European news – Page 18
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NewsMammoet calls on Move3D to optimise TBM removal
Dutch heavy transport engineering specialist Mammoet used its Move3D software to facilitate the disassembly of tunnel boring machines (TBM) at the UK’s Hight Speed 2 (HS2) railway project.
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NewsSarens completes Thames Tideway scope with slab installation
The Thames Tideway Tunnel, also known as the ‘Super Sewer’, is a 25 km-long tunnel designed to reduce sewage pollution in London’s River Thames. Underground construction was finished last month, with Sarens installing a massive slab cover.
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NewsBIFA’s Young Forwarder Network accredited for CPD
The most recent event in the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) programme of activities for its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) was the first to be accredited for continuing professional development (CPD).
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NewsCadeler places third A-class offshore installation vessel order with COSCO
Denmark-based offshore installation specialist Cadeler has placed an order to build its third state-of-the-art A-class wind farm installation vessel, which will bring the total number of vessels in its fleet to 11.
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NewsPeacock rejoins Modulift
Modular spreader beam and lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift has appointed Malcolm Peacock as group business development manager.
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NewsAprojects acquires India’s Super Freight
Antwerp, Belgium-headquartered Aprojects has acquired Indian logistics company Super Freight in a bid to tap into the flourishing market.
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NewsKerry Project Logistics opens in France
Kerry Logistics has established a project division in Nantes, France.
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NewsWWPC members collaborate on cooling equipment move
UK-based Denholm Good Logistics and Germany-based LS Cargo, both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have collaborated on the transport of oil cooling equipment that was being exported to Sweden.
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NewsHaropa Port hosts five sites ready for industrial development
Nearly 250 ha of land managed by France’s Haropa Port is available for industrial redevelopment as part of the country’s 2030 Turnkey Sites scheme.
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NewsDB Schenker lands cable project
Freight forwarder DB Schenker is coordinating the delivery of 876 cable drums from Kobe, Japan and Mannheim, Germany, as part of Amprion’s Corridor A-North high-voltage grid transmission system.
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NewsFLS Group takes stake in Vectura, opens in Denmark
FLS Group has acquired a stake in Vectura Resource and subsequently opened an office in Denmark.
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NewsWilliams Shipping adds yard capacity in Southampton
UK-based maritime and logistics specialist Williams Shipping has expanded its yard capacity at the port of Southampton, opening up opportunities to grow and diversity its cargo and haulage operations.
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NewsMantovani adds LTM 1150-5.3 unit to Italian fleet
Italian crane hire company Mantovani Global Services is expanding its fleet with a 150-tonne lift capacity LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane from Liebherr.
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News3P Logistics coordinates thruster transport
3P Logistics Group’s industrial projects division has coordinated the transport of an azimuth thruster to the port of Rauma in Finland, for onward shipment to Canada.
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NewsMammoet transports and installs hydrocracking unit
Mammoet has transported and installed a 1,500-tonne residue hydrocracking unit (RHCU) for Orlen Lietuva’s refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania.
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NewsUAL prioritises performance optimisation as multipurpose market comes into balance
Reducing the carbon intensity of ships has been a priority for the multipurpose shipping sector. Much like the EU ETS, the CII and EEXI performance measures will ratchet up in intensity as the years progress.
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NewsBilbao signs Great Lakes MoU
The Port Authority of Bilbao in Spain and the USA’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation.
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NewsG2 Ocean’s record project cargo volumes and dual-fuel fleet expansion
Arthur English, ceo at G2 Ocean, speaks on the carrier’s second consecutive record year of project cargo volumes, and the steps it has taken to reduce the carbon intensity of its fleet.
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NewsHappy Star handles Damen deliveries to Europe
Dutch heavy lift shipping line BigLift Shipping has deployed its heavy lift vessel Happy Star to transport 11 tugs from Vietnam and China to Europe on behalf of Damen Shipyards.
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NewsAllelys promotes Beardmore
UK-based heavy transport provider Allelys has appointed Richard Beardmore as chief commercial officer.