All North America articles – Page 28
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NewsManitowoc upgrades 999
Manitowoc has upgraded its 275-ton (250-tonne) capacity 999 lattice boom mobile crane, renaming it the MLC250.
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NewsRecords set at Port Houston
August container volumes continue to surge at Port Houston, as do steel imports.
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NewsNWSA volumes trail 2021
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), comprising the ports of Seattle and Tacoma (USA), reported increases in container and breakbulk handling during August 2022, but year-to-date figures trail those reported in 2021.
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NewsUTC shines in Mitchell cement plant expansion project
Houston-based freight forwarder UTC has coordinated the delivery of 100,000 freight tons of cargo for the expansion of one of the largest cement plants in Mitchell, USA.
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NewsTentative deal averts US rail strike
The White House has reportedly reached a tentative agreement to avoid a potential railway strike that could have cost the USA’s economy up to USD2 billion per day.
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NewsCrowley and Chevron back ZEI hydrogen initiative
Hydrogen technology company for the maritime sector, Zero Emission Industries (ZEI), has attracted investment from Chevron New Energies with additional investment from USA-based shipping and logistics company Crowley.
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NewsSiemens Gamesa wins patent dispute in Boston
General Electric (GE) will no longer be able to sell its flagship Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine in the USA having violated a patent held by rival Siemens Gamesa, a Boston judge found.
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NewsLeech steps up at Ports America
Ports America has appointed Matthew Leech as president and ceo, effective November 2022.
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NewsOmega Morgan brings power cargoes to Arlington
USA-headquartered transport engineering specialist Omega Morgan has moved 82 large wind energy components from the port of Vancouver (USA) to Arlington, Oregon.
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NewsWWPC members team up for railway shipment
Ambercor Shipping and SARR Freights, members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have arranged the urgent delivery of a railway coach from India to a testing facility in New York, USA.
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NewsNASA’s CT-2 arrives at launch pad 39C
NASA’s Crawler-Transport 2 (CT-2) has moved the most powerful rocket ever built to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39C in preparation for its maiden launch around the Moon, which will take place no earlier than August 29.
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NewsCarrier53 opens China-USA liner service
Carrier53 has been established out of Hamburg, Germany – a NVOCC that specialises in the transport of 53 ft containers, bulk and general cargo from China to the USA.
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NewsBarnhart assists with Gerald Desmond Bridge removal
Barnhart Crane & Rigging worked with Kiewit Corporation to remove the main span of the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, USA.
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NewsDeep South performs at refinery installation project
USA-headquartered Deep South Crane and Rigging transported, lifted and positioned a large refinery component weighing roughly 252 tonnes.
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NewsPort of Virginia traffic continues to climb
The USA’s port of Virginia has reported a record-breaking year for cargo volumes, with breakbulk traffic also climbing.
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NewsOmega Morgan delivers bespoke installation
Oregon-headquartered heavy transport engineering and rigging specialist Omega Morgan was on hand to install five air handling units at a Seattle high-rise development.
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NewsProMiles partners with NOVA Permits
ProMiles Software Development Corporation, a North American regulatory compliance and custom permitting technology provider, has partnered with NOVA Permits & Pilot Cars/Axys Permits for the provision of its multi jurisdiction permit management solution – Permit Manager.
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NewsBEIC established to enforce US Shipping Act
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has created the Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance (BEIC), which has been tasked with investigative and prosecution responsibilities.
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NewsAppointments to Long Beach commission
The port of Long Beach has appointed Sharon L. Weissman as harbour commission president, Bobby Olvera Jr as vice president and Bonnie Lowenthal as secretary.