North America news – Page 106

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    Shipping duo fined for false records

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Farrell Lines and Damco have paid USD3.65 million to the USA in civil penalties regarding their failure to comply with certain terms of a contract with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM).

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    ISS goes fourth in Mexico

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico - its fourth in the country.

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    Hansa Meyer sets up in USA

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Hansa Meyer Global has established its own company in the USA - Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging - which has already undertaken a number of specialised transportation projects.

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    St. Lawrence Seaway opens early

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System has opened for its 58th navigation season, two weeks ahead of schedule.

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    XLP members on the move

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - XLProjects (XLP) network representative in Israel, Jacky Line, has completed the transport of ammunition for the Dutch defence ministry to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

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    Adriatic gets Algerian link

    2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - According to the Port of Koper in Slovenia, CNAN MED has begun a new service connecting Algeria with Adriatic ports.

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    Mixed results for NWSA

    2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Container volumes through the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) jumped 21 percent year-on-year in February, while breakbulk volumes declined 40 percent compared with the same period in 2015.

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    Sarens wins KBR refinery contract

    2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Sarens has been awarded a heavy lift contract from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company KBR to support construction and expansion activities at an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, USA.

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    Asciano agrees joint consortium bid

    2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Australian logistics provider Asciano has entered into binding documentation to sell the company to Brookfield Consortium and Qube Consortium.

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    Crane quartet arrives at Sohar

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Four new ZPMC post-Panamax quay cranes have been shipped on board the semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 24 from Shanghai to Sohar Port and Freezone in Oman.

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    ALE bridges Canadian gap

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - ALE has completed the skidding, moving and lifting of a 1,000-tonne main arch as part of the Walterdale Bridge replacement project in Edmonton, Canada.

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    Kaleido winds up Mexican project

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Kaleido has completed a project to transport components for 43 wind turbines from China, Vietnam and Spain to the Mexican Port of Altamira for installation at a wind farm site in Jalisco.

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    Air charter broker signs exclusive deal

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and RUS Aviation have signed an exclusive cargo sales agreement, which aims to provide clients with airfreight solutions from Hong Kong to the Middle East and surrounding markets.

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    Etchart leaves Manitowoc

    2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Eric Etchart has retired from Manitowoc after 33 years with the company, most recently serving as senior vice president, business development at the group.

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    UTC in Mexican power move

    2016-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - UTC Overseas has coordinated the delivery of an engine and generator to a Mexican power utility on behalf of a Spain based EPC contractor.

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    WCA quartet prove expertise

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - WCA Projects network member, Altius, has completed the transportation of the final three 151-tonne transformers from Ilo port to the Nodo Energetico del Sur project site in Peru.

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    XLP members double up

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Members of the XLProjects (XLP) network, International Freight Transport and Sacema Project Shipping, recently joined forces to transport a series of oversize cargoes from New Jersey, USA to Singapore.

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    Barnhart transforms Missouri

    2016-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Barnhart Crane & Rigging has transported and installed a 370,000-lb (167-tonne) transformer from a railyard in Cuba, Missouri to Centerville in the US state.

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    K+N profit up in 2015

    2016-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Despite recording a 4.4 percent year-on-year drop in turnover for 2015 at CHF16.7 billion (USD16.72 billion), Kuehne + Nagel posted EBITDA of CHF1.04 billion (USD1.041 billion) - a 3.6 percent increase compared with 2014.

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    Mammoet begins Sasol move

    2016-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Mammoet has transported the first three boilers for Sasol's new ethane cracker and derivatives complex in Westlake, Louisiana from the Mexican Port of Altamira.