North America news – Page 206

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    US Court blocks Idaho shipments

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - The battle over permits to move oil equipment through an area of Idaho, USA, continues as the Transportation Department of the US state and energy giant ConocoPhillips filed appeals against a ruling that bans outsize oil equipment shipments

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    Seaboard heads for Belize

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Seaboard Marine has started a service to and from Belize via Miami, Houston and New Orleans, as well as Cristobal, Panama, and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.

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    Nordana adds Manzanillo and Panama

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Effective September 23rd, ro-ro and project shipping line, Nordana will offer service with multipurpose ro-ro vessels from its regular ports in the Mediterranean to Manzanillo in Mexico on its Mediterranean-Americas service.

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    Peters & May saves the day for Hydra-Sports boat

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    September 10 - Last minute refinements by Peters & May meant that a cutting-edge 2500 VX Vector Series Fishing Boat was transported via air, road and sea to Southampton in the UK, just in time for the Southampton Boat Show.

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    Acquisition and partnership in Puerto Rico for Crowley and Islandwide

    2010-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Project and heavy lift cargo operations are likely to be part of the value-added services provided to customers in Puerto Rico, following Crowley Maritime Corporation's logistics group acquisition of Islandwide Air and Ocean and agreement wi

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    Panama Canal and Port of Antwerp ink partnership agreement

    2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - An agreement that could generate more heavy lift traffic to the West coast of South America from one of Europe's most important heavy lift and project ports via the Panama canal has been signed.

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    CCNI adds Bragus Service for bulk and project cargoes

    2010-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - As part of CCNI's growth strategy aimed at enhancing its presence within the Mexican Gulf and East coast of South America, the shipping line has launched its Bragus Service, with the first sailing departing from Houston earlier this month.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes major project contract in Saudi

    2010-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has completed a significant project in Saudi Arabia which saw the company move equipment and parts totalling 32,000 tonnes over difficult road networks destined for the construction site of the new Al Safwa cem

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    Jumbo assists in deepest-ever riser installation

    2010-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Rotterdam-based Jumbo Offshore, part of the Jumbo shipping group, has been involved in the significant installation of the deepest Free Standing Hybrid Risers (FSHRs) in an ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico for a major oil industry

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    Bigge acquires third Manitowoc 16000 crawler

    2010-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - California-based crane rental company Bigge Crane and Rigging has purchased a third Manitowoc 16000 and made it immediately available for hiring. The heavy-boom 16000 is optimised for wind turbine erection.

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    Albacor Shipping handles transformer

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Albacor Shipping's branch office in Banning, California has managed the shipment of a 215-tonne transformer from the Port of Houston to Scurry in Texas.

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    Idaho residents sue to halt big oil trucks

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - According to reports in the US media, local residents opposed to giant truck shipments of oil equipment through Idaho's scenic Clearwater/Lochsa river canyon have filed a lawsuit to block the shipments, just a day before Idaho planned to issue

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    DHL shines light on CO2 reduction

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Global forwarder DHL has launched an initiative to retrofit energy efficient lighting and equipment at its global forwarding units in the Americas region: initially to be rolled out in the United States before expanding to Canada and Mexico.

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    WWPC members combine forces to move tunnel boring equipment

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Albacor Shipping has handled the transport of two used Tunnel Boring Main Drives (TBMD), each weighing 95 tonnes, from New York to Kehl in Germany.

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    Maximus throws a Ramadan lifeline to the starving in Chad

    2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - Maximus Air Cargo is deploying relief flights during the month of Ramadan to help the drought stricken West African state of Chad. Supplies, provided by the UAE Red Crescent, are being dispatched from Abu Dhabi to victims of the severe drought

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    Dockwise results show 'steady progress', despite difficult conditions

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Dockwise Ltd has published unaudited results for the second quarter of 2010, revealing revenues of USD112 million and a net profit of USD4.9 million.

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    New president for Metro Ports

    2010-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Metro Ports, a holding of Nautilus International Holding Corp., has appointed James Dillman as president.

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    NATREX scores a Mexican hatrick

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - The Moscow-based NATREX Group has handled the delivery of a hydroelectric generator, plus auxiliary items to be installed at 750-megawatt La Yesca power station in Mexico.

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    Berard uses 144 axle lines to move superstructures

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Louisiana-based heavylift transport company Berard Transportation utilised 144 axle lines in the recent move of two oil platform superstructures.

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    Geodis Wilson in Atlanta facility expansion

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Global freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has expanded its operations in Atlanta, USA into a new, larger, state-of-the-art facility.