F.H. Bertling Logistics transports gas turbine from Sweden to Germany
The Hamburg-based company, F.H. Bertling Logistics, transported a gas turbine from Norrkoping, Sweden to a thermal power station in Bonn, Germany. The gas turbine weighs 114.183 kilograms, and measures 1.530 x 546 x 518 centimetres.Read more
New management for dteq Transport Engineering Solutions
The Bremen-based company, dteq Transport Engineering Solutions, has appointed Hagen Hennig to the role of Technical Director, as Boris Dykiert remains Commercial Director.Read more
Mammoet removes Lingen nuclear power plant steam converters
The Lingen nuclear power plant in Germany, which was permanently shut down in 1977, is now in the process of being decommissioned by Mammoet. The Dutch giant was contracted to remove the two steam converters,...Read more
US Army using new prototype modular ramp system, a first in Europe
The United States (US) army is using a rapidly available Interface for trans-loading (RAIL), a new prototype modular ramp system in Grafenwoehr, Germany. This is the first time it is being used in Europe. It...Read more
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) and Oceanex sign MoU
The managing Director of the German shipbuilding company, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), Philipp Maracke, and the Executive Chairman of Newfoundland-based Oceanex, Sid Hynes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a high-ranking German delegation trip...Read more
Germany to track cargo movement on inland waterways with new app
“More heavy and bulky transport must be moved from the already congested roads to the water,” stated Oliver Luksic, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany, at the...Read more
Damen builds four new Combi Freighters
Two Harren (Ems) based shipping companies, Reederei Wessels and HS Shipping Group, have each ordered two new Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850) vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. They are now under construction.Read more
7 Worldwide Logistics handles inland shipment
The Bremen-based company, 7 Worldwide Logistics (7WL) has handled a large FOB shipment of industrial equipment, from Berlin to Hamburg.Read more
EMS-Fehn-Group and Wallenius Sol deliver 16 wind turbines to Puskakorpi
Logistics supplier EMS-Fehn-Group and Wallenius Sol have collaborated in the delivery of sixteen 1,090-tonne wind turbine towers for the Puskakorpi wind farm. The components were transported from Lübeck, Germany to Oulu, in Western Finland. Read more
VTG Project Logistics delivers air separation plant parts in Brandenburg
The Hamburg-based logistics company, VTG Project Logistic, has coordinated the transportation of air separation plant components from Mühlberg, in the Elbe-Elster district to Schwarzheide, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. Read more
Wagenborg mobilises cable laying barges in Eemshaven
The maritime logistics conglomerate, Royal Wagenborg has begun a mobilising project, including its full logistics scope, in line with a long-term contract with the industrial holding company, NKT. In the next seven weeks, three cable-laying barges...Read more
Langowski moves 25-tonne rotary rewinder by rail
RailLangowski Logistics, a founding member of the New Silk Road Network, recently transported a huge rotary rewinder from China to the Port of Hamburg by rail. The cargo weighed about 25 tonnes and measured 12.2...Read more
EMS Log opens branch office in Lübeck
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE – EMS Log has opened a new branch office in Lübeck, Germany. The Branch Office North is headed by logistics expert Martin Ollmann.Read more
Kübler acquires Daher Projects
German heavy transport provider Spedition Kübler has acquired Daher Projects, the heavy transport business of Daher in Germany. The acquisition will see Kübler grow by 40 employees at four locations and add over 100 special...Read more
Chapman Freeborn flies freighter full with high-value cargo to Australia
AirfreightPRESS RELEASE – Chapman Freeborn has transported 92 tonnes of high-value industrial cargo using an entire Boeing 747-400 freighter. “While Chapman Freeborn manages outsize cargo operations daily, from time to time, a challenge knocks at...Read more
Universal Transport delivers wind turbines for Enercon
Heavy haulagePRESS RELEASE – Heavy load logistics provider Universal Transport has delivered two complete wind turbines from their production sites in Northern and Central Germany to their site of operation, a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia...Read moreEMS Log strengthens presence in Southern Germany
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE – German transport specialist EMS Log has opened a new branch office in Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg, on July 1. Head of the office in Southern Germany is Jürgen Menge, who has extensive experience in...Read more
“Substantial segments of German fleet endangered in existence”
ShippingThe German shipowners association VDR warns that the pandemic has an even bigger impact on the country’s shipping industry than the financial crisis of 2008. “Substantial segments of the German merchant fleet are foreseeably endangered...Read more