Latin America news – Page 10
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NewsVIDEO: Dako's Colombian challenge
Dako Worldwide Transport coordinated the movement of six heavy components, weighing around 100 tonnes each, as well as a further 10,000 freight tonnes from Europe to a 55 MW power plant in the Colombian mountains.
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NewsUAL's Caribbean expansion
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) will introduce a direct liner service connecting Europe with the Caribbean and the north coast of South America.
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NewsBlue Water active on MV31 project
Having signed a master freight forwarding services agreement with MODEC Offshore Production Systems (MOPS) earlier this year, Blue Water Shipping has been providing logistics services on the FPSO Guanabara MV31 project.
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NewsMontecon orders third LHM 800
Liebherr Maritime Cranes will deliver an LHM 800 mobile harbour crane to Montecon, a Uruguay-based terminal operator.
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NewsDako delivers to the Caribbean
Germany-headquartered Dako Worldwide Transport delivered a power plant from Europe to the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, which will replace a system that was damaged by extreme weather.
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NewsWW Ocean on track with Quito shipment
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has transported six 30.81-tonne railcars from Spain to Ecuador for the Metro de Quito (MDQ) project.
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NewsKMA delivers Colonia shipment
KMA Uruguay has handled a project cargo shipment on behalf of the Administracion Nacional de Puertos for the Colonia ferry terminal.
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NewsAbkatun sets sail
The 15,000 tonne PB-Abkatun-A2 oil and gas production platform has set sail from Altamira, Mexico.
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NewsHacklin moves material handlers bound for Uruguay
Hacklin Logistics has arranged the loading of six Mantsinen handlers at Rauma port in Finland for onward transportation to Uruguay.
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NewsYilport takes Liebherr delivery
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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NewsInter American handles wind shipment
Inter American Cargo has handled the first batch of wind turbine components for the Pomona wind farm in Argentina.
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NewsYilport invests in Puerto Quetzal
Yilport has signed a contract with Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala that will see the Turkish operator take a 55 percent share in the port and handle the multipurpose quay operations.
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NewsGRT topples STS crane
USA-based engineered heavy lifting and transport company, Global Rigging & Transportation (GRT), has completed the demolition of a heavily corroded ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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NewsRotterdam invests in Pecém
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed an investment agreement with the port of Pecém in Brazil that will see the European port invest approximately EUR75 million (USD85 million) in Pecém’s port complex.
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NewsChipolbrok delivers a dozen
Chipolbrok has transported a dozen brand new motor yachts from Florida, USA and Golfito, Costa Rica to the Mexican ports of La Paz and Ensenada, as well as Yokohama in Japan on its heavy lift vessel, Władysław Orkan.
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NewsAAPA names new officers
William D. Friedman, president and ceo of the port of Cleveland, has succeeded Steve Cernak as chairman of the board for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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NewsHouston, we have a problem: Wood wasps
C Logistics Solutions (CLS) has supported the delivery of equipment to a chemical plant in Houston after the US authorities found the packing to be contaminated with wood wasps and ordered the cargoes to be reloaded and the vessel ejected from the port.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers for DHL
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 38-ton (34.5-tonne) crankshaft from Mexico to India on its Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD aircraft.
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NewsGAC opens in Panama
GAC has opened an office in Panama to provide a wide range of shipping services to vessels calling at Panamanian ports or transiting the Panama Canal.
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NewsPort crane set to come crashing down
Later this month, the USA-based heavy lift and engineered transport company, Global Rigging and Transport (GRT) is set to use unconventional methods to remove a heavily corroded ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the port of San Juan in Puerto Rico.