European news – Page 80
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NewsSamskip opens in Finland
Samskip has established a subsidiary in Helsinki, Finland, which the company hopes will help to grow shortsea, inland, and freight forwarding volumes.
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NewsTentative recovery for North Sea Port
North Sea Port transhipped 34 million tonnes of ocean cargo in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 5.1 percent year on year.
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NewsAntwerp posts positive half-year figures
The port of Antwerp has reported that a total of 120 million tonnes of cargo was transhipped through the port during the first six months of 2021, representing a year-on-year increase of 5 percent. The port said that transhipments with the UK and Ireland are showing positive signs in spite of Brexit.
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NewsVoltaire selected for Dogger Bank C
Jan De Nul Group will transport and install 87 GE Haliade-X turbines at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm, which is jointly owned by SSE Renewables and Equinor.
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NewsHareket handles heavy cargoes
In partnership with Logistics Plus, Hareket has handled two converter tank sections destined for Kentucky, USA. Each section measured 10 m high and 8 m in diameter.
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NewsLiving Stone demonstrates capabilities
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 high-voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea using its DP3 vessel Living Stone.
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NewsCito ships to Norway
Wagenborg’s vessel Cito has shipped cargoes to Amoyfjord in Norway for Heerema Marine Contractors.
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NewsOHT to combine with Subsea 7
OHT has entered into an agreement to combine with Subsea 7’s renewables business unit.
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NewsPotteries delivers in Ireland
UK-based Potteries Heavy Haulage has coordinated the transport of multiple out-of-gauge units for a new gas supply facility at Intel’s Leixlip campus near Dublin, Ireland.
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NewsGerman companies boost crane fleets
Germany’s crane and engineering group Eisele has taken delivery of a Tadano ATF-220-5.1 at its factory in Lauf an der Pegnitz.
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NewsBlue Water teams up with FBC for tunnel project
Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) has contracted Blue Water Shipping to provide services for the construction of a tunnel that will link Denmark and Germany.
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NewsOcean7 takes over Kabel Trucking
Ocean7 Projects has acquired Kabel Trucking to form Ocean7 Trucking, effective July 5, 2021.
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NewsSwissterminal’s triple takeover
Swissterminal has taken over the operation of three inland ports in the Alsace region in France – Ottmarsheim, Huningue and Ile Napoléon.
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NewsPSA Breakbulk and Felbermayr team up
PSA Breakbulk and Felbermayr will jointly operate the 15-ha site beside Churchill Dock South at the port of Antwerp.
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NewsPortXL selects innovators in Rotterdam
A panel of industry experts, investors, and entrepreneurs have selected 15 companies for the sixth PortXL acceleration programme to take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsPLA unveils London shipyard plans
Port of London Authority (PLA) is working with property developers, London & Regional, and the Royal Docks Team (RDT) to develop a shipyard at Albert Island in the London borough of Newham, UK.
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NewsSarens lifts with Liebherr in the Netherlands
Sarens has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and has put the machine to work erecting 4.65 MW wind turbines at the Oostpolder wind farm in the Netherlands.
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NewsVattenfall to create wind energy hub
Vattenfall has unveiled plans to build a warehouse at the port of Esbjerg in Denmark. The facility will serve wind farm projects in the UK, Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
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NewsJaber Bringas re-elected at UniportBilbao
At its recent annual general meeting, UniportBilbao re-elected Jimmy Jaber Bringas as president.