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NewsPhilaPort and port of Vancouver receive funding from EPA
The port of Philadelphia has been awarded USD79.7 million from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Ports Program, whilst the port of Vancouver USA has received USD22.5 million from the organisation. The funds have been earmarked to support climate and air quality initiatives zero-emission port equipment purchases.
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NewsTotal Movements coordinates reactor delivery
India-based project logistics and freight forwarding company Total Movements has transported a 1,286-tonne LC-fining reactor.
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NewsAir One to expand in Asia as regulators give green light
UK-based Air One will expand its airfreight services to China, Japan, and Malaysia as well as its commercial presence in Asia.
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NewsLaso feeds project cargoes to France
Laso Transportes of Portgual has successfully completed a complex logistics operation for France’s food industry, including the transportation of 35 m-long heat exchangers from Spain.
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NewsHaropa Port on hand to support with turbine blade storage
Haropa Port’s Bougainville quay is being used to support the port of Le Havre with the storage of wind turbine blades for an offshore project owned by Siemens Gamesa.
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NewsUECC places order for newbuild PCTCs
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for up to four advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).
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NewsSarens completes two projects in Scotland
Sarens recently completed two major projects in Scotland. At Glasgow’s George V Dock, Sarens was contracted to offload a 142-tonne vapour recovery unit (VRU). Sarens also managed the transportation and installation of two 1,600-tonne swing bridge sections destined for Renfrew.
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NewsMaryland receives federal funds to improve Dundalk Marine Terminal
The state of Maryland has received funding for key transportation and port infrastructure projects in Baltimore.
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NewsRegine discharges Project One cargoes
Gosselin Logistics managed the unloading of SAL Heavy Lift’s Regine, which carried a C3 splitter column measuring 93m long and weighing 589 tonnes, destined for Ineos Project One in Antwerp.
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NewsAprojects delivers locomotives from Germany to Finland
Aprojects has transported three Vectron trains from Germany to Finnish State Railways (VR Group).
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NewsPort of Albany makes strategic investments to boost heavy handling capabilities
The port of Albany has been investing to upgrade its facilities and position itself as a vital link for heavy lift and project cargoes in northeastern USA. HLPFI spoke with the port’s ceo, Rich Hendrick, on its plan to boost its capabilities further.
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NewsDrax provides funding for Smart Green Shipping project
Power utility Drax Group and Smart Green Shipping are partnering to develop and use wind-assisted FastRig technology to help decarbonise their shipping activities.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen enters into five-year high and heavy deal
Ro-ro shipping group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into a five-year agreement with an agriculture, forestry and roadbuilding equipment manufacturer.
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NewsDSV reports growing revenues in Q3 2024 but margins under pressure
DSV issued its Q3 2024 figures last week. Revenue has climbed strongly but uncertainty about the macroeconomic environment has hit margins.
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NewsTschudi completes complex dryer move across Europe
Tschudi Logistics has completed the delivery of a 206-tonne Yankee dryer from Karlstad in Sweden to Pannes, France, in a complex multimodal operation.
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NewsWagenborg installs BWTS across its 166 vessels
The Netherlands-based shortsea specialist Wagenborg has completed its fleet-wide ballast water treatment system (BWTS) installation programme, with all 166 general cargo vessels now fully equipped and operational.
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NewsWWPC readying for 22nd membership conference in Vietnam
The Worldwide Project Consortium’s (WWPC) 22nd annual membership conference will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on November 10-13, 2024.
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NewsBaumann opts for Cometto SPMTs
Germany-based heavy transport specialist Baumann has bolstered its fleet with the acquisition of 24 axle lines of SPMTs from Cometto.
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NewsBranch to head up Port NOLA and NOPB
The port of New Orleans has appointed Beth Ann Branch as president and ceo of Port NOLA and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB).
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NewsHareket appoints Martín-Viveros as global head of wind
Carlos Moreno Martín-Viveros has been appointed as global head of wind at Hareket, effective November 11 2024.