North America news – Page 101

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    MPV sector improvement 'some way off'

    2016-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - According to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by Drewry, the demand outlook for the multipurpose fleet has not improved since the first quarter of 2016.

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    Wille joins Straightpoint

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Straightpoint has named Wayne Wille as technical sales manager, bringing over 20 years of lifting industry experience to the load cell equipment manufacturer.

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    Drums roll with Intermarine

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Intermarine has transported four coke drums from Dijon, Spain to New Orleans, USA on its heavy lift ship Ocean Freedom.

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    Expanded Panama canal sees first transit

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - The voyage by the Cosco Shipping Panama through the Cocoli Locks marked the official opening of the newly-enlarged Panama Canal.

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    Longview markets opportunity

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - The US port of Longview in Washington state has announced that an industrial waterfront property on the Columbia river on the US west coast is on the market.

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    Hydra-Slide in big skid delivery

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Mountain Heavy Transport has acquired a HT500 hydraulically powered heavy track skidding unit and a smaller XLP150 unit from Canadian manufacturer Hydra-Slide.

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    'Small rise' in shipping confidence

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - According to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens, overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose slightly in the three months to May 2016.

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    Siemens and Gamesa to merge

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Siemens has signed a binding agreement to merge its wind power business with Gamesa to create what it claims will become “a leading global wind power player”.

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    Mallory Alexander heads to Houston

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics has opened a new office in Houston, Texas.

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    Mixed picture for Manitowoc

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Manitowoc recorded sales of USD427.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 - a 5 percent increase compared with the same period in 2015.

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    Modulift names I&I Sling

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    June 17 - Modulift has appointed I&I Sling as its latest North American distributor, offering coverage of eastern regions of the USA from facilities in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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    AAL to sponsor PPG meeting

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - AAL will join BBC Chartering Australia and Port Corpus Christi as sponsors of the Project Professionals Group's (PPG) tenth anniversary conference in Melbourne, Australia from September 6-8.

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    ABC serves six in China

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added its sixth destination in China with the launch of flights to Chongqing.

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    Qatar Airways plans expansion

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - Qatar Airways chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, has announced that the Middle Eastern airline plans to become a major player in three new markets - transpacific, Australia and South America - over the next nine months.

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    Chipolbrok celebrates 65 years

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - The Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company (Chipolbrok), which celebrates its 65th anniversary tomorrow, says that, in spite of the "ongoing shipping crisis since 2008, the latest mergers, cooperations and startups", the company has dealt w

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    BDP expands into Morocco

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - BDP International is opening a new office in Casablanca, Morocco.

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    Mammoet prepares for FPSO integration

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Mammoet has begun preparations for lifting modules onto the P-76 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) hull in Brazil.

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    Projects fly in for PCN members

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members from around the globe have been busy moving complex and oversize cargoes for a multitude of recent projects.

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    Port Manatee adjusts entry process

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - From June 13, the south gate entrance to Port Manatee in the USA will close for about 12 weeks while a construction project advances enhancements to security and traffic flow, with all traffic being routed through the port's north gate complex.

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    New freighter service between Belgium and Angola

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - Network Airline Management has signed a long-term contract with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide a Boeing 747-400F factory-built freighter to operate a weekly freighter flight from Liege, Belgium to Luanda, Angola.