North America news – Page 199
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Faststream reports rising demand for technical shipping candidates
May 24 - The latest report by shipping industry recruiters Faststream reveals that there is a rising global demand for ex-seafarers in shore based positions.
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Metro Ports appoints director, business development for US west coast
May 22 - US marine terminal operator and stevedore contractor, Metro Ports has appointed Jonathan Allyn as director, business development, U.S. west coast.
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Port of Corpus Christi gets funding for La Quinta Channel extension
May 20 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed USD58.477 million in funding for the the Port of Corpus Christi's La Quinta Channel extension project as part of its 2011 work plan for the Army Civil Works program.
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Vancouver, USA secures funds for port improvements
May 20 - The Port of Vancouver, USA is to receive a USD800,000 loan from the Washington State Community Economic Development Revitalization Board to improve port facilities.
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Bigge adds to its fast growing rental fleet
May 19 - In response to continuing activity, California based Bigge Crane and Rigging is adding to its crane rental fleet.
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Air Charter Service welcomes new director in Big Apple
June 15 - Richard Thompson has moved to Air Charter Service's New York office as its new cargo sales director, replacing Stuart Smith who has transferred to the company's Paris operation becoming cargo sales director there.
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Breakbulk Europe starts next week
May 11 - 'Thinking Globally for the Long Haul' is the banner for the 6th Annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition which will take place next week in Antwerp, Belgium, from May 17 - 19.
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WWPC's Albacor and Steder move chimneys
May 10 - Worldwide Project Consortium members Albacor Shipping and Steder Group teamed up to move two chimneys from Esbjerg, Denmark to a refinery in Whiting, Indiana in the USA.
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Munich hosts successful GPLN conference
May 9 - The Global Project Logistics Network's (GPLN's) conference in Munich last week brought together 136 project cargo experts and independent project logistics specialist companies from around the world.
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Dockwise reveals more big contracts
May 4 - Dockwise has reveals six new heavy marine transport contracts for its subsidiary Dockwise Shipping with a total contract value of more than USD 34 million.
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Corpus Christi sign sale agreement for Ingleside
May 3 - Further to our news item from March 10, the Port Corpus Christi Commissioners have signed an agreement for the sale of its Ingleside Facility (former U.S. Naval Station Ingleside) to Canyon Supply & Logistics, LLC.
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines takes scheduled route to North America
May 3 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched services to its first destination in North America with three flights a week to Chicago.
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GAC and Ultramar Logistics join forces
April 15 - GAC Energy & Marine Services LLC (GEMS) and Ultramar Logistics (U-LOG) have joined forces to offer integrated logistics solutions to the oil, gas and mining sectors.
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Golf on the agenda for UK project forwarders
April 15 - The UK Project Shipping Golf Society has announced the details of its second event in this season's calendar.
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Kia Production expanding with arrival of major equipment
April 13 - The first major machinery for Kia Motors' West Point manufacturing plant expansion arrived in the USA on Chongming at the Port of Savannah.
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Massive test run starts on Highway 12
April 12 - According to local news reports, in one of the USA's most hotly contested heavy lift transports of recent times, Montana and Idaho's departments of transportation have cleared the way for Exxon Mobile's Imperial Oil to haul a 225-tonne test mod
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FESCO ships monster crane
April 8 - FESCO Transportation Group is transporting a 1,850-tonne Lampson Model LTL-2600B mobile crawler crane from Kennewick, Washington, through the Port of Everett to the Hunan province in China and will be discharged in Shanghai to assist in nuclear
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ASCO signs GBP20 million (USD20 million) contract with Perenco
April 7 - ASCO UK has been awarded a five-year contract extension from Perenco UK.
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PCN welcomes new USA member
April 6 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) has announced Roland International Freight, Inc. (Rolandfreight) as its 4th member in the USA.
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Volga-Dnepr delivers equipment for damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
April 5 - Volga Dnepr Airlines has completed an urgent delivery from Stuttgart to Japan of a large pump to help in the cooling of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.