All North America articles – Page 104

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    IUMI flags insurance concerns

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said that insured losses resulting from last year's explosion at Tianjin Port are likely to amount to USD5-6 billion.

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    Grieg Star adds Swedish calls

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from this month, Grieg Star is adding a number of Swedish port calls to its Atlantic service to and from the US East Coast, US Gulf and Altamira, Mexico.

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    Dako moves engine trio

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Dako Worldwide has coordinated the shipment of three diesel engines from Italy to Panama.

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    Atlas Breakbulk Alliance bags Pegg

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Atlas Logistics Network (ALN) has formed a separate organisation dedicated to the breakbulk and project cargo industry - the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance - which will be headed up by well known industry personality, Albert Pegg.

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    HMM struggles to stay afloat

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - According to reports in the international media, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is resurrecting an asset sale plan in an effort to avoid bankruptcy as it struggles under a KRW7 trillion (USD5.8 billion) debt.

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    HLPFI adds Associate Editor

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Yvonne Mulder, a communications specialist in the freight and supply chain industry for more than 25 years, has joined the Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International team as Associate Editor.

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    Japanese carriers brace for tough 2016

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - MOL has forecast a USD1.45 billion loss for its financial year ending March 31, 2016, as the Japanese line restructures its dry bulker and container shipping business areas.

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    Höegh names number three

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The third vessel in Höegh Autoliners' New Horizon class of pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) has been named Höegh Tracer during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China.

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    AAPA concerns despite cargo growth

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - According to a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seaports in the USA are seeing a steady rise in waterborne cargo volumes with 2014 tonnage figures showing a 3.1 percent increase over 2013 totals.

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    Grove goes to GMVykon

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Mexico based equipment rental specialist GMVykon has taken delivery of a 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane, which will be used to support the maintenance of oil and steel production facilities in the country.

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    Mammoet heats up in Caribbean

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Mammoet has begun working on the construction of the Punta Catalina thermal electric power plant on the southwest side of the Dominican Republic.

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    Qatar adds three to network

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Effective Mach 2016, Qatar Airways Cargo will launch three new freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh City.

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    All eyes on Orlando

    2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Port Tampa Bay has received two huge shipments of heavy equipment from Chile and Peru, which are to be sold at the Ritchie Bros auction in Orlando, Florida from February 15-19.

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    Cold call for Kässbohrer

    2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - Reiser Schwertransport has used a Kässbohrer K.SLH 8 trailer to move a 60-tonne transformer frame from Nordhausen to Duisburg port in Germany.

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    Faymonville takes another to America

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Faymonville has launched its TeleMAX - a flatdeck semi-trailer extendable to a maximum length of 210 ft (64 m) - for the North American market.

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    Seaport alliance sees breakbulk slide

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - Although the Northwest Seaport Alliance handled more than 3.5 million teu in 2015, a 4 percent year-on-year increase, its breakbulk cargo volumes fell by almost 8 percent.

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    NileDutch links USA to Africa

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - NileDutch is introducing a new service linking the east coast of the USA with West Africa and Europe.

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    New leadership at USA Truck

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Arkansas headquartered USA Truck has appointed John Rogers as president and chief executive officer effective January 14, 2016.

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    Tradelossa on the double

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Tradelossa has completed the transport of a second boiler within the Mexican Port of Altamira and onto a barge for shipment to the USA.

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    Blue Water in Houston pipe flight

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Blue Water Shipping has transported a 26 m long flexible pipe by air from Denmark to the USA for OneSubsea.