All North America articles – Page 197

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    Dockwise sees strongest ever quarter for contract wins

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Breda, Netherlands-based heavy marine transport provider Dockwise has had its strongest ever quarter for contract wins, while at the same time seeing a new backlog record in the three month and half year periods ended June 30, 2011 says the co

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    Transped to launch ro-ro operations to complement box services

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Transped Ltd, based at the Port of Blyth, UK is to start a ro-ro service to complement its existing North Sea container services.

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    San Francisco welcomes windy cargoes

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The Port of San Francisco recently welcomed the M/V Star Hansa, carrying wind turbine components for San Leandro, California-based Halus Power Systems.

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    Festival gets a big lift

    2011-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - A Terex AC 350/6 all terrain crane has been used by UK company, King Lifting Ltd to lift and place a footbridge for the Reading Festival in Berkshire, UK.

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    Insurers debate curse of piracy

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - When they meet next month in Paris, international marine underwriters will discuss all lines of marine insurance business.

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    Propellor Club lands in Bilbao

    2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - A new branch of the Propeller Club has been created in Bilbao, Spain, with seven founding members.

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    Korea Express obtains AEO accreditation

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Integrated logistics company, Korea Express, which is eagerly anticipating the delivery of two 15,000 dwt self-propelled vessels from the Weihai Dockyard, Weihai, Shandong, China, to reinforce its marine transportation capabilities for heavy l

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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