Overland news – Page 6
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NewsLEEA opens Connect app to non-members
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched the LEEA Connect app (Version 2.0).
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NewsLaso hauls wind components
Laso Transportes is handling 251 wind turbine components for the Pinta y Guindalera wind farm in Spain.
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NewsEastship delivers TBM for Romanian railway project
Romania-based Eastship, a provider of specialised transport solutions for oversized and heavy loads, has handled tunnel boring machine (TBM) components for the Sighisoara-Brasov railway modernisation project.
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NewsOmega Morgan’s flexible solution for transformer delivery
Omega Morgan’s specialised transport team hauled a transformer from the port of Tacoma to a power station in Central Point, Oregon, in a job that required quick adjustments to the transport schedule.
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NewsESTA: EC abnormal transport reform merits a considered response
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) is “studying carefully” proposals from the European Commission (EC) on abnormal transport reform. It warned, however, that alongside agreed medium and long-term plans, the sector needs urgent action in the short term.
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NewsEC responds to ESTA’s call for action in German heavy transport crisis
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has received a response from the European Commission to its letter calling for urgent action to resolve the crisis facing heavy transport in Germany.
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NewsLASO hauls wind tower bases for CSWind
LASO Transportes has delivered bases for wind towers to CSWind Portugal in Aveiro.
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NewsRobert Wynn & Sons returns to Black Rock Sands for transformer delivery
UK-based specialist shipping company Robert Wynn & Sons beached its heavy lift/ro-ro barge Terra Marique in northwest Wales to deliver a 155-tonne transformer for a National Grid substation at Trawsfynydd.
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NewsGerman toll increases loom
Germany has proposed a toll hike for heavy goods vehicles starting December 1, 2023. Under the proposal, a CO2 emissions tax of EUR200 (USD217.68) per tonne will be added.
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NewsBlue Water handles challenging rack transport in Esbjerg
Blue Water Shipping’s heavy modular transporter team has transported blade racks at the port of Esbjerg, Denmark.
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NewsLaso Transportes opens second Italian office
Portuguese specialised transport company Laso Transportes is expanding its activities in the Italian market and opening a second branch office in the country.
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NewsMammoet assists with Portland terminal expansion
Mammoet is supporting Portland International Airport’s (PDX) main terminal expansion project. The heavy lift specialist is on hand to jack up, transport and install 20 roof panels all while avoiding passenger disruption.
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NewsPressure grows as German heavy transport crisis worsens
A group of 31 economic, business and transport organisations have come together to increase the pressure on the German government to take urgent action to improve the heavy transport crisis in the country.
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News#GLAD2023 kick-offs with UK Parliament event
This year’s Global Lifting Awareness Day, which takes place July 13, will be pre-empted by an event at UK Parliament and lead into a programme of content delivered by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).
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NewsFrance to replace TENET system for abnormal loads
France is rolling out an online platform for the registration of abnormal loads, according to the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA).
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NewsPesado uses Goldhofer trailers for 2,250 km Mexican haul
Mexican heavy haul specialist Pesado was commissioned to transport an electric locomotive weighing roughly 180 tonnes over a distance of 2,250 km, from San Luis Potosi to Valladolid, Yucatan. It called on a Goldhofer 12-axle THP/SL heavy-duty combination with a drop deck to execute the works.
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NewsESTA progresses with European Trailer Operators Licence
The European association for abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – ESTA – is moving forward with its plans to develop a European Trailer Operators Licence (ETOL) for SPMT operators.
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NewsKübler completes submarine delivery
Mannheim, Germany-headquartered Kübler Spedition transported a German Navy submarine from Kiel to Speyer in an eye-catching project move.
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NewsRhenus presents its low-emission inland waterway vessels
The Rhenus Group is progressing with the construction of its fleet of low-emission inland waterway vessels.
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NewsALS coordinates Hawker transport
The ALS team in Hull has coordinated the transport of a vintage Hawker aircraft and parts from the UK to Switzerland.