All North America articles – Page 29
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NewsAmbercor in transformer transport
Ambercor Shipping has delivered a transformer from the port of Houston to Trail in British Columbia, Canada.
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NewsBoskalis opens in Rhode Island
Boskalis has opened an office in Providence, Rhode Island, to support the developing offshore wind market along the USA’s East Coast.
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News Menz promoted at Trail King
USA-based trailer manufacturer Trail King has promoted Kelly Menz as vice president of engineering.
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NewsMammoet opens Cocoa yard
Mammoet has opened a full-service 2-acre (0.8-ha) yard in Cocoa, Florida.
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NewsJaxport completes berth enhancements
The USA’s Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has completed the final phase of the USD100 million berth enhancement project at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at Blount Island.
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NewsAppointments at Maxim Crane
Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as vice president of fleet management and Richard Minter as vice president of pricing and sales operations.
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NewsOcean Reform Act comes in for criticism
On June 16, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Ocean Reform Act – a significant revision to address the high detention and demurrage charged by ocean carriers and terminals.
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NewsDamsgaard joins BIMCO in Houston
BIMCO has appointed Thomas Damsgaard to head up an office in Houston, USA, as it looks to expand its global reach and services to members in the Americas.
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NewsHansa Meyer and ROLI Projects form JV
Hansa Meyer Global Transport and Rohde & Liesenfeld (ROLI Projects) have formed a joint venture to serve the North American project logistics market and the related project owners, EPCs and suppliers.
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NewsProject logistics gets a boost in Houston
The University of Houston has officially incorporated project logistics in its catalogue as part of the supply chain and logistics technology programme.
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NewsEngineered Rigging in bridge success
Engineered Rigging has supported contractor Bush and Burchett with the construction of the Pond Creek Bridge in Kentucky, USA.
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NewsLogistics Plus moves in Little Rock
Logistics Plus has transported two autoclaves and work tanks from a barge at the port of Houston to a jobsite in Little Rock, USA.
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NewsMassachusetts plots port investments
The governor of Massachusetts (USA), Charlie Baker, has committed USD100 million in funds to support the development of offshore wind ports in Salem, New Bedford and Somerset.
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NewsPinnacle opens in Port Weller
Pinnacle Logistics Solutions has expanded its offering with a terminal in Port Weller, Ontario, Canada.
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NewsGoldhofer axles put to work in Texas
Mammoet has used Goldhofer PST/SL and THP/SL heavy-duty axle lines in a four-file combination to transport seven refinery reactors from Houston to an ethylene to alkylate plant located in Pasadena.
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NewsHansa Meyer ships to NOLA
Hansa Meyer Global Germany shipped breakbulk cargo from Bremen, Germany, to New Orleans, USA.
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NewsExtractor delivered by C.H. Robinson
USA-headquartered C.H. Robinson organised the delivery an oversize extractor weighing 79.4 tonnes from a domestic fabricator to the port of Houston.
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NewsLarger wind turbines pose route challenges
Given the vast open spaces in the USA and Canada, as well as those nations’ eagerness to embrace renewable energy, it was only a matter of time before wind turbines in sizes usually used offshore have been getting their feet dry across North America.
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NewsNorlat boosts Bremen connections
Norway-headquartered Norlat Shipping has launched a regular service from BLG’s facilities in Bremen, Germany, to ports on the US East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsDEME partners with Barge Master
DEME Offshore US has entered into a long-term agreement with Barge Master to develop motion compensation technology that will be deployed in a feeder concept for the Vineyard Wind 1 project – the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the USA.