North America news – Page 196
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Festival gets a big lift
August 18 - A Terex AC 350/6 all terrain crane has been used by UK company, King Lifting Ltd to lift and place a footbridge for the Reading Festival in Berkshire, UK.
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Propellor Club lands in Bilbao
August 16 - A new branch of the Propeller Club has been created in Bilbao, Spain, with seven founding members.
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Insurers debate curse of piracy
August 16 - When they meet next month in Paris, international marine underwriters will discuss all lines of marine insurance business.
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Korea Express obtains AEO accreditation
August 15 - Integrated logistics company, Korea Express, which is eagerly anticipating the delivery of two 15,000 dwt self-propelled vessels from the Weihai Dockyard, Weihai, Shandong, China, to reinforce its marine transportation capabilities for heavy l
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ALE's AL.SK190 North American debut
August 9 - A series of record-breaking lifts at an oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, USA has been undertaken by UK-based global heavy transport and lifting company ALE, using for the first time in North America its award-winning crane.
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New 747-8F completes certification flight tests
August 5 - The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter has successfully completed its certification flight test programme, with two aircraft landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.
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BBC Chartering introduces transpacific service
August 4 - BBC Chartering has launched a new monthly liner service that connects Asia with North America with the aim of further strengthening its position in the liner segment of the global project cargo, breakbulk and heavy lift market.
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Alabama to host first training event on critical lifting and load handling
August 4 - The Alabama State Port Authority is to host its first training event from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Success for first PPG conference in USA
August 4 - More than 90 freight movers and ship owners from 34 countries converged in Corpus Christi for the five-day Project Professionals Group (PPG) conference, which began last week.
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Project Cargo Network celebrates first birthday
August 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN), the fast growing association for heavy and OOG forwarders, is celebrating its first birthday today
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Demag Cranes supplies more floating cranes for the Mississippi
August 2 - Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has been awarded a contract to supply two more Floating Cranes to St. James Stevedoring Partners, Llc, Louisiana, USA, to enter service on the Mississippi river this aut
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Alliance in the city of brotherly love
August 1 - The US arm of Dubai-based logistics company GAC has formed a strategic alliance with a 30-year old shipping agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Tampa set to welcome Crowley liner services
August 1 - HLPFI understands that Crowley Liner Services will add the port of Tampa to its regular Central American ro-ro service.
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Sea Star ends Philadelphia-Puerto Rico service as business falls
August 1 - Sea Star Line, an ocean transportation company providing transportation services to and from North America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands, has suspended its weekly call at Philadelphia, USA connecting to Port Tioga Marine Terminal San J
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UTC Overseas names project director
July 28 -The Houston-based Project Division of UTC Overseas Inc has appointed Brent Patterson as a project director to oversee project development of industrial and global capital projects and services to engineering and procurement companies.
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SRT has been working on the railroad
July 25 - Just weeks after Houston-based high and heavy rail transport forwarder Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) celebrated its seventh anniversary, the company has revealed that it has undertaken two significant shipments of heavy industrial equipment.
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Rail siding rebuilt for high and heavy load
July 25 - A combined rail and road shipment of a 292.1 tonne transformer by Spring, Texas-based rail project shipment forwarder Colossal Transport Solutions (CTS) brought more than just issues with regulatory and official freight transport laws
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First contract for Dockwise newbuilding
July 25 - Dockwise has confirmed the first contract for its new 'Type 0' ship which is due to be delivered at the end of 2012 from the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.
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CSAL adds Charleston-Africa service
June 24 - Canada States Africa Line (CSAL) is adding Charleston to the port rotation for its bulk, breakbulk and ro-ro service between North America and southern Africa.