North America news – Page 58
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NewsCITB acquires Alaskan assets
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), a subsidiary of Foss Maritime, has agreed to purchase Crowley Vessel Sales Group’s assets in the Prudhoe Bay, Alaska region.
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NewsRegistration open for SC&RA conference
Registration for the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) 2019 annual conference, which will be held from April 23-27 in California, is now open.
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NewsOIA appoints Lovetro
Keith Lovetro has been appointed ceo at OIA Global, the Portland, USA-based supply chain management company.
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NewsALE returns to Texas topside
ALE has placed the second of three modules on top of an offshore topside in Texas, USA.
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NewsCrowley adds service capacity
Crowley Logistics has increased the cargo capacity of its services between northeastern USA, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the islands of the Caribbean Basin.
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NewsAmix steps up with crane shipment
Amix has handled gantry crane components at the Lynnterm terminal in Vancouver, Canada.
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NewsClass 8 orders decline in December
Preliminary data from ACT Research has signalled a decline in North American Class 8 heavy-duty truck orders for December 2018.
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NewsOaktree invests in Watco
Oaktree Capital Management has formed a strategic partnership with Watco Companies that will see the Los Angeles-based private equity firm invest USD450 million in the Kansas-heaquartered transportation company.
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NewsSeko acquires GoodShip
Seko Logistics has purchased Chicago-based freight forwarder and Customs brokerage, GoodShip International.
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NewsStevens Towing rolls from Portland
Stevens Towing has transported equipment for tissue manufacturing from the port of Portland, Maine to Charleston, South Carolina on behalf of HLI Rail & Rigging.
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NewsOne year on, what has been the impact of the ELD mandate?
Research from DAT Solutions has suggested that the number of active carriers in the US commercial motor vehicle sector has grown at a faster rate following the implementation of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate.
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NewsCEVA appoints Neri
CEVA Logistics has appointed Gianclaudio Neri as managing director of its Italy cluster.
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NewsMammoet moves refinery pieces with mere inches to spare
The rental division of heavy lift specialist Mammoet has deployed one of its recently acquired LTM 1400-7.1 cranes to move several items for the expansion of a refinery on the US Gulf Coast.
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NewsIt’s a steel … on both sides of the Atlantic
While the US port of Wilmington was welcoming its first load of SSAB/Swedish steel for the 2018-19 winter season, UK logistics specialist AV Dawson secured a three-year extension to support British Steel’s steel rolling operations at two sites.
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NewsMammoet relocates port crane
Mammoet has relocated a port crane at the port of Montréal, Canada for terminal operator Termont Montréal.
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NewsNola partners with Ports America
Ports America has signed a 50-year lease with the port of New Orleans to continue to operate the port's Napoleon Avenue and Nashville Avenue Terminals.
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NewsMetalmark invests in T. Parker Host
Having acquired the 254 acre (102 ha) Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans, USA in October, maritime services provider T. Parker Host has received strategic investment from private equity firm Metalmark Capital.
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NewsApproval for Jones Act-compliant system for offshore installation
London Offshore Consultants (LOC), in its role as marine warranty surveyor, has approved the principle behind GustoMSC and Barge Master’s Jones Act-compliant feeder barge system for offshore wind energy projects in the USA.
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NewsTopside takes shape in Texas
ALE has used its AL.SK350 super-heavy lift crane, featuring a lifting moment of 354,000 tonne/metres, to place the first of three modules on top of an offshore topside in Texas, USA.
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NewsSecond Crowley con-ro delivered
Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of its con-ro vessel Taíno, the last in a series of two vessels from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine.