Everett adopts 2019 budget
November 16 - The port of Everett has adopted its operating budget for 2019, earmarking USD58.7 million for new capital investment.
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Entries open for 2019 ESTA awards
November 16 - Entries are now being accepted for the European crane and heavy transport industry’s 2019 ESTA Awards.
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Straddle carriers make for Le Havre
November 16 - Denmark-headquartered forwarder Marin Bencher has coordinated the delivery of 12 fully-assembled straddle carriers from Poland to the GMP container terminal in Le Havre, France.
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Abkatun sets sail
November 16 - The 15,000 tonne PB-Abkatun-A2 oil and gas production platform has set sail from Altamira, Mexico.
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Sarens opens Russian depot
November 15 - In order to support the regional oil and gas sector, Sarens has opened a crane depot in Tyumen, Russia.
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Tuunainen resigns as Nurminen CEO
November 15 - Marko Tuunainen has resigned as ceo of Nurminen Logistics, effective November 15, 2018.
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Business | Mergers and acquisitions | Forecasts | Investments | Appointments | Archive
Can the market sustain USD100 oil?
November 15 - With oil prices hovering around USD80 per barrel, industry analyst McKinsey suggests that a combination of factors could tighten oil markets further and propel the commodity past USD100.
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Hamilton Port receives government funding
November 14 - Ontario’s Hamilton port is to receive CAD17.7 million (USD13.3 million) from the National Trade Corridors Fund.
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NYK confirms NCA fleet reduction
November 14 - NYK Group, the parent company of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), has confirmed that the airline will scale down the size of its freighter fleet to only one variation of Boeing 747.
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Sectors | Shipping | Overland | Logistics | Airfreight | Ports and terminals | Networks | Archive
Multipurpose rates edge up
November 15 - Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have marginally increased over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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Yilport takes Liebherr delivery
November 15 - Yilport Holding has taken delivery of two Liebherr LHM 600 mobile cranes for its recently acquired terminal in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala.
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Omega Morgan powers through Washington
November 14 - Heavy rigging and transportation specialist Omega Morgan has handled the delivery of a 209-tonne transformer for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Rock Creek substation.
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Hacklin moves material handlers bound for Uruguay
November 15 - Hacklin Logistics has arranged the loading of six Mantsinen handlers at Rauma port in Finland for onward transportation to Uruguay.
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Dan-Czech completes multimodal move
November 14 - Dan-Czech Specialtransport has delivered three 73-tonne oxygen vessels from Kreuztal in Germany to Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
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SAL completes Horns Rev 3 shipments
November 13 - SAL Heavy Lift has handled the transport of 49 transition pieces for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on behalf of GeoSea.
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Out of this world shipment for Volga-Dnepr
November 13 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Bolloré Logistics have delivered one of the first European Service Modules (ESM) for the Orion space programme, which aims to transport astronauts beyond low Earth orbit.
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Insight | Special topic: Sulphur 2020 | Archive
FROM THE MAGAZINE: Why does the transport industry need neutral cargo surveyors?
November 14 - Christoph Bruns of Mund+Bruns GmbH defends the role and worth of the independent and neutral surveyor in the project cargo supply chain.
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BIMCO develops bunker clauses ahead of Sulphur 2020
November 13 - The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has developed two bunker clauses to support the implementation of International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sulphur 2020 regulations, which come into force on January 1, 2020.
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Banks reduce shipping exposure
November 9 - As banks continue to distance themselves from the shipping sector, two of Germany’s prominent lenders - Commerzbank and Nord/LB - have announced further reductions in their shipping portfolios.
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Equipment
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Sarens set for Mozambique branch
November 14 - Heavy lift and engineered transport provider, Sarens, is set to open a branch and depot in Mozambique.
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Class 8 orders on the up
November 13 - Freight Transportation Research (FTR) has reported continued growth in North American Class 8 heavy-duty truck orders for October 2018, standing at 43,000 units.
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Fagioli moves in Marghera
November 13 - Fagioli has moved two hydrocracking reactors, with a combined total weight of more than 3,000 tonnes, at the port of Marghera, Italy.
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