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NewsGerman railfreight gets priority over passenger services
Germany’s freight transport infrastructure is beginning to be affected by the country’s economic and energy crisis, with the transport ministry giving Deutsche Bahn freight trains priority over passenger services.
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NewsOsprey adds barge duo
Transport engineering specialist Osprey has added two barges to its fleet – Osprey Isobel Rose and Osprey Aurora Maya.
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NewsATB completes oil and gas deliveries
ATB Riva Calzoni has delivered two reactors and a high-pressure separator drum for the Assiut refinery complex in Egypt.
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NewsLady Menna delivered
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
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NewsAgreement reached for German port workers
In the 10th round of negotiations, trade union Ver.di and ZDS (the association of German sea port operators) reached an agreement, ending fears of further strike action. The same cannot be said for the port of Felixstowe in the UK, where strike action has the potential to escalate.
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NewsAnother milestone at Hinkley Point C
Offshore installation vessels Gulliver and Rambiz have installed the last of six head structures at the bottom of the Bristol Channel.
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NewsOmega Morgan brings power cargoes to Arlington
USA-headquartered transport engineering specialist Omega Morgan has moved 82 large wind energy components from the port of Vancouver (USA) to Arlington, Oregon.
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NewsEight cranes deployed for complex tandem lift
India-based Steel Carriers deployed eight Tadano cranes from its fleet to lift a 250-tonne dome with a diameter of 126 m in Rajasthan.
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NewsVan der Vlist selected for wind work
Van der Vlist has been selected to provide port handling and transport activities for Windplan Groen – part of a large-scale wind energy plan for the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands.
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NewsHigh five for NMT
NMT Global Project Logistics has moved five fermentation tanks from Nantong, China, to Corinto, Nicaragua.
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NewsHöegh to purchase Höegh Tracer
Höegh Autoliners, through its subsidiary Höegh Autoliners Shipping, has exercised an option to purchase Höegh Tracer for USD53.2 million from Ocean Yield.
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NewsHollandse Kust jacket departs Vlissingen
The jacket for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) substation departed Heerema Fabrication Group’s Vlissingen yard onboard Malin Abram and Augustea’s CD01 barge.
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NewsMKK in turbine installation
Bangladesh-based MKK Logistics has used an Enerpac SBL900 hydraulic gantry crane to install a 130-tonne turbine at a 718 MW combined-cycle power plant at Meghnaghat in Dhaka.
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NewsCOSCO adds service for construction vehicles
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has launched a dedicated service for transporting construction vehicles to Southeast Africa.
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NewsRockbottom tackles staff shortages with project logistics academy
Recruiting and retaining project logistics talent is, at present, near impossible. Jason Dickens, consultant at dedicated project forwarding recruiter Rockbottom Consulting, shed some light on the current situation.
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NewsCJ ICM in absorber moves
CJ ICM is transporting four absorbers from China to Uzbekistan via Haydarpasa port.
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NewsSARR soars with air charter
SARR Freights has completed an air charter to transport 20 tonnes of hazardous cargo from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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NewsProtranser moves for Mexican export
Protranser has handled oversized cargo in Tianjin for export to Manzanillo, Mexico.
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NewsCOLI welcomes Mundt
COLI Schiffahrt & Transport has appointed Henning Mundt as managing director.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers orders tenth semi-sub
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to build its tenth semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.