the supply chain. A survey from Pertemps indicates that the situation will get worse before it gets better.
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NewsESTA continues Aeroflex work
ESTA has been supporting the European Commission (EC)-funded Aeroflex project, which has been working on new technologies and concepts to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of long-distance heavy freight vehicles by up to 33 percent.
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NewsTradelossa’s transformer transport
Mexico-based Tradelossa has hauled a 245-ton (222-tonne) transformer from the northern state of Nuevo León to a wind farm in Coahuila.