North America news – Page 89
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AMI buys into Manica
March 6 - AMI International of Mauritius has acquired the Bidvest Group's shareholding in Manica Holdings of South Africa.
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Mammoet will move for MHIA
March 6 - Mammoet has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) to support a large polymer production plant expansion project on the US Gulf Coast in Texas.
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Gamette promoted at Long Beach
March 1 - The Port of Long Beach has appointed Sean Gamette as managing director of engineering services.
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New EMEA head at UK P&I
March 1 - The UK P&I Club has appointed Susanne Murphy as its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regional director.
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Alistair steels into Zambia
March 1 - Alistair Group has transported oversize steel frames from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Lusaka, Zambia, for use in the construction of a 1 million tonne per year cement plant.
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Bahri adds Mumbai office
February 27 - Shipping company Bahri has opened a branch office in Mumbai to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing Indian maritime industry and lay the foundations to offer diverse shipping services to domestic customers.
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GPA and VPA file agreement
February 27 - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) have filed the East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
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Erring on the side of caution
February 24 - Speaking at a recent Journal of Commerce webinar this week, Susan Oatway, associate director of Drewry Maritime Research, outlined some of the challenges, which still face the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping sector.
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Logistec USA and GCBE join forces
February 23 - Logistec USA has formed a joint venture with Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment (GCBE) - Logistec Gulf Coast - to consolidate and expand its bulk cargo handling services in southeast USA and the Gulf region.
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Liebherr sends three to Puerto Rico
February 23 - Three Liebherr cranes that are currently dominating the skyline at Rushbrook, Ireland, are ship-to-shore container handling cranes which are being loaded onto OHT's semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, Albatross.
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Barnhart secures lift off
February 23 - Barnhart Crane & Rigging has been chosen by the USA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide transportation of a mock-up of the core stage of the agency's rocket for deep space missions, the Space Launch System (SLS)
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Antonov and Air Charter Service team up
February 22 - Air Charter Service (ACS) chartered an Antonov AN-124 to deliver a new engine to a Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft that was grounded in Iqaluit, in the Canadian Arctic, following an emergency landing.
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Cranes get capacity lift
February 21 - Grove has unveiled the 100-tonne capacity TMS9000-2 truck crane.
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Rhenus adds in South Korea
February 20 - Following its launch into the South Korean market in November 2016, Rhenus Group has opened an office in Busan.
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BDP grows in Peru
February 20 - BDP International has opened an office in Lima, Peru, supporting the logistics and transportation company's efforts to grow its Latin American presence.
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A strong start for NWSA
February 20 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) reported a 17 percent growth in container cargo for January, handling 301,105 teu.
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Curtain falls on Hanjin Shipping
February 17 - Hanjin Shipping has been declared bankrupt by the Seoul Central District Court earlier today, after suffering from rising debt amid a slowdown in the global shipping market.
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NileDutch to provide ship for Far East West Africa service
February 16 - From March 4, NileDutch, the container and breakbulk specialist in West Africa, will be providing a vessel for its existing FEWA (Far East - West Africa) service.
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Forwarders criticise protectionism
February 16 - The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the umbrella organisation for global freight forwarder associations, has commented on the value of free trade, trade facilitation, and trade development in the wake of
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Steam rises with Tradelossa
February 15 - Tradelossa has completed the installation of components using a 570-tonne capacity strand jack lifting system at the Empalme I combined-cycle power plant in Sonora, Mexico.