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Construction

New solution for the construction of skyscrapers

As urbanisation in cities is accelerating, the necessity of building supertall structures continues and sometimes it is the only solution due to the limited land available. To meet the challenges…

Energy

Sarens supports St. Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm project in France

Sarens has been involved in the load-in, load-out, transport, and storage of several monopiles and transition pieces for the St. Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm since January 2021. The work is…

Equipment

Modulift names LGH as stock holding partner in Germany

Modulift has appointed Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), one of the largest largest rental hire companies in the lifting industry to become a stock holding partner in Germany. As the European…

Energy

Second life for wind turbine blades in Spain

Last year, GE Renewable Energy signed preliminary agreements with German and French-Swiss companies to dismantle, shred and co-process the blades from some of the continent’s onshore turbines that are approaching…

Container Cranes

New cranes at the Port of Liverpool are now fully operational

Peel Ports has completed the commissioning of additional ship-to-shore container cranes at the Port of Liverpool’s Terminal 1, which will service the needs of specialist carriers such as Atlantic Container…

Containers

DP World’s UK ports handled record volume in 2021

DP World’s two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in 2021 after major investments in capability and capacity. During the 12 month period, DP World’s port-centric logistics hub…

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Construction

Port of Dunkirk welcomes Gigafactory

Port of Dunkirk has been chosen by the French industrial company Verkor for the construction of its first Gigafactory dedicated to the development of low-carbon automotive battery cells. The first…

Energy

Improved offshore wind turbine base quayside lifting safety with Enerpac XC Pump

Belgium-based REM-B Hydraulics has developed self-contained, remote-controlled hydraulics powerpacks for connecting and releasing 1000 tonne, 85m high, offshore wind turbine bases during quayside lifting onto a pontoon, for leading international…

Heavy transport

Collett acquire Plant Speed wind energy fleet

Collett & Sons Ltd and Bristol’s Plant Speed have agreed a deal which will see their specialist wind turbine equipment join the Collett fleet.  Taking the decision to remove themselves…

Cranes

Spanish Grues Padrosa orders two new Tadano AC 4.100L-1 cranes

Spanish crane service provider Grues Padrosa ordered two new units of the Tadano AC 4.100L-1 model at the same time, and the two cranes were able to show off their…

Europe

Belgian army opts for Broshuis

Following the example of the American and Danish army, the Belgian army has now also opted for the quality of Broshuis. Nine, three-axle PL2 pendular axle low loaders will be…

Europe

DP World signs agreement with second major tenant in three months

London City Bond today becomes the second leading business in three months to take advantage of the financial benefits of freeport status and locate at DP World London Gateway’s rapidly…

Equipment

New Czech warehouse facility for Modulift

Manufacturer for modular spreader beams Modulift announced they now have stock on a next day delivery service to the European market via their new warehouse facility based in Czech Republic.…

Cranes

Three Liebherr LG 1750s make their debut at Spanish wind farm 


Crane and heavy transport company Transbiaga is working with three new Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile cranes in Spain’s largest wind farm Gecama. There, 67 wind turbines with a…

Deliveries

Mar-Train Heavy Haulage ensures rapid progress with Goldhofer

Mar-Train Heavy Haulage Ltd, based outside Lisburn in Northern Ireland, has recently taken a delivery of  Goldhofer STHP-ET 12 (5+7) heavy-duty combination with the redesigned RA 2-110 tower clamp system…

Construction

Liebherr installs bridge in area struck by disaster

The Bielefeld branch of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has hoisted a 46 tonne temporary prefabricated bridge over the River Erft replacing the bridge that was destroyed and…

Asia

Bok Seng Logistics opts for Goldhofer

With more than 40 years of experience, Bok Seng Logistics PTE LTD Singapore has recently decided to invest in a transport solution from Goldhofer for the first time in the…

Agreement

Thistle Wind Partners land 2 GW in highly competitive ScotWind offshore wind leasing round

Crown Estate Scotland announced that Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions, Qair Marine SAS, and Aspiravi International NV, have been awarded 2GW worth of option areas in…

All Terrain Cranes

I & H Kran puts new AC 100-4L
and AC 220-5 all terrain cranes into operation

The new AC 100-4L and AC 220-5 all terrain cranes of the German crane service provider I & H Kran has been put into operation. Site Manager Nils Laumann, who…

Orders

DP World completes £40M Southampton investment

DP World has just announced that 11 of the most sustainable straddle carriers yet manufactured will go into service at Southampton with immediate effect, completing a £40m investment over the…

Cranes

Schuch prepares to face future challenges with Liebherr

Crane and heavy haulage contractor Schuch, which has several outlets in the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar conurbations, has ordered 15 new mobile cranes from Liebherr with lifting capacities between 90 and…

Access platforms

Haulotte Iberica strengthens ties with Elevarte

Haulotte Iberica concluded an agreement with Elevarte, a Spanish rental company based in Madrid, for an enhanced cooperation over maintenance work, equipment upgrade, genuine spare parts use, and continuous training.…

Construction

bp and EnBW successful in ScotWind offshore wind bid

bp and EnBW have been awarded a lease option off the east coast of Scotland to develop a major offshore wind project to be known as Morven. The approximately 860km2…

Breakbulk

Creative solutions to keep the customer’s freight moving

C.H. Robinson Project Logistics has recently completed a nine-month project involving multiple ocean shipments of oversized cargo from Portugal to the USA. First, they utilized out-of-gauge flat racks and open-top…

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