All News articles – Page 519

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    Indiana-Burns expansion wins grant approval

    2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - The US Department of Transportation has approved a USD9.85 million grant for the expansion of the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.

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    Manitowoc appoints Asia-Pacific dealers

    2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Manitowoc has appointed Hong Kong-based Rainbow Ace and Vietnam-based Tuyet Nga (TNC) as its Grove dealers in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    Wagenborg comes out of its shell

    2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - Wagenborg Shipping Sweden, part of the Royal Wagenborg group, has transported a mining shell from the Port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands to Haraholmen, Sweden.

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    Course covers project cargo principles

    2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - The start of Lloyd's Maritime Academy (LMA) distance learning course for the heavy lift and project forwarding sector is one month away.

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    Jumbo deals direct in Canada

    2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - Jumbo Maritime has ended its exclusive agency agreement with Project Transport & Trading (PTT) in Canada.

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    Bloodhound set to take off

    2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) will utilise one of its Boeing 747 freighters to transport the Bloodhound SSC to Hakskeen Pan, South Africa in 2018, where it will attempt to set a new world land speed record and break through the 1,000 mph (1,609.4 kph)

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    ALE handles the heat in South Africa

    2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - ALE has completed the installation of six heat exchangers, weighing 305 tonnes each, at the 100 MW greenfield Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Kathu Solar Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

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    Felbermayr moves mountains

    2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Earlier this year, Austrian crane and heavy haulage contractor Felbermayr utilised three Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes for the erection of 13 Enercon wind turbines in Styria, Austria.

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    Marseille debuts ro-ro ramp

    2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - The largest ro-ro ramp in France is now operational at Marseille Fos following a EUR2.7 million (USD3.13 million) eight-month build that was managed by the Marseille Fos port authority in support of a nuclear energy construction project.

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    Everett authorises modernisation project

    2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - The Port of Everett commission in the USA has authorised the second phase of the south terminal wharf modernisation project.

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    Wagons roll with Almajdouie

    2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Almajdouie Logistics is transporting cargo from Jeddah Islamic Port to the Haramain high speed rail line project site near Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, covering a distance of approximately 110 km.

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    Jaxport adds outdoor storage in FTZ

    2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Logistics, has been granted permission to operate the Port of Jacksonville's (Jaxport) Foreign Trade Zone No. 64's first outdoor storage facility.

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    Yang Kee expands with Fliway

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Singapore-based Yang Kee Logistics has entered into a scheme implementation agreement (SIA) to acquire 100 percent of the shares New Zealand-based Fliway Group for SGD52.1 million (USD38.2 million).

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    Operating costs set to rise

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to the latest survey by international account and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.

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    Cometto powers-up with Scania

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Cometto, part of the Faymonville Group, has partnered with global engine manufacturer Scania for the provision of engines for Cometto's power packs.

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    Kerr named CLA CEO

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - CargoLogicAir (CLA) has appointed David Kerr as its ceo, effective January 1, 2018.

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    New Bedford deepens ties to offshore wind

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Deepwater Wind plans to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal at the Port of New Bedford, USA as its base of operations for its Revolution Wind project.

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    ALS wastes no time in the UK

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - ALS' project team in the UK has handled the shipment of materials, oversized equipment and containers, from over ten countries, to an incinerator plant in Hull, UK.

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    Legislation targets the Jones Act

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - In the USA, four bills are currently pending in Congress to repeal or limit the reach of the Jones Act, including three that are focused upon relief efforts to assist Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - First Global Logistics, member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), has transported 16 out-of-gauge (OOG) units from Cairo, Egypt to Alger port in Algeria on behalf of Pimco Heavy Industries.