All North America articles
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NewsLogistec expands in Baltimore
North American marine service specialist Logtistec is diversifying its cargo handling services in the port of Baltimore, USA. The BalTerm terminal will be rebranded under the Logistec name as the group expands the range of services on offer.
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NewsMaressa and Higgins appointed at SJP
South Jersey Ports (SJP) in the USA has appointed Joseph Maressa Jr as chairman of the board, succeeding Richard Alaimo who is stepping down from the role after 32 years.
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NewsPort Houston rejigs leadership team
Port Houston has appointed Eric Casey as chief operating officer and Parker Harrison as chief legal officer.
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CapPro news
DOE to return USD13 bn of ‘unobligated funds’
The U.S. Department of Energy said it would return more than USD13 billion in what it described as “unobligated funds” that has been allocated by the previous administration towards green energy projects.
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NewsAhlers targets North American expansion
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics is aiming to expand its North American operations having appointed Ludivine Morbois as its project and procurement manager earlier this year.
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NewsSARR Freights delivers heavyweight cargoes across India and beyond
India’s SARR Freights has completed a series of complex transport assignments, including the shipment of a workover rig from Houston to Mumbai, the road haulage of a 500 MW rotor, and the movement of oversized machinery within India.
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NewsBishop Lifting acquires American Rigger’s Supply
USA-based under-the-jib equipment company Bishop Lifting has acquired American Rigger’s Supply, a sling fabrication and rigging supply firm headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas.
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NewsOlivera joins Engineered Rigging
Connor Olivera has joined USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging as a project engineer.
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NewsGRT and AMIX team up to demolish STS crane
Canada’s Global Rigging & Transport (GRT), alongside AMIX, has demolished a ship-to-shore (STS) crane, which weighed around 1,200 tonnes.
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CapPro news
US pulls USD679 million funding from offshore wind projects
The US government has continued its assault on the country’s offshore wind energy industry, withdrawing USD679 million in funding for 12 projects.
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Newsdeugro completes LNG module transfer
Project forwarder deugro has delivered a 1,334-tonne module from Port Ingleside to the port of Corpus Christi in Texas in support of a major LNG project in Canada.
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NewsEverett pilots real-time analytics to sharpen cargo operations
Washington’s port of Everett has teamed up with Jacobs and IGO Solutions to trial a new analytics system that tracks and improves the performance of its cargo-handling fleet. The pilot, known as Data Analytics for Port Equipment (DAPE), uses real-time data to cut idle time, boost efficiency, and lay the groundwork for broader digitalisation across port operations.
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NewsGilmore promoted at Port NOLA
The port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Chris Gilmore as chief engineering officer, effective immediately.
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CapPro news
Ørsted pressing ahead with rights issue as Revolution Wind stalls
On August 22, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind project.
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NewsCore invests in Edwards Moving and Rigging
Private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has taken a stake in USA-based Edwards Moving and Rigging.
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NewsAsstrA ships power generation equipment from Bangladesh to the USA
Freight forwarder AsstrA-Associated Traffic has shipped a main power generation package and related equipment from Chittagong, Bangladesh to Houston, Texas.
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NewsMelvin departs SC Ports
Barbara Melvin has resigned as president and ceo of South Carolina Ports Authority (SC Ports and will pursue other opportunities).
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NewsTGP delivers transformers, wraps up wind energy project
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported three 113-tonne transformers, plus accessories, from Brazil to Canada. Separately, the project forwarder has also handled the delivery of wind turbines from China to Vietnam.
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NewsChipolbrok gets FMC exemption
Chinese-Polish shipping company Chipolbrok has been granted, with conditions, an exemption from publication requirements by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the USA.
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NewsTanks transloaded at Indiana River & Rail Terminals
Indiana River & Rail Terminals has managed the barge-to-truck transload of oversized cargo at the port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, with the units destined for a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility under construction in central Indiana.