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Manitowoc revives giant crane in Brazil
Manitowoc’s EnCORE team has fully renovated a Manitowoc 4600 lattice-boom crawler crane in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.
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Antonov transports super-heavy cargo from Italy and Brazil to Chile
Heavy airfreight specialist Antonov Airlines partnered with NEO Air Charter and forwarder Logwin to move two huge parts for a pulp mill in Chile.
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USA increases steel and aluminium tariffs to discourage transhipping through Mexico
USA president Joe Biden has issued an order to impose Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium products shipped from Mexico but manufactured outside North America.
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Hydropower cargoes shipped from India to Brazil by EXG
India’s Express Global Logistics (EXG) managed the multimodal transport of hydropower equipment from India to Brazil.
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Cautious consistency about Mexican energy
With a change of leadership under way in Mexico following June elections, the incumbent administration is expected to maintain a focus on energy independence and self-sufficiency.
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Becker and D’Abreo ‘divide the world’ as Rhenus plots expansion
Rhenus Group appointed Moritz Becker and Colin D’Abreo as co-vice president directors of its project logistics unit during May 2024. Each has his own particular areas of expertise and the structure of the roles reflects this experience. “We have divided the world,” said Becker, who now leads Rhenus Project Logistics’ operations in Europe, the CIS region, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAPAC). D’Abreo will oversee activities in the Americas, India, China, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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Grosskopf calls time on 65-year career
The sale of DAKO Worldwide Transport and its affiliated companies to CF&S was completed at the end of 2023. With the deal closed, and a transition period successfully navigated, DAKO board member Ralf Grosskopf has announced his retirement.
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Panama Canal draught increased ahead of schedule
The Panama Canal Authority has increased the maximum authorised draught at the waterway to 45 ft (13.7 m). This adjustment, originally scheduled to take effect on June 15, was expedited thanks to the onset of the rainy season in the Panama Canal Watershed and level of Gatun Lake.
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JAS Brazil names Schöner
JAS Brazil has appointed Karin Schöner as its managing director/president.
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USD270 billion shortfall in critical mineral mining investments, says UNCTAD
Demand for critical energy transition minerals like lithium, cobalt and copper could increase almost fourfold by 2030. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) projections based on data from the International Energy Agency, indicate that by 2050 lithium demand could rise by over 1,500 percent, for example, with similar increases for nickel, cobalt and copper.
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GLT acquires barge and launches breakbulk ro-ro service to San Juan
Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the Crimson Clover closed-deck barge and subsequently launched a breakbulk/ro-ro service linking Fernandina Beach, Florida and the Caribbean.
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Corio and Prumo look to use port of Açu as offshore wind base
Offshore wind developer Corio Generation and Brazilian port developer Prumo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore using the port of Açu as a strategic base for Corio’s future offshore wind projects.
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Noble Drilling selects Blue Water Suriname for logistics and shore base support
Noble Drilling has contracted Blue Water Shipping for logistics and shore base support for its operations in Suriname.
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Fracht and Pecém partner for terminal project
Brazil’s Complex do Pecém has partnered with project freight forwarder Fracht to develop a multimodal cargo terminal.
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Tradelossa supports Tren Maya project with carriage transport
Mexico-based heavy haulage specialist Tradelossa is orchestrating the delivery of train carriages from China to the port of Manzanillo to support the Tren Maya project – 1,554-km intercity railway that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula.
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Geodis handles complex delivery in Colombia
Geodis has successfully coordinated the delivery of oversized thermocompressors to Colombia, a project that required the use of an AN-124 freighter.
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King Ocean acquires Seacor Island Lines
USA-based King Ocean Services has acquired the Seacor Holdings’ Caribbean liner and logistics business – Seacor Island Lines.
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Gruas y Maniobras del Bajio takes delivery of 700-tonne Liebherr crane
Mexico-based crane and transport company Gruas y Maniobras del Bajio has taken delivery of a 700-tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane.
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TII Scheuerle partners with Trex in Latin America
Mobile cranes and cargo handling equipment specialist Trex has taken over the sales and service operations of TII Scheuerle in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.
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Bolloré coordinates drilling rig shipment to Mongolia
Bolloré Logistics Chile has transported a mobile drilling rig, consisting of five parts, from Argentina through Chile onwards to China and then Mongolia.