North America news – Page 52
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NewsQatar Airways boosts B777 capacity
Qatar Airways Cargo has placed an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, enabling it to establish additional trade routes and increase capacity on key trade lanes.
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NewsMammoet in Core partnership
Mammoet USA has partnered with Core Industries, the owner and operator of Theodore Industrial Port near Mobile, Alabama.
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NewsModern adds to fleet
Ontario-based Modern Crane has received Canada’s first 300-tonne capacity Demag AC 300-6 all-terrain crane.
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NewsPirtle to lead Freeport commission
Port Freeport in Texas has named Shane Pirtle as chairman of the port commission.
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NewsBrown joins SAL in the USA
Phillip Brown has been appointed as vice president – projects for SAL Heavy Lift in the USA, effective July 1, 2019.
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NewsCloonan joins Houston commission
Wendolynn Montoya Cloonan has joined the port commission at the Port of Houston Authority.
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NewsCroft joins Freeport commission
Dan Croft has joined the Port Freeport board of commissioners in Texas, USA.
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NewsAndreone joins PRPA board
Rita Andreone has been appointed to the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) board of directors for a term of three years, effective June 2, 2019.
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NewsPGT introduces project cargo division
Pennsylvania-headquartered PGT Trucking has launched a project cargo management division.
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NewsBroshuis wins EUR50 mn trailer order
US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), in collaboration with Oshkosh Defense, placed an order with Broshuis for 170 PL2 pendular axle semi-low loaders.
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NewsBarnhart acquires Burkhalter Rigging
Barnhart Crane and Rigging has agreed to acquire the majority of Mississippi-based Burkhalter Rigging’s assets.
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NewsWelch welcomed at Foss Maritime
Foss Maritime has appointed Mike Welch as its chief financial officer.
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NewsMammoet completes four-year project
Mammoet has completed its scope of work at Sasol’s Ethane Cracker and Derivatives project in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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NewsTrio joins Daseke board
North American specialised transport provider Daseke has appointed Ena Williams, Chuck Serianni and Kim Warmbier to its board of directors.
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NewsLantin joins PRPA board
Peter Lantin has joined Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority’s (PRPA) board of directors for a three-year term, replacing board member Bud Smith.
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NewsHorizon Terminals expands at Freeport
Horizon Terminal Services is expanding its operations at Port Freeport in Texas with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of space for additional automobiles and ro-ro cargo.
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NewsCook joins Port Houston
Leah (Martinez) Cook has joined Port Houston as director of marketing and branding.
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NewsALE’s rapid response
Heavy lift and specialised transport engineering company ALE was on hand in Mississippi, USA, to help deliver five pressure vessels.
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NewsSuperior adds Scheuerle unit
The trailer’s telescopic deck can extend out to 100 ft (30.48 m) and handle up to 238,000 lbs (107.9 tonnes).
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NewsBlades arrive at Longview
The port of Longview has once again handled wind turbine blades for Oregon’s Leaning Juniper wind farm.