DB Schenker has started operations of Rail Bridge with relief goods for Ukraine. First container train set off on Friday night from Seddin, Germany via Krakow in the direction of Kiev. The train is loaded with 15 containers that include sleeping bags, sleeping mats, diapers, canned food, drinking water, warm clothing and baby food, as …
Liebherr delivers 300th LHM 550
Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja S.A., one of the leading port operators in Poland, recently took delivery of a new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane. With this handover Liebherr celebrates 300th delivery of this model. For Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja S.A, which carries out handling activities on a total area of over 89 hectares, it is one …
Magna Tyres acquires Polish tyre dealer
The Dutch manufacturer Magna Tyres has acquired the Polish tyre dealer Industra Ltd. Financial. The company works with three product categories: industrial tyres (from forklifts to port handling machines), tyres for earthmoving machinery and the agricultural sector (tyres, wheels and tracks). With this acquisition, together with existing structures of Magna Tyres Poland Sp. z o.o., …
Van der Vlist: Oversized multi-modal transport
Van der Vlist recently transported two tanks of nearly 6,00 diameter and 24.500 kgs each from the North of Spain to Poland on a gearless charter vessel. Arriving at the seaport in Poland, the cargo was taken by barge to a barge port in Poland. Transshipment took place by two mobile cranes in tandem, under …
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Liebherr delivers first LTM 1650-8.1 in Poland
In response to the ongoing expansion in the number of wind turbines in Poland, the crane and heavy haulage contractor Dźwig-Mar s.c. has upgraded its fleet with the first Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1. “We have higher demand for large cranes. The 8-axle model will upgrade our fleet to meet the increased demand for cranes in this …
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Boosting sustainability by reusing lifting equipment
Saipem, a service provider in the oil and gas industry, has been commissioned with an offshore project in the Baltic Sea. The project involves using ships to lay an underwater gas pipeline of around 275 kilometres in length. Hendrik Veder Group is helping Saipem to refurbish lifting equipment that it already owns, so that it …
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Largest items ever moved on Polish roads
Tasked by Polish company Grupa Azoty, one of the main players on the European fertilizer and chemical market, Mammoet recently completed the first scope of work that will lead to the construction of the propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene (PDH/PP) blocks of its client’s chemical facility. The project took place in the town of Police, in …
P&O Ferrymasters announces direct multimodal service connecting Czech Republic to Britain
P&O Ferrymasters has announced the next step in the expansion of its pan-European logistics network with the introduction of a new train service from Lovosice in the Czech Republic to Europoort – Rotterdam with the option for onward sea connections to Britain. The company will run its own trains in both directions from Lovosice, a strategic …
Magna Tyres opens new sales office in Czech Republic
Due to the increasing demand in Eastern Europe area, Magna Tyres has announced the opening of another sales office in Czech Republic. Leaded by Mr. Danil Špaček, the new office also serves to be closer to the Slovakian market. “We took a great deal of care in choosing this location for our new office. This …
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Kuenz delivers two more intermodal cranes for Metrans
Metrans, one of the leading companies for intermodal transport, has recently took a delivery of a Kuenz intermodal crane in Prague. Another crane was delivered to Budapest shortly before. Metrans connects the seaports of Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven with the hinterland (southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Austria). Since 2006 a total …
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