All North America articles – Page 209

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    Global expansion for Braemar Marine

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Braemar Marine Inc, the marine claims and risk assessment specialist, has expanded its operations in both London and Singapore via a series of key appointments.

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    Slowdown in US wind energy installations forecast

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A study from IHS Emerging Energy Research forecasts that 6.3 to 7.1 GW of wind energy installations could be installed in the USA in 2010, 40 to 60 percent lower than the 9.8 GW installed last year.

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    Fair wind blows for project group members

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - A fair wind is blowing for members of the project cargo specialist network, the Project Professionals Group in the wind energy sector.

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    Obama halts new offshore oil drilling for six months

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - As a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US president Obama has extended a moratorium on new offshore oil drilling by six months.

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    Corpus Christi strengthens communications

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The Port of Corpus Christi has promoted Patricia Cardenas, formerly marketing and public affairs manager, to lead a newly created Communications Department as director of communications.

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    SAL goes alone in Houston

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Following the end of its agency agreement with Scan-Trans Houston earlier this month, SAL has joined forces with "K" Line in Houston and will open a new SAL USA office on June 1.

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    Alstom outlines plans for US wind turbine assembly facility

    2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Alstom has announced plans for the next phase of the company's entry into the North American wind power market.

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    Helicopter flies with Tuscor Lloyds

    2010-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Tuscor Lloyds has completed the export of a helicopter from Europe to Mexico on behalf of a Mexican-based company which has an air chartering operation in North America.

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    Logistics providers eye US wind power show

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - The 2010 American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 23-26, 2010 is proving very interesting for project forwarders and others involved in the logistics of wind farm development.

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    Port Corpus Christi to sell Ingleside facility

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - The Port Corpus Christi Commission is moving forward with arrangements which anticipate the sale of former Navy property to Service Marine Group.

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    Heavy lift goes on line at St John

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Saint John Port Authority in Canada has launched a website to provide "one stop shopping for those looking to ship breakbulk and project cargo," says the authority.

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    Emmert International and Mammoet USA pick up hauling awards

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has awarded two heavy lift companies its Hauling Job of the Year Awards.

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    Hovercraft museum comes of age with red plaque

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - One of the United Kingdom's most historical and notable transport locations has been recognised by the award of a striking commemorative plaque to a museum in the south of England which now occupies the site.

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    Chapman Freeborn reacts to Deepwater Horizon spill

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has coordinated a series of aircraft charters to New Orleans, USA, to help tackle the leak from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Agility refocuses to combat profit decline

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - According to chairman Tarek Sultan, Agility will increasingly focus on its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) division in the face of declining profitability over the course of the next four quarters.

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    Erickson Air-Crane in USD 75 million IPO move

    2010-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Heavy-lift helicopter manufacturer and operator Erickson Air-Crane Inc has filed an Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth USD 75 million on the NASDAQ exchange in New York.

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    Success for Cargotec's innovative 'Test Article Vehicle Transfer System'

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - An innovative ship-to-ship vehicle transfer system developed from combined Cargotec resources successfully completed US Navy sea trials earlier this year.

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    Dollars to flow to Savannah Harbour improvements

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Funding has been approved by the Georgia General Assembly for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), as well as significant infrastructure improvements, that will enhance access to the Port of Savannah and increase Georgia's role in global

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    Corpus Christi enhances wind turbine movements by rail

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - US Class-I rail services from the three major rail companies can now be offered at the Port of Corpus Christi to move wind turbine components following last week's move by Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSRof its their first wind tower tra

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    Vanguard relocates automotive line from Indiana to South Africa

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - South African project cargo forwarder Vanguard is completing a two-phase move for Benteler Automotive involving the complete relocation and installation of a hot forming line and 2,600 tonne Fagor press from Indiana, USA to a motor manufacturer in