All News articles – Page 385
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Trade war effects hit the West Coast
Protracted trade tension between the USA and China has hit the bottom lines of ports and terminals active on the US West Coast. Predicting how volumes will develop in the coming months is proving difficult.
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Mammoet keeps it clean in Texas
Mammoet has introduced a wash facility to clean its fleet of heavy equipment at its facility in Rosharon, Texas.
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Multipurpose charter rates rise
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have improved slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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Houston readies for PCB 2020
The Project Cargo & Breakbulk conference and exhibition 2020 (PCB 2020) – a new event for the project logistics supply chain – will take place in Houston during April next year.
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Desel steps up as Crosby CEO
Crosby Group has named Robert Desel as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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Nahas joins Silk Way Airlines USA
Silk Way Airlines USA has appointed Fadi Nahas as the company’s vice president for the Americas region.
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Krey acquires two MPVs
Shipowner Krey Schiffahrts has expanded its fleet to ten vessels with the acquisition of two multipurpose ships.
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Caspian tug delivered
Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 in Kazakhstan.
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NWSA requests Terminal 46 proposals
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is inviting companies interested in operating Terminal 46, a 50 acre (20.2 ha) deepwater marine terminal, to submit proposals.
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Fernandina opts for Octopi
Florida’s Worldwide Terminals Fernandina has selected the Octopi terminal operating system (TOS) as it modernises its port infrastructure.
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Hill completes exchanger swap
Hill Crane & Rigging (HCR) has used a 500-ton (453.6-tonne) capacity heavy track HT500 hydraulic skidding system from Hydra-Slide to replace a stacked heat exchanger at a refinery in Carson, California.
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Fesco approves management board
Fesco has expanded its management board with the addition of Yuri Plotnikov, vice president of security.
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UAL introduces Warri service
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has partnered with multipurpose terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria (JBSN) to launch a direct liner service to Warri, Nigeria.
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Punishing mis-declarers
Container shipping lines Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL, among others, have introduced fines for shippers that mis-declare hazardous cargoes.
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Tariffs taking their toll
Last week, US President Donald Trump said that an additional 10 percent tariff will be imposed on Chinese-origin goods effective September 1, 2019.
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Nurminen CEO to step down
Ville Iho has resigned as ceo of Nurminen Logistics – a position he has held since March 2019 – and will leave the company in February 2020.
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deugro opens second Canadian office
deugro (Canada) has opened an office in Calgary, Canada as part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans.
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Steder handles multiple loads for Van Oord
Steder Group has coordinated the transport of equipment on behalf of Van Oord from Nigeria to the UAE.
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Arklow newbuild launched in Westerbroek
Ferus Smit has launched Arklow Shipping’s newbuild vessel, Arklow Abbey, at its yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands.
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Senger-Weiss to step down from Gebrüder Weiss
Heinz Senger-Weiss will resign as managing director – air and sea of Gebrüder Weiss, effective December 31, 2019.