European news – Page 39
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NewsPSG takes delivery of Grove rough-terrain crane
Scottish marine services company, PSG Marine & Logistics (PSG), has received the first Grove GRT8100-1 rough-terrain crane in the UK.
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NewsAinscough boosts projects division with Liebherr crawler
UK-based Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 1700 1.0 crawler crane at its Leyland depot.
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NewsTadano appoints Gee-Nyland as business leader
Crane manufacturer Tadano has appointed Lloyd Gee-Nyland as the business leader for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsBigLift Baffin completes Saint-Brieuc deliveries
BigLift Shipping transported 38 jacket foundations from El Ferrol, Spain, for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm utilising its heavy transport vessel BigLift Baffin.
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NewsESTA steps up efforts to strengthen revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – ESTA – is stepping up its lobbying of authorities in Brussels to persuade them to strengthen the proposed revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive – a development that could have a great impact on the transport industry for years to come.
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NewsNorthern European ports to cooperate on AI solutions
Six European ports will collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) projects to help optimise the green energy transition.
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NewsWisborg takes chairman role at Blue Water
Blue Water Shipping has confirmed that Jørgen Wisborg will take over chairmanship of the company.
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NewsHistoric locomotive back on track with Faymonville
Schwarzenberg, Germany-based Ehrig Arne has transported a partially dismantled historic locomotive using a Faymonville 2+4 lowbed semi-trailer.
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NewsBKL adds industrial assembly to service portfolio
Munich-based BKL has expanded its service offering to include industrial assembly, supplementing its lifting and transportation services.
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NewsKübler delivers Scheuerle transporters
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has purchased five ShipyardTransporters from TII Scheuerle. German heavy lift specialist Spedition Kübler was on hand to transport the first two vehicles from the plant in Pfedelbach to the Heilbronn inland port facility.
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NewsAllelys hauls transformers for Moray West converter station
UK-based heavy haulage specialist Allelys has delivered two transformers, weighing 239 tonnes and measuring 12.3 m x 4 m x 4.6 m, from Buckie Harbour in Scotland to the Moray West onshore converter station.
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NewsHarren Ship Management launched
Germany’s Harren Group has expanded its service portfolio and launched Harren Ship Management.
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NewsLouis Dreyfus Armateurs to supply Airbus with three wind-assisted newbuilds
Airbus will renew its entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the USA with three, low-emission ro-ro vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion.
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NewsSchmidbauer names Kopka in Poland
German heavy lift and heavy haulage company Schmidbauer has appointed Ireneusz Kopka as a sales representative in Poland.
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NewsProject cargoes move through Ipswich
The port of Ipswich in the UK, owned and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP), has facilitated the movement of a generator, turbine and transformer for an energy project in East Anglia.
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NewsDeclining throughput in leading Benelux ports
In the first nine months of 2023, both the port of Rotterdam and the port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded a drop of 9 percent in terms of throughput compared to the same period in 2022. Both gateways attribute the declining volumes to continued economic instability.
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NewsMilford Haven applies for FLOWMIS funding
The port of Milford Haven in Wales has submitted a multi-million-pound funding application to the UK government’s Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS) to expand Pembroke Port.
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NewsSallaum Lines launches Europe-USA link
Earlier in October, Sallaum Lines launched a monthly service route connecting Europe to the USA.
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NewsESL Shipping names Ylitalo to target renewables
Finland-based dry bulk specialist ESL Shipping has appointed Juha Ylitalo as head of renewable energy and project transportation, effective November 1.
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NewsNordic Crane expands fleet with JS-250 jack-up system
Nordic Crane has boosted its heavy lift capabilities with an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system, designed to lift loads up to 1,300 tonnes.