All North America articles – Page 181

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    CEE adds new member in Canada

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - ITN Logitics Group has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE) as the network's member in Canada.

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    AAI+PEERS Inc joins PCN

    2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) welcomes their first representative in the Philippines, AAI+PEERS INC.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - 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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    The earth moves for Texas International Freight

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Houston-based, Texas International Freight has recently moved a massive earthmover through the port to Asia (pictured below).

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    Coke ovens put the heat on BigLift Shipping

    2012-07-17T00:00:00Z

    July 16 - Last week, BigLift Shipping finished the last of two challenging shipments on its vessels Happy Diamond and Happy Dover for the US Steel Corporation in Clairton, USA, from Lubeck, Germany to Mobile, USA, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhan

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    LaRue will represent the Texas Ports

    2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected executive director, John P. LaRue, Port Corpus Christi (POCCA), to represent the Texas ports in the newly formed Panama Canal Stakeholder Working Group, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.

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    Project Partners adds Precision Specialized Division

    2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Precision Specialized Division Inc has joined the Project Partners network as a member in Canada.

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    Panama Canal delays toll hike

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a revised tolls proposal that defers the implementation date of new Canal tolls to October 2012 and October 2013.

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    Green energy powers Tuscor Lloyds move

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Global shipping agent and freight forwarder, Tuscor Lloyds has overseen a complex shipment of a biomass boiler from Lincoln, Nebraska through loading at the port in Houston, Texas, bound for Plymouth, UK.

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    Musaffah Port sets own record for heavy lift shipment

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A record for the heaviest consignment to arrive at Musaffah Port, one of the key ports operated and managed by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), has been set with the recent arrival of two HP absorbers from Italy that weighed more than 2,600 tonnes.

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    ITI webinar diary released

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Crane and rigging training consultancy Industrial Training International (ITI) has announced the upcoming summer episodes of the ITI Showcase Webinar Series.

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    F1 nearly run off the road by French bureaucrats

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A UK-based agent for bespoke abnormal load permit routes throughout Europe has revealed road freight law changes in France hit Formula 1 at the Monaco Grand Prix, last weekend.

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    Isolde Liebherr awarded honorary doctorate

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Isolde Liebherr, vice-president of the Supervisory Board of Liebherr-International AG of Bulle, Switzerland, the parent company of the Liebherr Group, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws (LLD honoris causa) by the National University

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    Geodis Wilson names director of Marine Logistics division

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Geodis Wilson has appointed Sergio Herrero as the new vertical market director of its Marine Logistics division.

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    Container weighing debate goes on and on

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Last week saw the European Shipping Council (ESC) release a statement which included strong disagreement with the widespread belief in the shipping industry that weighing laden containers should be a requirement at terminals.

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    Summa Group to take controlling stake in FESCO

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Russia's Summa Group is purchasing a 56 percent stake in Far Eastern Shipping Company, OJSC (part of the FESCO Group) from the Industrial Investors Company.

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    Changes at the top for Intermarine

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Alfred (Al) JV Stanley has joined Intermarine; replacing Andre Grikitis as president and chief executive officer, who will now assume the role of operating chairman.

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    Anglo Pacific project manages fibreglass horse shipment

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - International removals company Anglo Pacific has handled the transport of six life-size fibreglass horses from New York to the Museum of London. Now on permanent display in the City Gallery, the steeds arrived safely and are proving very popular

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    TIACA urges governments to agree mutual recognition for air cargo security

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - More countries should follow the lead of the United States, the European Union, Switzerland and Canada in pursuing mutual recognition agreements for air cargo security, says The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

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    CaroTrans opens in Le Havre

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator, CaroTrans, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France; creating the foundation for future growth in the country.