Latin America news – Page 58
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BBC Chartering shipment is out of this world
December 13 - Leading German heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering won a contract to transport radio telescope antennas for what is currently the largest cosmic project on earth, the ALMA observatory in the Chilean Andes.
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Roll-Lift rolls into action
December 8 - Senior managers at Roll-Lift have confirmed that the Dutch-based company is now fully operational with a significant fleet of mobile and heavy lift crawler cranes, as well as self propelled modular transporter (SPMT) and conventional trailers
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Cargofast Logistics joins PCN for Brazil
December 2 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has its second official member in Brazil following the approval Cargofast Logistics do Brasil Ltda's application.
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Famous Pacific Shipping targets new members in new markets
November 28 - Following its recent AGM, the Famous Pacific Shipping Group has resolved to increase membership of the worldwide network of forwarders in specific geographical areas, to further strengthen the group's claims to be a leading player in the glo
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New image for Maximus Air as it seeks to expand activities
November 28 - Middle East regional air cargo carrier and cargo aircraft ACMI lease operator Maximus Air Cargo has been renamed Maximus Air as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier's president and CEO announced a significant growth strategy.
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Don't miss out on reduced fees, say Breakbulk South America organisers
November 24 - Organisers of the first Breakbulk South America Congress 2011, to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from December on 6-7 are asking heavy lift and project forwarders interested in attending the event not to lose the opportunity totake advantage o
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Intermarine adds new tonnage to US-Flag service
November 22 - Intermarine has added a new ship, Ocean Freedom, to its US-flagged multipurpose and heavy lift fleet, stating that this underlines the shipping line's role in serving the increasing demand for modern and versatile tonnage.
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New chief representative at The Freight Co in Vietnam
November 21 - GPLN member and project forwarder The Freight Co Ltd, Bangkok has named Alvaro Martinez Guzman as chief representative for The Freight Co Ltd in Vietnam.
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World's largest heavy lift vessel to be classed by DNV
November 18 - Dockwise's new heavy lift vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard, will be able to lift and transport units of up to 110,000 tonnes. The maximum capacity of an existing vessel is 75,000 tonnes.
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Drewry's Oatway to deliver keynote address at Breakbulk South America
November 17 - Breakbulk Events has announced that Susan Oatway, senior consultant at Drewry Shipping Consultants, will deliver the opening keynote address at the first annual Breakbulk South America Congress, Dec. 6-7, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Dealers gather for Shuttlelift demonstrations
November 17 - Global mobile gantry crane manufacturer Shuttlelift has debuted its newest line of double-beam mobile gantry cranes during an international dealer meeting.
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Toggweiler is new CEO for DHL Global Forwarding Industrial Projects
November 17 - DHL, has appointed Hans Toggweiler as chief executive officer Industrial Projects at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.
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Marcon brokers ocean flat deck barge sale
November 17 - The 10,000 dwt, Vanuatu-flagged ocean flat deck barge, DRC/Blake 1 (ex- Eide Barge 35, Pacific Horizon, MB-100, SLB-1 and SLB-2) has been sold to private South American buyers, marking the second time that Marcon International, Inc of Coupev
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North Sea decommissioning costs could exceed GBP47.5 billion
November 17 - A GBP47.5 billion (USD74.7) business opportunity is opening up for companies in decommissioning the North Sea's huge infrastructure of offshore oil and gas fields according to new research to be published by Deloitte and Douglas-Westwood.
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World record claim for Mammoet
November 14 - Mammoet has announced the successful test of one of its new PTC (Platform Twin-ring Containerised) Super Heavy Lift cranes.
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Gulf oil and gas demand drives new CaytransBBC service
November 11 - CaytransBBC, a service managed by New Orleans-based Dan-Gulf shipping, has commenced regular sailings of breakbulk vessels from the US Gulf to Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago, twice a month.
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Tiong Woon reports increased revenues but drop in profit
November 9 - For the first quarter 2011, ended 30 September 2011, Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (TWC) has recorded revenues of SGD36.0 million (USD28.1 million), up 25 percent from SGD28.8 million (USD21.8 million) from the previous corresponding qua
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2011 Breakbulk Americas event sets record
November 9 - This year's Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference and Exhibition set a company record for New Orleans attendance recently with a strong turnout of 3,342 attendees and 238 exhibitors.
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WWPC adds exclusive members in Paraguay and Cyprus
November 7 - The Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC), a leading global franchise network for project cargo forwarders with country/area exclusivity, has announced the appointment of Consorcio Trade & Ship Brokers SRL for Paraguay, a well-established f
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Logwin opens office in Hyderabad
November 3 - Global logistics service provider Logwin is expanding in India with the opening of an office in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.