Business news – Page 80
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NewsSAL Heavy Lift Day returns
The fourth SAL Heavy Lift Day will be held at the Steigenberger Hotel in Hamburg on September 18, 2019.
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NewsPanalpina prepares for Oman office
Panalpina will establish a presence in Oman to support the country’s large infrastructure projects.
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NewsConceptum opens in Montreal
Conceptum Logistics has strengthened its presence in the Canadian market with the opening of an office in Montreal, Quebec.
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NewsRRS plans open house event
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) will showcase the entire range of Hydra-Slide skidding equipment at its Portsmouth, UK facility on September 10, 2019.
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NewsHeerema awarded second wind energy contract in Taiwan
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded the transport and installation contract for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
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NewsConfessore to head up Mallory project division
Tennessee-headquartered Mallory Alexander International Logistics has appointed Michael Confessore to head up its recently launched project freight division.
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NewsTrade war effects hit the West Coast
Protracted trade tension between the USA and China has hit the bottom lines of ports and terminals active on the US West Coast. Predicting how volumes will develop in the coming months is proving difficult.
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NewsHouston readies for PCB 2020
The Project Cargo & Breakbulk conference and exhibition 2020 (PCB 2020) – a new event for the project logistics supply chain – will take place in Houston during April next year.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates rise
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have improved slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsCaspian tug delivered
Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 in Kazakhstan.
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NewsNWSA requests Terminal 46 proposals
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is inviting companies interested in operating Terminal 46, a 50 acre (20.2 ha) deepwater marine terminal, to submit proposals.
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NewsFernandina opts for Octopi
Florida’s Worldwide Terminals Fernandina has selected the Octopi terminal operating system (TOS) as it modernises its port infrastructure.
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NewsPunishing mis-declarers
Container shipping lines Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL, among others, have introduced fines for shippers that mis-declare hazardous cargoes.
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NewsTariffs taking their toll
Last week, US President Donald Trump said that an additional 10 percent tariff will be imposed on Chinese-origin goods effective September 1, 2019.
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Newsdeugro opens second Canadian office
deugro (Canada) has opened an office in Calgary, Canada as part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans.
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NewsArklow newbuild launched in Westerbroek
Ferus Smit has launched Arklow Shipping’s newbuild vessel, Arklow Abbey, at its yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands.
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NewsMixed fortunes in North America
In announcing its second-quarter financial results, heavy haulage and crane solutions provider, Entrec, said the outlook for its business in the USA continues to be positive, but warns that a more cautious approach is needed in Canada.
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NewsHOPA names leadership team
The combined port authorities of Hamilton and Oshawa in Canada has named its board of directors and senior executive team.
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NewsUK looks to free ports as post-Brexit solution
New plans unveiled by the UK government suggests that up to 10 free ports (also known as free-trade zones) could be established following the country’s exit from the European Union (EU).