All North America articles – Page 180

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    Container weighing delayed

    2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Last week saw two flag states raise concerns about container weighing proposals that will almost certainly delay efforts to bring in mandatory regulations, though not stop them altogether.

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    Heavy transformer moved by Albacor Shipping

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Albacor Shipping, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has handled the delivery of a transformer more than 28 m long and weighing more than 442 tonnes from the Port of Baltimore to Weirton, USA.

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    MIQ Logistics adds district manager in Houston

    2012-09-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - Jerry Hnatiuk has joined MIQ Logistics' Truckload Brokerage team as a district manager based in the the company's Houston Global Logistics Centre.

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    Intermarine and Scan-Trans merger

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Denmark's Scan-Trans Holding A/S and the US-based Intermarine, LLC are merging their operations under the Intermarine brand name.

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    Massive caissons for sale

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Marcon International of Coupeville, USA, has been chosen to market four massive concrete caisson sections constructed in 1981 to drill exploration wells under the shallow Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Arctic.

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    Massive caissons for sale

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Marcon International of Coupeville, USA, has been chosen to market four massive concrete caisson sections constructed in 1981 to drill exploration wells under the shallow Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Arctic.

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    PCN celebrates two-year bonanza

    2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

    August 14 - UK-headquartered Project Cargo Network (PCN) is marking the second anniversary since its foundation, having grown its presence over that time to now represent 148 members in 78 countries.

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    No Panama Canal toll hikes for container and breakbulk sector

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - The newly restructured Panama Canal tolls that increase in October will not affect the The container and breakbulk shipping sectors, for now.

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    Expeditors handles multiple shipments in plant upgrade

    2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Expeditors' Project Cargo Services division was awarded an upgrade power project by Rayoiner Performance Fiber in Augusta, USA for its Fernandina Beach processing mill.

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    Liebherr delivers first MTC 78000 heavy lift offshore crane

    2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Liebherr has delivered its first type MTC 78000 heavy lift offshore crane.

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    Indian coastal shipping - off limits for foreign operators?

    2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Reports in the Indian shipping media suggest that the Indian Ministry of Shipping is considering a proposal to prevent foreign-flagged ships and foreign-owned vessels from operating in the Indian coastal trade.

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    Sarens Group acquires Canada Crane Services

    2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Sarens North America Holding Inc, a member of the Sarens Group, has acquired Canada Crane Services Inc., headquartered in Nisku, Alberta.

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    Nippon Cargo Airlines' first Boeing 747-8 Freighter - a correction

    2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - Contrary to our report yesterday, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) did take delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter on July 25.

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    ICS seeks crucial changes to IMO ballast water regime

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the immi

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    Nippon Cargo Airlines' first Boeing 747-8 Freighter delayed

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Contrary to earlier announcements by both the airlines and the manufacturer, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has not taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter and has advised over the weekend that the revised delivery schedule will be revea

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Welcome to the Friday Flyer, bringing you a round-up of news from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector which has caught the eyes of the editorial team over the last week.

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    Infrastructure opportunities in California port redevelopment

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - A 30-acre quayside redevelopment of a key Californian port will present project cargo forwarders and heavy lift contractors a USD 1.2 billion infrastructure opportunity, promise promoters.

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    MIQ Logistics among Kansas' top 100 companies

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Just a decade after being founded US business magazine Ingram's identified Kansas-based MIQ Logistics as one of the Kansas City area's top 100 privately held companies for the second consecutive year. Based on annual revenue, the company is rank

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    CaroTrans increases Trans Pacific capacity

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo serving Japan from the US will benefit from a new, direct LCL export service from Seattle to Tokyo.

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    Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes M/V Pac Suhail on maiden voyage

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - The Port of Vancouver, USA welcomed the M/V Pac Suhail on her maiden voyage to the United States.