All News articles – Page 385

  • Trade war effects hit the West Coast
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    Trade war effects hit the West Coast

    2019-08-13T12:25:00Z

    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.

  • Mammoet keeps it clean in Texas
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    Mammoet keeps it clean in Texas

    2019-08-13T12:25:00Z

    Mammoet has introduced a wash facility to clean its fleet of heavy equipment at its facility in Rosharon, Texas.

  • Multipurpose charter rates rise
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    Multipurpose charter rates rise

    2019-08-13T12:15:00Z

    Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have improved slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.

  • Houston readies for PCB 2020
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    Houston readies for PCB 2020

    2019-08-13T12:15:00Z

    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.

  • Desel steps up as Crosby CEO
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    Desel steps up as Crosby CEO

    2019-08-13T12:10:00Z

    Crosby Group has named Robert Desel as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.

  • Nahas joins Silk Way Airlines USA
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    Nahas joins Silk Way Airlines USA

    2019-08-12T14:15:00Z

    Silk Way Airlines USA has appointed Fadi Nahas as the company’s vice president for the Americas region.

  • Krey acquires two MPVs
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    Krey acquires two MPVs

    2019-08-12T14:15:00Z

    Shipowner Krey Schiffahrts has expanded its fleet to ten vessels with the acquisition of two multipurpose ships.

  • Caspian tug delivered
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    Caspian tug delivered

    2019-08-12T14:10:00Z

    Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 in Kazakhstan. 

  • NWSA requests Terminal 46 proposals
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    NWSA requests Terminal 46 proposals

    2019-08-12T14:10:00Z

    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.

  • Fernandina opts for Octopi
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    Fernandina opts for Octopi

    2019-08-12T14:05:00Z

    Florida’s Worldwide Terminals Fernandina has selected the Octopi terminal operating system (TOS) as it modernises its port infrastructure.

  • Hill completes exchanger swap
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    Hill completes exchanger swap

    2019-08-12T14:05:00Z

    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.

  • Fesco approves management board
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    Fesco approves management board

    2019-08-12T14:00:00Z

    Fesco has expanded its management board with the addition of Yuri Plotnikov, vice president of security.

  • UAL introduces Warri service
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    UAL introduces Warri service

    2019-08-09T12:20:00Z

    Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has partnered with multipurpose terminal operator Julius Berger Services Nigeria (JBSN) to launch a direct liner service to Warri, Nigeria. 

  • Punishing mis-declarers
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    Punishing mis-declarers

    2019-08-09T11:40:00Z

    Container shipping lines Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL, among others, have introduced fines for shippers that mis-declare hazardous cargoes.

  • Tariffs taking their toll
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    Tariffs taking their toll

    2019-08-09T10:05:00Z

    Last week, US President Donald Trump said that an additional 10 percent tariff will be imposed on Chinese-origin goods effective September 1, 2019.

  • Nurminen CEO to step down
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    Nurminen CEO to step down

    2019-08-09T10:00:00Z

    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.

  • deugro opens second Canadian office
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    deugro opens second Canadian office

    2019-08-09T10:00:00Z

    deugro (Canada) has opened an office in Calgary, Canada as part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans.

  • Steder handles multiple loads for Van Oord
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    Steder handles multiple loads for Van Oord

    2019-08-09T09:55:00Z

    Steder Group has coordinated the transport of equipment on behalf of Van Oord from Nigeria to the UAE. 

  • Arklow newbuild launched in Westerbroek
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    Arklow newbuild launched in Westerbroek

    2019-08-09T09:55:00Z

    Ferus Smit has launched Arklow Shipping’s newbuild vessel, Arklow Abbey, at its yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands. 

  • Senger-Weiss to step down from Gebrüder Weiss
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    Senger-Weiss to step down from Gebrüder Weiss

    2019-08-09T09:50:00Z

    Heinz Senger-Weiss will resign as managing director – air and sea of Gebrüder Weiss, effective December 31, 2019.