More international recognition for ECOL
ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence is to sign its second Mutual Recognition Agreement with the British Columbia Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) from Canada following a meeting in the…
Obituary: Horst Felbermayr – pioneer of heavy goods logistics and “gentleman driver”
Horst Felbermayr Senior – for many years the driving force behind the Austria-based international company bearing his name – has died at the age of 75 after a serious illness….
ESTA Spring meetings and awards dinner postponed
Due to the coronavirus, the ESTA spring meetings and the ESTA 2020 Awards dinner, due to take place in Amsterdam on April 23 and 24, have unfortunately both been postponed….
ESTA Awards 2020 – shortlists announced
The finalists for the ESTA Awards 2020 have been announced by the jury of experts. There are a maximum of four finalists in each of the ten categories. For the full list…
Call for for heavy transport and abnormal load corridors receives welcome boost
ESTA’s long-running campaign for the introduction of heavy transport and abnormal load corridors across Europe has received a significant boost. Brussels and national governments have been under pressure from Europe’s armed…
Pressure grows for coordinated electronic permitting
ESTA is stepping up its pressure on European regulators and national governments to harmonize and streamline permitting processes for abnormal loads and to coordinate the introduction of new electronic permitting…
New EU directive underlines urgent need for European Crane Operators Licence
Support for ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) could be given added impetus by a new directive from the European Union. he directive – EU2018/958 – says that “national…
ESTA Awards finalists to be revealed on March 13
The finalists in each of the ten categories of the 2020 ESTA Awards will be announced on March 13, with the winners revealed at the ESTA Awards dinner in Amsterdam…
Laso Transportes is new ESTA member in Portugal
Laso Transportes from Portugal has become the latest organisation to join ESTA. The company has been accepted as a Special Member. The news means that the total number of ESTA…
Videos on ECOL, Wind BPG and transport priorities now made available from WCTS
Videos of the presentations at the recent World Crane and Transport Summit in Amsterdam are now available for free on the KHL website at https://www.khl.com/magazines/international-cranes-and-specialized-transport/videos The conference included a strong input…