North America news – Page 75
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OL adds US office
November 17 - OL International Holdings has acquired the US office of Transitainer Global, based in Long Beach, California.
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Tadano makes Bigge deal
November 17 - Crane manufacturer Tadano has appointed Bigge Crane & Rigging as its dealer in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
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Jubb flies into Air Partner
November 16 - Global aviation services group, Air Partner, has appointed Robert Jubb as freight trading manager.
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New logistics centres for Kingston Wharves
November 15 - Kingston Wharves Ltd (KWL) in Jamaica says it will open two new logistics centres by December this year.
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Swire set to serve Portland
November 15 - Swire Shipping will introduce a liner service from the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 in January 2018.
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deugro bridges the gap
November 13 - deugro Canada has handled the transportation of the main bridge section from a fabrication yard in China to Victoria, Canada for the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project.
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Slight revenue uptick for Boskalis
November 10 - Royal Boskalis Westminster saw a slight increase in revenue in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the quarterly average reported for the first half of the year.
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CLA's flying start
November 9 - In the first two and a half months of services, CargoLogicAir (CLA) has carried over 2,000 tonnes of cargo on its scheduled route from the USA to the Middle East.
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Mammoet swivels to success
November 7 - Mammoet has transported nine process modules from the Port of Anacortes to Andeavor's refinery in Washington, USA for the latter's clean product upgrade project.
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Grimaldi welcomes Grande New York
November 7 - The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Grande New York at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China.
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Mammoet lifts in Louisiana
November 2 - Earlier this year, Mammoet utilised its PTC 200 DS, the largest crane in its fleet, to lift a 350 ft (106.7 m) long, 1,600 tonne wash tower for the Lotte Chemical's Ethylene Glycol project in Louisiana, USA.
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Barnhart expands in Kentucky
November 1 - USA-based Barnhart Crane & Rigging has opened a second location in Kentucky.
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Jumbo deals direct in Canada
October 30 - Jumbo Maritime has ended its exclusive agency agreement with Project Transport & Trading (PTT) in Canada.
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Bloodhound set to take off
October 30 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) will utilise one of its Boeing 747 freighters to transport the Bloodhound SSC to Hakskeen Pan, South Africa in 2018, where it will attempt to set a new world land speed record and break through the 1,000 mph (1,609.4 kph)
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Marseille debuts ro-ro ramp
October 27 - The largest ro-ro ramp in France is now operational at Marseille Fos following a EUR2.7 million (USD3.13 million) eight-month build that was managed by the Marseille Fos port authority in support of a nuclear energy construction project.
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Everett authorises modernisation project
October 27 - The Port of Everett commission in the USA has authorised the second phase of the south terminal wharf modernisation project.
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ALS wastes no time in the UK
October 26 - ALS' project team in the UK has handled the shipment of materials, oversized equipment and containers, from over ten countries, to an incinerator plant in Hull, UK.
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Legislation targets the Jones Act
October 26 - In the USA, four bills are currently pending in Congress to repeal or limit the reach of the Jones Act, including three that are focused upon relief efforts to assist Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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New Bedford deepens ties to offshore wind
October 26 - Deepwater Wind plans to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal at the Port of New Bedford, USA as its base of operations for its Revolution Wind project.
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