North America news – Page 112
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ProvPort plays offshore wind part
November 23 - Deepwater Wind and General Electric (GE) are establishing a new temporary manufacturing facility at Rhode Island's Port of Providence (ProvPort), for the assembly of turbine components for the Block Island wind farm.
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ABC adds Atlanta
November 20 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter flights to Atlanta.
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WLC on the right track
November 19 - World Logistics Consulting (WLC) has coordinated the delivery of a 178-tonne transformer by rail from the Port of Houston, Texas to Grafton, Ohio.
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Hybrid airship plan approved
November 19 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Lockheed Martin's project specific certification plan for the hybrid airship.
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ISS to defend itself against US lawsuit
November 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) says it will 'vigorously defend its good name' following yesterday's announcement by the US Department of Justice that the US government has joined a lawsuit against the UK-headquartered company and a number
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Antwerp welcomes Fednav first
November 18 - Fednav's next-generation vessel Federal Bering has made its maiden call at the Port of Antwerp.
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BBC hopes to strike gold
November 18 - BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Brisbane has shipped a consignment of building material and equipment to Nunavut, Canada for the Hope Bay gold mine project.
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Ground broken on Crowley terminal
November 18 - Crowley Puerto Rico Services has broken ground on a USD48.5 million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Big builds for C.H. Robinson
November 18 - C.H. Robinson has signed a seven-year lease with Liberty Property Trust on an office building and warehouse of around 22,000 sq m, located at 333 Howard Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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Freighters fly to ABC
November 18 - Boeing has delivered two 747-8 freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group.
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POGL goes transpacific
November 17 - Shanghai headquartered 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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Entrec feels the squeeze
November 17 - Entrec Corporation has recorded a 30 percent year-on-year decrease in revenue for the third quarter of 2015, down from USD58.9 million in 2014 to USD41.2 million in the same period this year.
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CAL heads to Halifax
November 17 - Effective December 2015, CAL Cargo Airlines will offer a peak season service out of Halifax to Belgium, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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Storming success for GAC
November 16 - GAC's project logistics experts have coordinated the delivery of a pair of water-cooled reactors to the Pemex petrochemical complex in Morelos, Mexico.
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AAPA names new board
November 12 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has appointed Jim Quinn, president and ceo of the Saint John Port Authority in New Brunswick, as the 2015-16 chairman of the board.
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WWL ALS gets reeling
November 12 - WWL ALS has coordinated the transportation of a 300-tonne cable reel from the UK to the USA.
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Crowley reshuffles group
November 11 - Crowley Maritime Corporation has formalised two new standalone business segments - Global Ship Management and Government Services - which were previously embedded in other company units.
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Alstom sells to GE
November 10 - Alstom has closed the sale of its energy activities to General Electric (GE) for approximately EUR12.4 billion (USD13.25 billion).
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Manitoulin takes Entrec stake
November 9 - Canada's Manitoulin Transport has made a strategic investment into Entrec Corporation, taking beneficial ownership of approximately 15.4 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company on a non-diluted basis.
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CP Ships' Ray Miles dies
November 9 - Raymond R Miles, who during his 43-year international transport career helped steer the course of container shipping as it evolved through its second generation, died on Friday November 6, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 71.