North America news – Page 177
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Volga-Dnepr aims for space
December 4 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, space mechanisms and rocket fuel.
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Albacor ships Metro gear from the USA to Russia
December 3 - Houston-based Albacor Shipping USA and Albacor Shipping Russia - both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) forwarder network - have together successfully delivered tunnel boring machinery between the Albany, New York port of Coe
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Barnhart expands with four new branches
December 3 - Barnhart Crane and Rigging, the Memphis-headquartered heavy lift and transportation organisation, has continued to develop its US network with the opening of four new branches: Charleston, South Carolina; Owensboro, Kentucky; Richland, Washin
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Second South Korean forwarder joins Project Cargo Network
November 30 - Project cargo and heavy lift service provider Kimex Air & Sea, has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as the second representative in South Korea.
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Atlas Tubular appoints MIQ as North America logistics partner
November 29 - MIQ Logistics, the Kansas USA-headquartered global logistics provider, has announced a multi-year service agreement with Atlas Tubular - a supplier of oil pipeline tubing and related oilfield equipment to the energy industry.
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Port of Corpus Christi promotes Frank Brogan to managing director
November 29 - The Port of Corpus Christi - the fifth-largest port in the United States - has announced that Frank Brogan, former deputy port director - engineering, finance and administration services, has been installed as managing director, effective im
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A.R.T. Logistics opens global HQ in Hong Kong
November 27 - A.R.T. Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has opened its global headquarters in Hong Kong.
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Breaking news: Boskalis acquires 22 percent stake in Dockwise
November 26 - Following on from this morning's developments, Royal Boskalis Westminster has today acquired 8.5 million shares in Bermuda-based Dockwise - representing just under 22 percent of the shares in the shipping services provider.
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APM Terminals reveals Nigerian mega-port proposal
November 23 - APM Terminals and a number of consortium partners, has revealed plans to develop a new greenfield mega-port project and Free Trade Zone at Badagry in Nigeria's Lagos State, some 55 km west of Apapa and the Port of Lagos on the Benin-Lagos Ex
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IJS appoints McKisson
November 23 - Logistics giant IJS Global has named Tim McKisson as vice president sales in the USA. Based at the company's Los Angeles office he becomes responsible for building and managing the sales team across the US as well as trade lane development.
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SDV provides logistics for Eurocopter's X3 American tour
November 23 - Logistics provider SDV has handled the transportation of the Eurocopter X3 from France to the USA, as well as providing local logistics support during its recent Demo Tour.
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The Friday Flyer
November 23 - It's Friday afternoon in a windswept London and so it must be time for this week's edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, delivering a neat snapshot of news from the last week for your to enjoy with your afternoon tea and slice of cake - lemon dri
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Surcharges loom as US port negotiations continue
November 22 - The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has called for full master contract wage scale meetings with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) beginning on December 10, 2012.
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UK P&I Club welcomes S&P upgrade
November 21 - The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda), generally known as the UK P&I Club, has welcomed an improvement of its Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating from 'Stable' to 'Positive'.
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Heavy lift master class
November 20 - Having presented his two-day 'Heavy Transport & Lifting' seminar to more than thousand people in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey, USA, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the UAE and Singapore.
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Air Charter Service responds to Sandy
November 20 - In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, global broker Air Charter Service has been arranging aircraft charters to provide vital support to thousands of New Yorkers trying get their lives back to normal.
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KAMAG takes US Space Shuttle on its final trip
November 16 - The US Space Shuttle Endeavour made its final journey in October - a 20 km trip through the streets of Los Angeles carried on self-propelled modular trailers manufactured by Ulm, Germany based KAMAG.
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The Friday Flyer
November 16 - It's time again for another edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, giving you a round-up of news from the last week, together with a few comments and asides from the editorial team.
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WWPC partners handle Turkey to USA move
November 14 - Albacor Shipping Mahwah of New Jersey, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for the USA, has arranged for the transport of 3,000 cu m of cement-making equipment from the Turkish port of Izmir to Kansas, USA.
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Corpus Christi acquires former US. Naval property
November 14 - Texas, USA Port Corpus Christi and Oxy Ingleside Energy Center, have finalised the sale of the larger portion of the adjacent former US Ingleside Naval Station.