North America news – Page 113

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    BNSF Logistics takes the crown

    2015-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - The Houston Global Project Centre of BNSF Logistics has handled the shipment of a 175-tonne crown from the port of Philadelphia to its final destination in Howell, in the state of Michigan.

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    MatthewsDaniel completes Anadarko spar job

    2015-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - London, UK headquartered MatthewsDaniel has completed marine warranty services on behalf of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the installation of the Heidelberg spar in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    GAC delivers boats for refugee rescue

    2015-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - GAC has coordinated the delivery of two, 12 m, high-speed boats to Greece on behalf of the not-for-profit NGO, the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS).

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    Big B adds Terex lift

    2015-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Texas headquartered Big B Crane & Rigging has purchased a new 285-ton (260-tonne) lift capacity Terex HC 285 lattice boom crawler crane - the highest capacity crane in its fleet and the first of its kind operating in the USA.

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    Jumbo Vision sails into Texas

    2015-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - The Netherlands headquartered shipping line Jumbo has transported subsea pump modules from Horsoy, Norway to Ingleside in Texas, using its heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision.

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    Shipowner's Club in steady half-year

    2015-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - P&I insurer The Shipowner's Club reported steady results for the six months ended August 10, 2015.

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    Silver jubilee for Businessruns

    2015-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Flensborg and Associates, the Munich-based sales and consulting firm, has announced that its 25th Businessrun will take place on November 2, 2015 ahead of the Europort conference and exhibition in Rotterdam and invites any HLPFI reader who is

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    AAL opens in Dubai

    2015-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Multipurpose shipping line AAL has opened a new office in Dubai, trading as AAL Middle East.

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    Sarens goes for Straightpoint

    2015-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Sarens USA has used four wireless compression load cells from Straightpoint to weigh a large distillation column at a petrochemical plant on the Gulf Coast.

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    GPA outlines port upgrades

    2015-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) executive director, Curtis Foltz, has outlined an ambitious ten-year plan to enhance its Brunswick Terminal on the US Eastern Seaboard.

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    PTV opens Brazil branch

    2015-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Karlsruhe, Germany headquartered PTV Group has opened a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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    CAL considers enhancing US network

    2015-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Ahead of the delivery of its third freighter, CAL Cargo Airlines has confirmed that it is considering new routes in North America to boost its network.

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    On track with loco shipments

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Heavy lift shipping line Intermarine is working with project freight forwarder Breakbulk Transportation on the shipment of six locomotives, each weighing 220 tonnes, from Texas to Gabon.

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    Milwaukee sends kiln on its way

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Six sections of a rotary kiln, manufactured by A-C Equipment Services for McInnis Cement, have been loaded onto a barge at the Port of Milwaukee for shipment to a cement manufacturing plant in Quebec.

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    AAPA hails release of draft freight plan

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has applauded U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) secretary Anthony Foxx for releasing the Draft National Freight Strategic Plan.

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    ACS opens in Miami

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - In Miami, aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened its fifth North American office adding to the existing offices in Los Angeles, Houston, New York and Toronto.

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    Seattle heavy haul network approved

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance has applauded the Seattle City Council's approval of a heavy haul network that it believes will make the ports of Seattle and Tacoma more competitive.

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    Logistics Plus in warehouse upgrade

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Logistics Plus has moved its Dallas/Fort Worth warehouse to a new and improved facility in Haslet, Texas.

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    Gothenburg to gaze on Atlantic Star

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - The first of Atlantic Container Line's (ACL) five new vessels, Atlantic Star, will call at Sweden's Port of Gothenburg towards the end of December 2015.

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    DLT secures Canadian bridge deal

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Dorman Long Technology (DLT) has been contracted by The St Lawrence Construction Group to supply a DL-MT1000 Mega Transporter, as well as a 1,000-tonne capacity 2.5 m jack up system, for a bridge construction project in Canada.