North America news – Page 168

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    Q1 slowdown at IAG

    2013-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - IAG Cargo - the air freight division of the International Airlines Group - has seen its revenue for Q1 2013 drop by 7.2 percent year-on-year to EUR270 million (USD350.9 million).

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    Sino-Euro conference heads to Barcelona

    2013-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - The Sino-European Freight Forwarders Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 20-23 June 2013.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 10th 2013

    2013-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The Arctic is changing and future transport opportunities in the economy of the North have probably been one of the drivers behind this week's decision by BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping to create a joint company, BigRoll.

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    Port Saint John sees significant gains

    2013-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Eastern Canada's Port Saint John has seen cargo tonnage gains across all of its sectors during April 2013.

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    Efficiency key for wind projects

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind energy projects in the USA posted their strongest year ever - a total of 13,124 MW of power was brought online across 26 states and Puerto Rico.

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    ABS releases LMP updates

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Naval management software and ship design specialist Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, has released the newest version of its Load Management Programme (LMP) for offshore vessels.

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    Extra adds web platform

    2013-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - North American logistics provider Extra Logistics has launched its web-based ocean/air freight booking service.

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    Market Development Manager - The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation

    2013-05-07T00:00:00Z

    LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, CanadaABOUT: The St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation opened to navigation in 1959. The Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway System has been a vital link in moving goods between the heartland of North America and international markets. The Seaway System, 3,700 kilometers in length, encompasses the St. ...

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    Rickmers-Linie adds tenth to Pearl String

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Heavy lift shipping line Rickmers-Linie has added a tenth vessel to its eastbound round-the-world Pearl String service.

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    Evergreen Helicopters fly with Erickson

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Oregon, USA based Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has closed its acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters (EHI) from Evergreen International Aviation.

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    Houston calling for Spliethoff

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Amsterdam based Spliethoff Group - whose subsidiaries include BigLift Shipping, Sevenstar, Wijnne Barends and Transfennica - is opening a new branch office in Houston, USA.

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    PCN ramps up with Ramps Logistics

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Ramps Logistics of Trinidad and Tobago has become the 181st member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN).

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    The Friday Flyer - May 3rd 2013

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    This week saw CEVA Group announce the successful recapitalisation of its balance sheet, which may put an end to the intense speculation there has been about the company's future. That speculation began after a downgrade by Standard & Poor's to CEVA's cred

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    Heavy quartet for Jumbo Shipping

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Jumbo Shipping has transported two over-dimensional boilers and two mine hunter vessels to destinations in the Middle East.

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    FPS delivers unique warplane

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - FPS New Zealand has successfully moved the only operational De Havilland Mosquito bomber aircraft from New Zealand to Virginia, USA.

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    Damaged Illinois river lock to hinder barges for weeks

    2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - According to reports in the international media, a northern stretch of the Illinois river - a key artery for connecting export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico, USA - is expected to remain closed for several weeks.

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    Dacotrans de Centro joins PCN

    2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added Dacotrans de Centro as its latest member, and first company representative in Honduras.

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    Areva barges generators to USA

    2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Paris headquartered industrial manufacturer Areva has delivered two steam generators to the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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    Future arrives in full for Saga Forest Carriers

    2013-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - With last week's delivery of the Saga Fantasy, Saga Shipholding's (SSH) order for seven Future class open hatch box hold ships is complete. An eigth vessel is still to be delivered, but this is not going to be owned by SSH.

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    The Friday Flyer - April 26th 2013

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    German businesspeople seem less confident in prospects for the future and their nervousness may impact project cargo and heavy lift operators in the coming year. Think tank Ifo has noted that for a second consecutive month, German business confidence fell