All North America articles – Page 2
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NewsGRT and AMIX team up to demolish STS crane
Canada’s Global Rigging & Transport (GRT), alongside AMIX, has demolished a ship-to-shore (STS) crane, which weighed around 1,200 tonnes.
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CapPro news
US pulls USD679 million funding from offshore wind projects
The US government has continued its assault on the country’s offshore wind energy industry, withdrawing USD679 million in funding for 12 projects.
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Newsdeugro completes LNG module transfer
Project forwarder deugro has delivered a 1,334-tonne module from Port Ingleside to the port of Corpus Christi in Texas in support of a major LNG project in Canada.
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NewsEverett pilots real-time analytics to sharpen cargo operations
Washington’s port of Everett has teamed up with Jacobs and IGO Solutions to trial a new analytics system that tracks and improves the performance of its cargo-handling fleet. The pilot, known as Data Analytics for Port Equipment (DAPE), uses real-time data to cut idle time, boost efficiency, and lay the groundwork for broader digitalisation across port operations.
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NewsGilmore promoted at Port NOLA
The port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Chris Gilmore as chief engineering officer, effective immediately.
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CapPro news
Ørsted pressing ahead with rights issue as Revolution Wind stalls
On August 22, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind project.
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NewsCore invests in Edwards Moving and Rigging
Private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has taken a stake in USA-based Edwards Moving and Rigging.
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NewsAsstrA ships power generation equipment from Bangladesh to the USA
Freight forwarder AsstrA-Associated Traffic has shipped a main power generation package and related equipment from Chittagong, Bangladesh to Houston, Texas.
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NewsMelvin departs SC Ports
Barbara Melvin has resigned as president and ceo of South Carolina Ports Authority (SC Ports and will pursue other opportunities).
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NewsTGP delivers transformers, wraps up wind energy project
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported three 113-tonne transformers, plus accessories, from Brazil to Canada. Separately, the project forwarder has also handled the delivery of wind turbines from China to Vietnam.
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NewsChipolbrok gets FMC exemption
Chinese-Polish shipping company Chipolbrok has been granted, with conditions, an exemption from publication requirements by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the USA.
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NewsTanks transloaded at Indiana River & Rail Terminals
Indiana River & Rail Terminals has managed the barge-to-truck transload of oversized cargo at the port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, with the units destined for a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility under construction in central Indiana.
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NewsPasha Logistics expands in the Pacific Northwest
USA-based Pasha Logistics has acquired assets of MacMillan-Piper and Tacoma Transload to launch operations in the Pacific Northwest.
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NewsSCACLI and Protranser team up to deliver transformers
Canada’s Sea Cargo Air Cargo Logistics (SCACLI) and China’s Protranser have teamed up to ship large transformers – each weighing 127 tonnes – from China to Canada.
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NewsAsian Spirit delivers to Duluth
The multipurpose, heavy lift vessel Asian Spirit has delivered 39 wind turbine blades to Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s Clure Public Marine Terminal on Lake Superior in the USA.
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NewsMACS and Hugo Stinnes merge under single brand
Germany’s MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping and Hugo Stinnes are merging their operations under a single brand.
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NewsUnion Pacific and Norfolk Southern agree to merge
Union Pacific has made a stock and cash offer of roughly USD85 billion for fellow North American railroad operator Norfolk Southern. The combined entity would control a rail system that spans the USA from California to the East Coast.
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NewsLong Beach elects Colonna as commission president
The port of Long Beach in California, USA, has named Frank Colonna as president of the board of harbour commissioners and Steven Neal as vice president, effective August 6, 2025.
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NewsProtranser delivers to the Americas
China-based forwarder Protranser has carried out two separate deliveries to the Americas, delivering 25 carbon dioxide storage tanks from China to Brazil along with a cryogenic ethylene storage tank from China to the USA.
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NewsPort NOLA progresses with statewide port strategy plan
The board of commissioners at the port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has approved a resolution authorising a cooperative endeavour agreement (CEA) among the five Lower Mississippi river ports, advancing regional collaboration and plans to create the largest port complex in the world.