All North America articles – Page 196

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    ALE's AL.SK190 North American debut

    2011-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - A series of record-breaking lifts at an oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, USA has been undertaken by UK-based global heavy transport and lifting company ALE, using for the first time in North America its award-winning crane.

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    New 747-8F completes certification flight tests

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter has successfully completed its certification flight test programme, with two aircraft landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.

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    Success for first PPG conference in USA

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - More than 90 freight movers and ship owners from 34 countries converged in Corpus Christi for the five-day Project Professionals Group (PPG) conference, which began last week.

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    BBC Chartering introduces transpacific service

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - BBC Chartering has launched a new monthly liner service that connects Asia with North America with the aim of further strengthening its position in the liner segment of the global project cargo, breakbulk and heavy lift market.

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    Alabama to host first training event on critical lifting and load handling

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - The Alabama State Port Authority is to host its first training event from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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    Project Cargo Network celebrates first birthday

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN), the fast growing association for heavy and OOG forwarders, is celebrating its first birthday today

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    Demag Cranes supplies more floating cranes for the Mississippi

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has been awarded a contract to supply two more Floating Cranes to St. James Stevedoring Partners, Llc, Louisiana, USA, to enter service on the Mississippi river this aut

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    Tampa set to welcome Crowley liner services

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - HLPFI understands that Crowley Liner Services will add the port of Tampa to its regular Central American ro-ro service.

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    Sea Star ends Philadelphia-Puerto Rico service as business falls

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Sea Star Line, an ocean transportation company providing transportation services to and from North America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands, has suspended its weekly call at Philadelphia, USA connecting to Port Tioga Marine Terminal San J

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    Alliance in the city of brotherly love

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - The US arm of Dubai-based logistics company GAC has formed a strategic alliance with a 30-year old shipping agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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    UTC Overseas names project director

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 -The Houston-based Project Division of UTC Overseas Inc has appointed Brent Patterson as a project director to oversee project development of industrial and global capital projects and services to engineering and procurement companies.

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    Rail siding rebuilt for high and heavy load

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - A combined rail and road shipment of a 292.1 tonne transformer by Spring, Texas-based rail project shipment forwarder Colossal Transport Solutions (CTS) brought more than just issues with regulatory and official freight transport laws

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    First contract for Dockwise newbuilding

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Dockwise has confirmed the first contract for its new 'Type 0' ship which is due to be delivered at the end of 2012 from the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.

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    SRT has been working on the railroad

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Just weeks after Houston-based high and heavy rail transport forwarder Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) celebrated its seventh anniversary, the company has revealed that it has undertaken two significant shipments of heavy industrial equipment.

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    CSAL adds Charleston-Africa service

    2011-07-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Canada States Africa Line (CSAL) is adding Charleston to the port rotation for its bulk, breakbulk and ro-ro service between North America and southern Africa.

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    Single-beam gantry crane is the perfect fit for Lafarge

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - For its Calgary Pipe operation, Lafarge North America has chosen the Shuttlelift SB 70 as the lifting solution.

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    WWPC duo complete complex tunnel borer move

    2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Albacor Shipping and LS - Cargo International, both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have handled the shipment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Germany to the USA.

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    PCN recruits South Korean member

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has appointed its first member in South Korea.

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    PCN's famous five US members

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has filled its US membership quota with the signing of its fifth US member, says Martin Pain, PCN network manager.