North America news – Page 110

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    Polar settles in USA

    2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

    January 8 - Polar Air Cargo has confirmed that along with Polar Air Cargo Worldwide and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings it has entered into a settlement agreement in an antitrust class action lawsuit in the USA.

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    Drewry: Container lines brace for losses in 2016

    2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

    January 8 - The container shipping industry should brace for losses in 2016, according to the latest Container Forecaster report released by global shipping consultancy Drewry, which will have a negative knock-on effect on the heavy lift and multipurpose

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    Hansa breaks the ice

    2016-01-07T00:00:00Z

    January 7 - Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL) recently completed two safe voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a 365-tonne heat exchanger from Fairless Hills, USA, and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia.

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    LV lugs long load

    2016-01-07T00:00:00Z

    January 7 - LV Shipping has coordinated the transport of one of the world's longest wind turbine blades from the USA to the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult's test facility in Blyth, UK.

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    Red Arrow reels forward

    2016-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Red Arrow Logistics has coordinated the transport of seven oversize steel reels from Hartselle, Alabama to Richmond, California.

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    Orion ships crane duo

    2016-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Orion Specialized Logistics Management (SLM) has shipped two cranes from Tampico in Mexico to Kingston, Jamaica.

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    POGL rolls into Texas

    2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 5 - Pacific Ocean Group Ltd (POGL) is continuing to deliver oversize cargo to Formosa Plastic Corporation's new manufacturing facility in Point Comfort, Texas.

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    ACS offices flying high

    2016-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) offices in Dubai, UAE and Los Angeles, USA are set to achieve record 2015 financial years.

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    Flamar and OXL file for bankruptcy

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - The multipurpose project shipping sector ends the year on a sad note with the news that ships agency Flamar and heavy lift and multipurpose shipping line OXL have filed for bankruptcy at the commercial court in Bruges.

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    Erhardt in US transformation

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Erhardt Proyectos has coordinated the delivery of a 255-tonne ABB transformer, as well as some additional breakbulk cargo, from Spain to the USA.

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    Lander lands at TransAtlantic

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Effective January 1, 2016, Magnus Lander will become managing director for TransAtlantic AB, replacing Heléne Mellquist.

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    Breakbulk shipping improvement 'some way off'

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - According to global shipping consultancy Drewry, although demand growth is expected to recover next year after a very poor 2015, and supply growth is likely to be minimal, competition from other sectors will maintain pressure on the breakbul

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    ABC reaches new heights

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) continued its period of strong growth with a 27 percent year-on-year rise in cargo carried during November 2015.

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    Mammoet gets big fleet boost

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Mammoet USA has invested in a 1,600-tonne capacity Terex CC 8800-1 crawler crane to tackle several upcoming projects on the Gulf Coast.

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    What next for US crude?

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - With US Congress nearing a deal to end its longstanding crude oil export ban, HLPFI considers the impact this will have on the languishing sector.

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    M-Star on the double

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - M-Star Freight Services recently completed a pair of project moves from multiple points of origin to Russia.

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    Six missing after tanker collision

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Denmark headquartered Thorco Shipping confirmed that its multipurpose vessel, Thorco Cloud, sank following a collision with a Stolt Tanker vessel.

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    Tradelossa on the boil

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Tradelossa has transported an 850-tonne boiler from the Mexican Port of Altamira to a waiting barge, ready for shipment to the USA.

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    Airlines overturn price-fixing fines

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - The General Court of the European Union has upheld an appeal by 11 airlines against a EUR790 million (USD864 million) fine, originally imposed in 2010 for air cargo price-fixing between 1999 and 2006.

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    Swire links China to Pacific

    2015-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Effective January 1, 2016, Swire Shipping is enhancing its Bali Hai service from North Asia to the South Pacific.