All North America articles – Page 121

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    UTC urges renewal of US Ex-Im Bank

    2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - UTC Overseas is pushing for the Congressional renewal of the 81-year-old U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) before it expires on July 1, 2015.

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    Blue Water set to power Panama

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a contract with Semco Maritime for the provision of warehouse and transport solutions in connection with the construction of a new power plant in Panama.

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    BBC plays part in petrochemical project

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - BBC Chartering has shipped a number of ethylene refinery units from Ulsan in South Korea to Freeport, Texas for an ongoing US Gulf Coast petrochemicals project.

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    Milestone Airbus components set sail

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Components for Airbus' first US-produced aircraft have left the Port of Hamburg destined for Mobile, Alabama.

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    GAC adds four in USA

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - GAC has opened four new North American logistics offices in Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles.

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    SC&RA critiques interchange design

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has published a white paper detailing how poorly designed intersections adversely affect the shipment of oversize and overweight cargoes in the USA.

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    Ritchie Bros appoints new cfo

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Ritchie Bros has appointed Sharon Driscoll as its new chief financial officer, effective July 6, 2015.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 29th 2015

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    WWPC member duo join forces

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Portlog International and Steder Group, have jointly managed the transportation of pipes and dredging equipment from Mexico to Nigeria.

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    Competitors club together in crane quartet delivery

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The last of four new super post-Panamax wharf cranes for the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal have been offloaded from ZPMC's semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 13 after a 73-day journey from South Korea.

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    ACS responds to Nepalese tragedy

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, Air Charter Service (ACS) has completed over 50 charter flights into and out of Kathmandu transporting relief goods as well as search and rescue teams.

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    Gruber gets in the frame

    2015-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Intertransport Gruber has coordinated the shipment of an 84.9-tonne stator frame from Ohio in the USA to Linz, Austria.

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    Maxim buys Crane Rental

    2015-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Maxim Crane Works has acquired Orlando, Florida based heavy haulage, specialised rigging and crane services provider, Crane Rental Corporation.

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    Korean specialist joins UTC

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - UTC Overseas has appointed Lloyd (Woo Sung) Bae as director of sales and operations for the company's Korea desk.

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    Short appointment for C.H. Robinson

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - C.H. Robinson has named Mike Short as president of its global forwarding division.

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    Panama Canal lock gates all in

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - The sixteenth and final gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal has been installed.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 22nd 2015

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    PPG enjoys Spanish hospitality

    2015-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Project Professionals Group (PPG) enjoyed a successful eighth annual conference in Las Palmas, Canary Islands from May 13-15, with the support of local network member for Spain, Stier ShipAgency.

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    Ulstein introduces new HLV designs

    2015-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Norway-based ship design, shipbuilding and system solutions provider Ulstein Group has introduced the HX103 and HX104 offshore heavy lift vessel designs.

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    Savannah breakbulk volumes doubled

    2015-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Georgia's multipurpose facility in the Port of Savannah, Ocean Terminal, almost doubled its breakbulk cargo volumes in April, growing by 96.3 percent year-on-year to a total of 166,489 tonnes.