North America news – Page 43
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NewsDSV Panalpina opens China link
DSV Panalpina has started operating a Boeing 747-8 freighter three times per week, east and westbound, between Huntsville, Alabama in the USA (HSV) and Shanghai (PVG) to cope with capacity constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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NewsZuchowski joins Pintsch Bubenzer
Pintsch Bubenzer USA has named Mike Zuchowski regional sales manager for ports in the western region of the USA and Canada.
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NewsBuckner boosts training programme
Buckner Heavylift Cranes has added ITI Online's library of courses to supplement its monthly safety training curriculum.
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NewsManitowoc adds to Grove crane range
Manitowoc Cranes has added the Grove GRT8120 to its range of rough-terrain cranes.
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NewsFitzgerald returns to Crowley
Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed Ray Fitzgerald as its chief operating officer, effective March 1.
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NewsNTSB publishes report on Ingalls collision
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the collision between a heavy lift vessel, an unarmed barge and the destroyer Delbert D Black in Pascagoula, Mississippi last March.
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NewsMomentum names Bertuola to lead US operation
Jim Bertuola is to take up the role of vice president and head of Momentum Logistics’ operation at the port of Wilmington in Delaware.
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NewsLiebherr to launch LTM 1120-4.1 at ConExpo
Liebherr is unveiling the LTM 1120-4.1 at this year’s ConExpo, which takes place in Las Vegas from March 10-14.
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NewsLiebherr delivers a first in the USA
North Carolina Ports (NCP) has added a Liebherr LPS 420 rail-mounted gantry harbour crane at its terminal at the port of Morehead City.
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NewsCanaveral secures funding for multipurpose berth
Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded a USD14.1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Port Infrastructure Development Program to modernise and expand North Cargo Berth 3 (NCB3).
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NewsApache aircraft soars with Antonov
Antonov Airlines has transported four Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in Arizona, USA to the Hindan Airforce Base in India.
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NewsAmbercor completes yankee move
Canada-headquartered Ambercor Shipping has coordinated the delivery of a yankee dryer and two through-air dryer (TAD) rolls in Quebec.
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NewsDuluth awarded infrastructure grant
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has allocated a USD10.5 million grant to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.
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NewsWm. O'Brien opens in the USA
Ireland’s Wm. O'Brien is opening its first office in the USA, in Princeton, New Jersey.
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NewsProLift acquires ARM
ProLift Rigging has acquired Advanced Riggers & Millwrights (ARM), a rigging and plant relocation company based in Riverside, California.
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NewsHeavy lift cargo boosts volumes at Duluth
Cargo volume exceeded 33.5 million tons at the port of Duluth-Superior for the 2019 shipping season, ranking as the port’s third-highest throughput since 2015, reports Morgan McClean.
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NewsCaldwell launches TLC clamp
Under-the-jib equipment supplier The Caldwell Group has launched a clamp designed for lifting and turning curved plate or pipe from horizontal to vertical positions, and vice versa.
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NewsEaster named permanent ceo at Daseke
North American specialised transport provider Daseke has appointed Chris Easter as its permanent ceo and a member of the board of director
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NewsHLI handles the pressure in yankee move
HLI Rail & Rigging has moved a yankee dryer – a pressure vessel used in the production of tissue paper – 300 miles (482.8 km) from Erie to Lock Haven in Pennsylvania.
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NewsGrupoNogar handles tower section
Spain-based GrupoNogar has loaded 66 wind turbine tower sections at the port of Marin.