North America news – Page 13
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NewsBragg handles Endeavour’s relocation
USA-based Bragg Companies has moved and lifted the space shuttle Endeavour at what will be the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, part of the California Science Center.
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NewsAiBT gets approval for Europe-USA flights
HLPFI’s sister publication Air Cargo News reports that Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT) has been granted permission to conduct flights between Europe and the USA.
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NewsKing Ocean acquires Seacor Island Lines
USA-based King Ocean Services has acquired the Seacor Holdings’ Caribbean liner and logistics business – Seacor Island Lines.
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NewsWestwood rebrands as Swire Shipping
Westwood Shipping Lines, which specialises in trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, is rebranding as Swire Shipping.
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NewsBarnhart acquires Baxter Crane and Rigging
USA-headquartered Barnhart Crane and Rigging has purchased Tupelo, Mississippi-based Baxter Crane and Rigging – its second acquisition of 2024.
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NewsSwire Projects completes Arctic voyage
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has utilised its ice-fitted multipurpose vessel Pacific Excellence to transport project materials for a Canadian mining company.
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NewsTeplitskiy joins Chapman Freeborn
Air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has appointed Leo Teplitskiy as director of key cargo accounts for the Americas.
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NewsHumboldt Bay secures further funding for offshore wind terminal
The port of Humboldt Bay in the USA has received a USD436.7 million grant to support the development of its heavy lift terminal that will provide logistical support for offshore wind energy projects.
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NewsBeckmann joins chartering department at Intermarine
Multipurpose carrier Intermarine has appointed Lennard Beckmann as a chartering manager in Houston, USA.
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NewsSarens on hand to support the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project through to 2025
Engineered transport and heavy lift specialist Sarens supported Virginia International Terminals (VIT) with the load-in of the first batch of monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) farm at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT).
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NewsProject logisticians on alert as LNG terminal projects in crossfire
It’s election year in the USA, and so begins the quadrennial state of flux where presidential candidates set out their positions and priorities – during which, the energy sector often gets caught in the crossfire. Mooted delays to large-scale LNG export projects will be a cause for concern for project logistics and heavy lift specialists.
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News4D and Logiswift partner up
4D Supply Chain Consulting (4D) and Logiswift have established a collaborative partnership through a reseller agreement, designating 4D as the distributor of Logiswift’s supply chain execution tool in the USA.
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NewsThomson Prestress adds Shuttlelift gantry crane
USA-based Thomson Prestress, formerly Concrete Products of Tennessee, has added a Shuttlelift DB70 gantry crane to its equipment fleet.
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NewsBrier joins Ports of Indiana
Ports of Indiana has appointed Kristin Brier as the vice president of integrated planning and sustainable development.
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NewsArgentia expansion continues
The port of Argentia in Canada is moving forward with its Cooper Cover Marine Terminal expansion project, which will double the quayside capacity.
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NewsEnstructure to expand operations at Jaxport
The port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) has approved a 30-year agreement with US marine terminal and logistics company Enstructure for the lease and development of a 79-acre (32-ha) site at its Talleyrand Marine Terminal.
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NewsQSL to operate Wharves 5 and 6 in Ontario
North American stevedoring and marine service provider QSL has partnered with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) to operate SLSMC’s Wharves 5 and 6 in Thorold, Ontario.
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NewsPorts of Indiana beefs up engineering resources
Ports of Indiana has boosted its engineering and accounting resources at three of its locations – Mount Vernon, Indianapolis and Burns Harbor – with a trio of appointments.
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NewsTotal Movements coordinates power plant shipment
Total Movements has moved over-dimensional cargoes and related general cargoes for a power plant in the USA.
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NewsIntermarine boosts fleet with four F-type multipurpose vessels
Multipurpose carrier Intermarine has secured four modern heavy lift vessels on a long-term time charter.