All North America articles – Page 144

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    CSA urges ice breaker investment

    2014-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) is extremely concerned that Canada's ice breaker fleet will not be able to create and maintain the routes needed to move key cargo to Canadian and American industries.

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    P3 network receives FMC approval

    2014-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has given the official go ahead for the P3 network, comprising Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and CMA-CGM, to become effective from March 24, 2014.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 21st 2014

    2014-03-21T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Crane sales grow Stateside

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - A number of US based equipment rental, retail and service providers have added new crane, truck and trailer capacity to their ranks, including Bay Crane, Crane Service Inc. and Bigge Crane & Rigging.

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    Breaking news - Maersk-Rickmers joint venture discontinued

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - According to a brief statement on the company's website, the Maersk-Rickmers U.S. Flag Project Carrier joint venture is being discontinued.

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    Roethig appointed to WWPC board

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - During the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) 14th membership conference in Phuket, General Transport's Fritz Mumenthaler resigned from the network's board of advisors and was replaced by Dirk Roethig of LS Cargo International.

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    Pressure on for PSL

    2014-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Paragon Shipping & Logistics (PSL) has handled the shipment of a 311-tonne high pressure separator from Sharjah in the UAE to Montreal, Canada for Belleli Energy.

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    Helicopters fly over Atlantic

    2014-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown four helicopters from Italy's Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles Airport for the Heli Expo in Los Angeles on board one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

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    AGM regulations for North American entry

    2014-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has advised on Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) regulations for vessels arriving at North American ports during summer 2014, as issued by the US Department of Agriculture and Canadian Food Inspection Agency,

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    Terex adds Headden

    2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Terex Cranes North America has named Steve Headden its vice president of sales.

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    Ports name regional reps

    2014-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - The Port of Antwerp is expanding its representation in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) with two new port representatives: Robert Giraud and Hans Knigs, who with Dr Dieter Lindenblatt complete Antwerp's team of German representatives.

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    Intermarine Operations Centre now open

    2014-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Intermarine LLC's new Operations Centre at Industrial Terminal, the company's breakbulk terminal on the Houston Ship Channel, is now officially open housing Intermarine's entire technical, operations, traffic and terminal teams.

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    Patrol boats moved to Columbia

    2014-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Florida, USA yacht transportation specialist, Yacht Exports, has successfully transported and delivered a 63 ft naval patrol boat to C

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    The Friday Flyer - March 14th 2014

    2014-03-14T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Projects battle through Great Lakes ice-out

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - The Great Lakes - an important North American waterway that connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence Seaway System - has seen the heaviest ice coverage for more than 40 years, says the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administra

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    FMC reveals compromise agreements

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - In the USA, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of USD350,000 in civil penalties.

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    Air Charter Service Group, Hangar 8 merger talks end

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Merger talks between the Air Charter Service Group (ACS) and Oxford-based aircraft management company Hangar 8 have been terminated, ACS confirmed today..

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    Royal Arctic Line reports deficit

    2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - A 9.1 percent decrease in freight volumes to and from Greenland has resulted in Royal Arctic Line posting a loss before tax and minority interests of DKK20 million (USD3.7 million) and DKK14million (USD2.6 million) after tax for 2013.

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    Sea Star and Horizon face the music

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC will pay a USD3.4 million settlement to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act when they knowingly fixed the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the USA and Pue

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    Caterpillar move for Van der Vlist

    2014-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Van der Vlist has transported two CAT 777F dump trucks from the its Zeebrugge site to the Bastenaken Terminal in Belgium for shipment to Port Hueneme in California, USA for Caterpillar Used Equipment Services International (CUESI).