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  • Manitowoc adds to Grove crane range
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    Manitowoc adds to Grove crane range

    2020-02-24T14:00:00Z

    Manitowoc Cranes has added the Grove GRT8120 to its range of rough-terrain cranes.

  • Antwerp XL outlines conference agenda
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    Antwerp XL outlines conference agenda

    2020-02-19T14:10:00Z

    Antwerp XL has finalised the conference programme for its 2020 event, which will take place on April 21-23 at the Antwerp Expo.

  • Liebherr delivers a first in the USA
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    Liebherr delivers a first in the USA

    2020-02-19T11:40:00Z

    North Carolina Ports (NCP) has added a Liebherr LPS 420 rail-mounted gantry harbour crane at its terminal at the port of Morehead City.

  • Blyth prepares for free ports consultation
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    Blyth prepares for free ports consultation

    2020-02-19T11:25:00Z

    The port of Blyth and its partners in Energy Central have welcomed the UK’s decision to progress with the establishment of free ports.

  • Charter rates remain steady
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    Charter rates remain steady

    2020-02-18T15:35:00Z

    Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained steady over the last month, according to shipbroker Toepfer Transport. 

  • Canaveral secures funding for multipurpose berth
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    Canaveral secures funding for multipurpose berth

    2020-02-18T10:25:00Z

    Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded a USD14.1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Port Infrastructure Development Program to modernise and expand North Cargo Berth 3 (NCB3).

  • Duluth awarded infrastructure grant
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    Duluth awarded infrastructure grant

    2020-02-17T10:40:00Z

    The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has allocated a USD10.5 million grant to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. 

  • Wm. O'Brien opens in the USA
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    Wm. O'Brien opens in the USA

    2020-02-17T10:30:00Z

    Ireland’s Wm. O'Brien is opening its first office in the USA, in Princeton, New Jersey.

  • ProLift acquires ARM
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    ProLift acquires ARM

    2020-02-14T09:40:00Z

    ProLift Rigging has acquired Advanced Riggers & Millwrights (ARM), a rigging and plant relocation company based in Riverside, California.

  • HTA adds training courses
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    HTA adds training courses

    2020-02-14T09:40:00Z

    The UK’s Heavy Transport Association (HTA) has launched two abnormal load escort training programmes.

  • Heavy lift cargo boosts volumes at Duluth
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    Heavy lift cargo boosts volumes at Duluth

    2020-02-13T13:20:00Z

    Cargo volume exceeded 33.5 million tons at the port of Duluth-Superior for the 2019 shipping season, ranking as the port’s third-highest throughput since 2015, reports Morgan McClean.

  • Antonov HQ to take over GSSA role
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    Antonov HQ to take over GSSA role

    2020-02-13T12:20:00Z

    Following the end of the general sales and service agent (GSSA) agreement with UK-based Dreamlifts, Antonov Airlines has confirmed that these tasks will be handled in-house at its headquarters in Ukraine.

  • Breakbulk Asia postponed
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    Breakbulk Asia postponed

    2020-02-13T10:00:00Z

    Breakbulk Asia, which was originally scheduled to take place from March 18-19 in Shanghai, has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Logistics industry braces for a global slowdown
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    Logistics industry braces for a global slowdown

    2020-02-13T10:00:00Z

    The majority of logistics executives surveyed in Agility’s 2020 Emerging Markets Index expect a recession in the next 12 months, amid concerns about downward pressure on global trade volumes.

  • Laso rebrands GTE in Mozambique
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    Laso rebrands GTE in Mozambique

    2020-02-12T12:35:00Z

    Mozambique-based GTE-Gruas E Transportes Especiais, a subsidiary of Laso Transportes, has rebranded as Laso Moçambique.

  • UK launches consultation of free ports
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    UK launches consultation of free ports

    2020-02-11T14:40:00Z

    The UK is moving ahead with plans to establish up to ten free ports (also known as free-trade zones) in a bid to unlock post-Brexit opportunities and support logistics supply chains.

  • Rhenus Group acquires LTK
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    Rhenus Group acquires LTK

    2020-02-10T12:30:00Z

    Rhenus Group has finalised the acquisition of Spanish logistics company LTK.

  • Intermarine begins operations
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    Intermarine begins operations

    2020-02-10T11:45:00Z

    Intermarine has commenced its Americas liner service, following the brand’s resurrection at the end of January.

  • Dreamlifts ends partnership with Antonov
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    Dreamlifts ends partnership with Antonov

    2020-02-10T11:10:00Z

    UK-based Dreamlifts will no longer act as the worldwide general sales and service agent for Antonov Airlines, effective March 1, 2020.

  • Sarens adds Orléans base
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    Sarens adds Orléans base

    2020-02-07T11:45:00Z

    Sarens has opened a crane depot in Orléans, France, which will supply cranes on a rental basis for clients in the nuclear energy and civil engineering sectors.