North America news – Page 97

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    All eyes on Barnhart

    2016-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Construction services company Rentenbach contracted heavy lift specialist Barnhart to lift a huge four-screen television structure, weighing 700 tons (635 tonnes), at the Bristol Motor Speedway track venue in Bristol, Tennessee, USA.

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    Petrasco ships to Caspian

    2016-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Petrasco Energy Logistics has coordinated the transport of subsea blowout preventers from the USA to the Caspian Sea.

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    OHL becomes Geodis

    2016-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - After being acquired by Geodis in 2015, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) has now been fully rebranded under the Geodis name.

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    Bragg ups crane capacity

    2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Long Beach, California headquartered Bragg Crane Service has taken delivery of two Liebherr LR1750/2 crawler cranes, which have been put to work across the USA.

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    Mammoet in Freeport LNG win

    2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Mammoet has been awarded the transportation contract for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Freeport, Texas.

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    WWPC duo moves cement mill

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - BNSF Logistics' global project centre in Houston coordinated the transportation of a cement mill from Europe to Africa.

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    Krehbiel named Longview ceo

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Norm Krehbiel has been elected as chief executive officer (ceo) at the Port of Longview, Washington state, USA.

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    Jaxport provides ship-to-rail for heavy cargo

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - A 122-tonne gas-fired reciprocating engine has been handled at the Port of Jacksonville's (Jaxport) Talleyrand Marine Terminal, USA.

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    IT makes for safer and greener shipping

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Höegh Autoliners is currently adding new pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) to its fleet, which are fitted with advanced information technology (IT) systems.

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    Vancouver receives Fednav first

    2016-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - The Port of Vancouver USA has welcomed the cargo ship Federal Iris on its maiden voyage to the USA.

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    NorSea makes offshore wind commitment

    2016-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - NorSea Group has established an offshore wind company in Denmark, NSG Wind, which it says will provide a full range of industry services.

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    Air Partner appoints Katsouris

    2016-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - UK based air charter broker Air Partner has named Alexander Katsouris as business development manager for its freight division.

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    Mallory Alexander names admin chief

    2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - Robert E. Mallory has been appointed chief administrative officer of Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

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    Combi Lift opens US hub

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Combi Lift has established a US subsidiary - Combi Lift America - based in Houston, Texas.

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    BNSF moves press across states

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - BNSF Logistics' global project centre in Houston has coordinated the transport of a large automotive press from Lafayette, Indiana to Georgetown, Kentucky in the USA.

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    Intermarine receives first Ecolift ship

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Intermarine has taken delivery of the 12,500 dwt multipurpose vessel Industrial Skipper, which was constructed at Shandong Huanghai shipyard in Rongcheng, China.

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    DHL inks racing car contract

    2016-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - A new partnership agreement has been signed by DHL and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which will see the logistics provider organise the shipment of the teams' motor sport materials and equipment to the overseas events.

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    Dolphins stadium gets a lift

    2016-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - Maxim Crane Works is employing a fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes as part of the construction of the new Miami Dolphins football stadium in the USA.

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    JAXPORT gets heavy lift of its own

    2016-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - In the USA, JAXPORT's ongoing investment could be seen as three container cranes arrived at the port's Blount Island Marine Terminal aboard the ZPMC semi-submersible ship, Zhen Hua 14, which departed from Shanghai, China in early June. They wi

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    Milwaukee steps up for Emmert

    2016-08-22T00:00:00Z

    August 22 - Emmert International has arranged for the transportation of a 295 tonnes (650,000 lbs) press from Canada on a McKeil Marine deck barge across the Great Lakes through the Port of Milwaukee to a Scot Forge plant in Illinois.