North America news – Page 62
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NewsAmWINS adds to insurance offering
Insurance broker AmWINS Group has formed two specialty managing general agencies focused on the marine industry, AmWINS Specialty Logistics Underwriters (ASLU) and Sentinel Marine Underwriters (SMU).
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NewsThe projects sector – is the tide turning?
The standout session at this week's Breakbulk Americas must be the one on Thursday, during which experts from both sides of the project logistics supply chain will discuss the current prospects for the sector.
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NewsDickey takes helm at Metro Ports
Metro Ports has appointed Robert Dickey as president, responsible for all terminal and stevedoring operations.
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NewsNCA resumes Chicago service
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has recommenced its Narita to Chicago, USA service – the airline’s first transpacific freighter service to resume operation since the grounding of its entire fleet during June.
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NewsPPG concludes its 11th annual conference
The Project Professionals Group (PPG) announced that its 2019 annual conference will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as the network concluded its 11th annual conference in Portland, Oregon.
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NewsHouston readies for Breakbulk Americas
Leading logistics professionals are heading to Houston, one of the world’s leading oil and gas centres, for Breakbulk Americas, which takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center from October 2 - 4.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr rushes relief supplies to Guam
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organised the delivery of critical relief cargo to Guam, to help victims of typhoon Mangkhut.
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NewsFirst aid for Antonov AN-225
On behalf of Radiant Global Logistics, Air Partner chartered the Antonov AN-225 ‘Mriya’ for an around-the-world mission to deliver emergency supplies to the typhoon-hit island of Guam.
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NewsSerra handles recycling equipment
Serra International has handled the delivery of a 50,000-lb (22.7-tonne) unit destined for a recycling plant in New Jersey, USA.
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NewsRoll-Lift expands fleet with Liebherr
Roll-Lift USA has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane.
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NewsBigge picks Enerpac strand jacks for bridge lift
Crane and heavy lift rigging specialist Bigge Crane and Rigging has used Enerpac HSL 5000 strand jacks to lift two 613-tonne pier tables to a height of 62.5 m for the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project on Long Beach, California.
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NewsACL christens Atlantic Star in Baltimore
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has held a formal christening ceremony for one of its fourth generation container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessel, Atlantic Star, at the port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal.
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NewsBeyel Brothers handles transformer move
Florida-based Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging has handled the delivery of a 340,000-lb (154.2-tonne) transformer from Rockledge to the Gaco Substation in DeLand.
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NewsExpress Mondor continues expansion
Canada’s Express Mondor has completed the acquisition of Transport L’Épiphanie and integrated the entire team and assets into the Express Mondor Group.
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NewsC.H. Robinson is the safe bet in Vegas
C.H. Robinson Project Logistics has handled the delivery of a transformer from the port of Long Beach in California to a substation site near Las Vegas in Nevada.
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NewsAAL names Morland in North America
AAL has strengthened its North American expansion strategy with the appointment of Michael Morland as general manager Americas.
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NewsHybrid Air Freighters partners with Columbia Helicopters
Approximately 18 months into the first flight of Lockheed Martin's LMH-1, the participants in the programme are busy with preparations for the commercial launch of the airship.
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NewsGrubb grabs Demag crane
USA-based WO Grubb Crane Rental has taken delivery of a Demag all-terrain AC 500-8 machine.
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NewsEquipment mover gets on the skids
Edwards Moving & Rigging is using a variety of equipment, including a 150-tonne capacity Hydra-Slide skidding system to swap transformers at a high security power plant in the USA.
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NewsWW Solutions and Keen team up in Tacoma
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WW Solutions) is to consolidate its facility at the US west coast port of Tacoma with that of Keen Transport, the trucking company that it acquired in December 2017.