North America news – Page 20
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NewsSpliethoff boosts Great Lakes service
Spliethoff is increasing the frequency of its Cleveland Europe Express (CEE) service by adding container vessel Peyton Lynn C to the service.
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NewsSC&RA event set for October
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) 2021 annual conference will be held at the La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas, from October 25-29.
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NewsFontaine Heavy-Haul launches Xcalibur
USA-based Fontaine Heavy-Haul is introducing the 53 ft (16.6 m) Xcalibur extendable trailer.
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NewsManitowoc to acquire Aspen
Manitowoc has entered into an agreement to acquire all the assets of USA-based crane dealer and truck upfitter Aspen Equipment.
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NewsBraid Projects (USA) becomes Xios Global
Gus Chalos has acquired full ownership of Houston-based Braid Projects (USA) and the company will rebrand as Xios Global.
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NewsMaxim gears up in the USA
USA-based rental company Maxim Crane has purchased 35 Kenworth T880 three and four-axle trucks and 50 Dorsey DC48 step-deck trailers.
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NewsOmega Morgan’s adsorbing move
Over the course of two evenings, Omega Morgan’s Portland-based specialised transportation crews delivered four adsorber vessels from the port of Vancouver to its yard in North Plains, Oregon.
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NewsWeBuild deploys MudHoney TBM
Webuild’s US subsidiary Lane has started excavating the 4.2 km storage tunnel for the ship canal water quality project in Seattle, Washington, using the tunnel boring machine (TBM) MudHoney.
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NewsNew York asks for AKT support
New York State has applied for financial support to develop the Arthur Kill Terminal (AKT) in Staten Island.
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NewsTidal first for Japanese companies
“K” Line and Chubu Electric Power entered into a joint development agreement with developer DP Energy for the Uisce Tapa tidal energy project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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NewsBridging the gap in Illinois
Central Contractors Service, part of the ALL Family of Companies, supplied a 250-ton (226.8-tonne) capacity Linkbelt hydraulic crawler crane and a 550-ton (499-tonne) capacity Liebherr all-terrain crane to set 18 precast girders as part of a bridge project in Illinois, USA.
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NewsLouisiana ports come together for coil move
The port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the port of Caddo-Bossier worked together to transport 300 steel coils along the Mississippi River in the USA.
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NewsCargo volumes rise at South Jersey Ports
Approximately 384,630 tons (348,930 tonnes) of cargo passed through South Jersey Ports in the USA during June 2021 – more than double the figures recorded in June 2020.
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NewsTraining facility moves at the NWSA
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will provide a state-of-the-art training facility for longshore workers at the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) terminal 46 in Seattle, the USA.
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NewsPinnacle and ADKFN form JV
Pinnacle Logistics Solutions has formed a joint venture with Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) in Canada to form Acho Pinnacle Logistics.
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NewsBellingham boosts capacity
The port of Bellingham in the USA has taken delivery of a Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour crane.
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NewsInvestment flourishes at Galveston Wharves
Galveston Wharves in the USA has completed a USD2 million infrastructure improvement project at its West Port Cargo Complex to accommodate large ro-ro construction and farming equipment.
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NewsTackling surging costs
US President Joe Biden issued an executive order to tackle anti-competitive practices in parts of its economy. Among the broad-ranging remit, the government is tasking the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to come up with solutions to the surging costs shippers presently face.
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NewsCrowley plans all-electric tugboat
Crowley Maritime plans to build and operate an all-electric harbour tugboat to serve the port of San Diego, USA.
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NewsMaxim orders 51 units from Grove
Maxim Crane Works has committed to its expansion strategy having purchased 51 Grove mobile cranes, a mix of high-capacity rough-terrain cranes along with five and six-axle all-terrain cranes.