European news – Page 64
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NewsFire aboard Happy Rover in Rotterdam
A fire broke out aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Rover on August 21 while drydocked in Schiedam, Rotterdam. The captain and crew were not harmed.
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NewsAllelys delivers Dogger Bank transformers
UK-headquartered heavy transport engineering specialist Allelys has offloaded, delivered and installed four transformers, weighing 255 tonnes, for the Dogger Bank wind farm.
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NewsWagenborg Nedlift receives heavy jacking system
Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of an ultra-heavy jacking system.
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News‘Absurd and unworkable’ European Machinery Regulations
Crane manufacturers and industry experts are calling for the removal of what has been described as “an absurd and unworkable” clause in the draft of new European Machinery Regulations.
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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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NewsDenholm expands in Belfast
Scruttons (NI), part of Denholm Logistics Group, has acquired the Belfast-based specialist steel stevedoring company William Reid.
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NewsFelbermayr completes tricky balancing act
Heavy transport engineering provider Felbermayr was awarded the contract to dismantle an old flood barrier near Ladenburg on the river Neckar in Germany. Due to tight confines, it was necessary to disassemble the 210-tonne structure directly on the water.
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NewsDHL Industrial Projects in thruster move
DHL Industrial Projects has transported a thruster unit from Sembcorp Integrated Marine in Rauma, Finland, to Galveston, USA.
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NewsMassey heads up Osprey heavy lifting division
UK-headquartered Osprey Group has appointed Simon Massey as managing director of its heavy lift division.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at Felixstowe
Over 1,900 workers at the port of Felixstowe – the UK’s largest container port – will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday August 21, ending on August 29, after pay talks failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
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NewsUECC and Svitzer partner on biofuels
UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a partnership with towage provider Svitzer.
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NewsSarens completes bridge installation in France
Heavy transport and installation contractor Sarens has installed a 250-tonne bridge in the centre of Hazebrouck, France.
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NewsGulliver and Rambiz tackle complex lifting work for Hinkley
Heavy lift vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have placed a 5,000-tonne intake head on the seabed of the Bristol Channel for the EDF’s Hinkley Point C project in the UK.
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NewsFreight Traders handles power plant cargoes
Freight Traders, member of the XLProjects (XLP) network in New Zealand, has handled 314 packages, totalling 1,195 tonnes and 4,577.85 cu m.
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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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NewsOng appointed TT Club CFO
EeLain Ong has taken over as chief financial officer (cfo) of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club.
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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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NewsOffshore foundations depart Le Havre
On July 29, the first convoy carrying three gravity-based foundations for France’s Fécamp offshore wind farm left Haropa’s port of Le Havre.
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NewsPort Esbjerg completes first Kaskasi load out at latest facility
A new pre-assembly site developed by Siemens Gamesa and Port Esbjerg (Denmark) has conducted its first load-out – offshore wind energy equipment destined for RWE’s Kaskasi project.