North America news – Page 2
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NewsMyCrane appoints Dubinok in the USA
Dubai-based online crane rental platform MyCrane has appointed Olga Dubinok as director of business development, USA.
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NewsSalem Offshore Wind Terminal moves ahead
The development of the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal in USA is moving ahead, with the transfer of ownership to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and an agreement for site improvements.
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NewsLogistics Plus adds Miami warehouse
Logistics Plus is opening a 182,000 sq ft (16,908 sq m) warehouse in Miami, Florida, suitable for handling a range of out-of-gauge (OOG) cargoes.
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NewsEngineered Rigging adds Enerpac SBL600 gantry
USA-based Engineered Rigging has taken delivery of an Enerpac Super Boom Lift (SBL) 600 hydraulic gantry.
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NewsEngineered Rigging teams up with Holmatro in USA
Engineered Rigging has partnered with high-pressure hydraulic equipment manufacturer Holmatro to exclusively rent and sell products from the company’s industrial line of equipment in the USA.
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NewsWest Coast ports boost capabilities as market runs hot
The North America’s West Coast project logistics market is on a high, with heavy cargoes in support of the transmission system, solar energy and civil infrastructure particularly bountiful. Offshore wind projects may be in their early stages but the region’s ports as busy boosting their capabilities.
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NewsBarnhart solidifies footing in upper Midwest with CR Holland acquisition
Barnhart Crane and Rigging has purchased CR Holland Crane Service of Forest City, Iowa.
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NewsPort Canaveral boosts heavy lift capability with Liebherr LHM 600 Evo 6
US West Coast gateway Port Canaveral has added a second mobile harbour crane to its roster, an LHM 600 Evo 6, allowing it to handle a wider range of cargoes.
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NewsUSFR plots East Coast wind tower facility
US Forged Rings (USFR) will invest USD700 million to construct a tower fabrication facility and steel forging plant to support the US offshore wind market.
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NewsBragg handles Endeavour’s relocation
USA-based Bragg Companies has moved and lifted the space shuttle Endeavour at what will be the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, part of the California Science Center.
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NewsAiBT gets approval for Europe-USA flights
HLPFI’s sister publication Air Cargo News reports that Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT) has been granted permission to conduct flights between Europe and the USA.
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NewsKing Ocean acquires Seacor Island Lines
USA-based King Ocean Services has acquired the Seacor Holdings’ Caribbean liner and logistics business – Seacor Island Lines.
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NewsWestwood rebrands as Swire Shipping
Westwood Shipping Lines, which specialises in trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, is rebranding as Swire Shipping.
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NewsBarnhart acquires Baxter Crane and Rigging
USA-headquartered Barnhart Crane and Rigging has purchased Tupelo, Mississippi-based Baxter Crane and Rigging – its second acquisition of 2024.
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NewsSwire Projects completes Arctic voyage
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has utilised its ice-fitted multipurpose vessel Pacific Excellence to transport project materials for a Canadian mining company.
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NewsTeplitskiy joins Chapman Freeborn
Air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has appointed Leo Teplitskiy as director of key cargo accounts for the Americas.
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NewsHumboldt Bay secures further funding for offshore wind terminal
The port of Humboldt Bay in the USA has received a USD436.7 million grant to support the development of its heavy lift terminal that will provide logistical support for offshore wind energy projects.
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NewsBeckmann joins chartering department at Intermarine
Multipurpose carrier Intermarine has appointed Lennard Beckmann as a chartering manager in Houston, USA.
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NewsSarens on hand to support the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project through to 2025
Engineered transport and heavy lift specialist Sarens supported Virginia International Terminals (VIT) with the load-in of the first batch of monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) farm at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT).
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NewsProject logisticians on alert as LNG terminal projects in crossfire
It’s election year in the USA, and so begins the quadrennial state of flux where presidential candidates set out their positions and priorities – during which, the energy sector often gets caught in the crossfire. Mooted delays to large-scale LNG export projects will be a cause for concern for project logistics and heavy lift specialists.