European news
News about the logistics of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes within the European market
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NewsDamen delivers Europe’s first fully electric tug
Belgium’s port of Antwerp-Bruges took delivery of six RSD Tugs 2513 from Damen, including Europe’s first all-electric unit.
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NewsChapman Freeborn expands music leadership team
Chapman Freeborn’s European music and entertainment division will be led by two new department managers, Paul Kindred and Chloe Phelps.
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NewsMarguisa adds five Black Sea ports to CEMAS route
Spain’s Marguisa Shipping Lines has incorporated five additional ports to its Central & East Mediterranean Marguisa Service (CEMAS) service.
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NewsCometto power pack unit creates emission-free travelling
Cometto has designed an emission-free hybrid power pack unit for its SPMT range.
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NewsABP completes construction of LEEF
Associated British Ports (ABP) has completed the construction of its GBP35 million (USD44.5 million) Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF).
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NewsHuisman receives order for two knuckle boom cranes from Sea1 Offshore
Netherlands-based Huisman received orders for two knuckle boom cranes from Norwegian shipping firm Sea1 Offshore.
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NewsDEME awarded contract for offshore wind terminal at Cuxhaven
DEME has been awarded a contract to construct an offshore wind terminal at the port of Cuxhaven in Germany.
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NewsMeriaura opts for Auramarine fuel systems for EcoTraders
Fuel supply systems provider Auramarine will deliver diesel fuel oil (DFO) and liquid biofuel (LBO) supply systems to Finnish shipping group Meriaura.
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CapPro newsNext Dutch permit round scheduled for 2025 with nature and grid focus
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) said that the next permit round for new offshore wind farms will take place in September 2025. Developers can earn points in their applications by showing how they take nature and the onshore energy system into account.
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NewsHareket transports and assembles world’s tallest flagpole
Turkish heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has transported and assembled a 200 m tall flag pole in Azerbaijan.
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NewsKonecranes receives two orders for Generation 6 MHCs
Konecranes has received two orders from European ports for its Generation 6 mobile harbour cranes.
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NewsBMS keeps busy at Esbjerg with turbine assemblies
The BMS Heavy Cranes team in Esbjerg, Denmark is currently performing a major project: the assembly of 106 wind turbine towers for a new offshore wind power park near Borkum.
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NewsChapman Freeborn partners with Santos e Vale
Global air charter brokerage Chapman Freeborn entered into an an exclusive partnership with Portuguese multimodal logistics company Santos e Vale to expand its services across the Iberian Peninsula.
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NewsEnercon and EMS Chartering team up with E-Ship 1
Aurich-based OEM Enercon and the Leer-based shipping company EMS Chartering have entered into a partnership to the charter wind turbine manufacturer’s own wind-assisted multipurpose vessel E-Ship 1.
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NewsBoard-level changes at ESTA
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has named two new board members.
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NewsAguado takes delivery of LR 1700-1.0W
The Aguado Group, based in Spain, has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 1700-1.0W narrow-track crawler crane.
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NewsLaso transports components for Cerrato Wind Farm
Portugal’s Laso Transportes has delivered components comprising 11 wind turbines for the Cerrato wind farm in Valladolid, Spain, completing a total of 110 trips.
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NewsHuge gripper frame ready for installation
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) motion compensated gripper frame has been loaded out ahead of installation aboard its heavy lift vessel Thialf.
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NewsPeel Ports boosts ro-ro capacity at Sheerness
Peel Ports will invest GBP30 million (USD37.7 million) to develop a new ro-ro berth at the port of Sheerness, Kent, UK to meet growing demand from new and existing customers.
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NewsLiebherr’s Nenzing factory switches to HVO fuel
Liebherr’s factory in Nenzing, Austria, has been filling all its new machines with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel during assembly, with CO2 neutrality the driving factor for the change.