Overland news – Page 8
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NewsUTC shines in Mitchell cement plant expansion project
Houston-based freight forwarder UTC has coordinated the delivery of 100,000 freight tons of cargo for the expansion of one of the largest cement plants in Mitchell, USA.
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NewsPower generators delivered to Kazakhstan
Goodrich Central Asia has transported six power generation units from the USA to Atyrau, Kazakhstan
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NewsDB Schenker up for sale
The German federal government and Deutsche Bahn have agreed to sell the state-owned rail operator’s freight forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker, according to news agency Reuters.
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NewsLaso expands in the UK
Portugal-headquartered Laso Transportes is opening an office in Southampton, UK.
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NewsBigMove adds Jonmoore to roster
BigMove, a European association of heavy haulage logistics companies, has broadened its scope to Africa with the addition of Jonmoore International as a partner.
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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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NewsCombiMAX joker heads to Italy
Faymonville has introduced a modular CombiMAX trailer that features low pendle-axle technology (PA-X) along with a one-axle ‘Joker’ bogie.
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NewsSwain expands with acquisitions
The Swain Group, one of the UK’s largest general haulage and specialist transport companies, has acquired Proctors Transport (Langar) and W.Coy & Son. Both companies are based in Nottingham and are involved in building sector distribution and agricultural machinery transport.
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NewsCable basket moves with Mammoet
Heavy transport engineering group Mammoet has loaded in a 1,300-tonne cable basket for transpooling onto an offshore service vessel at Jubail Commercial Port, Saudi Arabia.
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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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NewsOsprey adds barge duo
Transport engineering specialist Osprey has added two barges to its fleet – Osprey Isobel Rose and Osprey Aurora Maya.
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NewsOmega Morgan brings power cargoes to Arlington
USA-headquartered transport engineering specialist Omega Morgan has moved 82 large wind energy components from the port of Vancouver (USA) to Arlington, Oregon.
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NewsKrebs on hand in Cuxport
Krebs Korrosionsschutz has moved five MAN diesel engines from a warehouse at the Cuxport deepwater terminal in Germany to the edge of the pier for using equipment from Faymonville.
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NewsProtranser in machinery move
Protranser has delivered construction machinery from China to Tajikistan for a tunnel project.
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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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NewsEuropean freight rates hit new highs
The European road freight rates have broken records in the second quarter of 2022, according to a benchmark produced by Transport Intelligence, Upply and the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
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NewsPortico launches haulage arm with eight HGVs
Portsmouth, UK-based cargo terminal operator Portico has launched a haulage service with a fleet of eight heavy-goods vehicles.
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NewsEXG tackles heavy boiler move to Gujarat
India-based Express Global Logistics (EXG) has moved a 190-tonne boiler from Yamuna Nagar to Kandla Port in Gujarat, a distance of 1,600 km.
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NewsStanlow site prepares for module delivery
The UK’s National Highways is closing the M53 later this month to facilitate the transport of the main module of the country’s first hydrogen-ready furnace.
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NewsÇaba & Misnak with Akkuyu works
Çaba & Misnak is supporting the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, handling a total of 11,000 cu m of cargoes.