All North America articles – Page 153

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    MACS welcomes latest newbuild

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - The maiden voyage of MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping's Golden Karoo marks the end of a new build programme which has seen the shipping line take ownership of four new ships into its fleet of modern multi purpose container ships in recent month

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    AWA to market AAL's US West Coast service

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - American Worldwide Agencies (AWA), a network of freight forwarders and agents, has been appointed sales agent for Austral Asia Line's (AAL) West Coast service.

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    C.H. Robinson charters AN-124

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - C.H. Robinson Project Logistics chartered an AN-124 freighter aircraft to deliver heavy oilfield equipment from Calgary, Canada to the Middle East.

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    Heavy machinery helps Brunswick figures

    2013-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 -Heavy machinery exports from companies like Caterpillar helped Georgia Port Authority's Port of Brunswick to an impressive 47 percent increase in total tonnage for fiscal year 2013 and contributed to a 127,000-tonne increase in breakbulk tonnag

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    ARC adds Freedom to ro-ro fleet

    2013-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier LLC (ARC) has enhanced its Atlantic service with addition of the US flag ro-ro vessel Freedom to its fleet, and by adding Galveston, Texas and Veracruz in Mexico to its regular ports of call.

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    Safmarine MPV eyes growth in USA

    2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Further to our exclusive report in the September/October edition of HLPFI, it was good to see the recently relocated management team of Safmarine MPV flying the flag at the Breakbulk Americas event in New Orleans.

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    Astral Aviation eyes Europe-Africa market

    2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Nairobi, Kenya headquartered airline Astral Aviation and UK based airline general sales agent (GSA) ANA Aviation Services have signed a strategic partnership, following the delivery of a B747-400 freighter from ACMI firm Atlas Air.

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    Arctic Circle attracts key industry figures

    2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Industry leaders, key government figures and other significant stakeholders will gather to discuss critical Arctic issues such as climate change, economic development and new shipping lanes at the inaugural Arctic Circle assembly, October 12-1

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    ABC sees sustained growth

    2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines, a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has transported 223,732 tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of 2013.

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    HANSA appoints EPS in Scandinavia

    2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

    October 4 - Hamburg, Germany headquartered HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Denmark based Energy Project Shipping ApS (EPS) its exclusive agent in Scandinavia.

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    The Friday Flyer - October 4th 2013

    2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Who is to blame for the US government's partial shutdown and a potentially more damaging clash over the nation's borrowing authority, is best left to the political and economic classes.

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    Grieg Star gets Good in UK

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - John Good Shipping has been appointed UK agent for Grieg Star, owner and operator of one of the world's largest open hatch fleets.

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    Panama Canal widening may slow US East Coast container transit

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo through US East Coast ports may find the arrival of larger box ships following the expansion of the Panama Canal actually slows down the transit of their boxes through ports along the Easte

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    Volga-Dnepr flies oil gear

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines' latest project saw it transport more than 90 tonnes of oilfield equipment from Calgary in Canada to the Russian city of Surgut, using one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

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    Omega Morgan eyes bridge span market

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Portland, Oregon, USA headquartered specialised moving company Omega Morgan plans to target the ageing bridges in the Pacific Northwest, having already successfully moved bridge spans for two high-profile projects.

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    Berard completes Polaris load-out

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - According to reports in the international media, Louisiana, USA based Berard Transportation has completed the load-out of the 2,000 tonne offshore supply vessel Polaris.

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    AWA markets AAL West Coast service

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - American Worldwide Agencies (AWA), a network of freight forwarders and agents, has been appointed sales agent for Austral Asia Line's (AAL) new West Coast service.

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    Etihad Rail and National Air tie-up

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, Etihad Rail, and USA based provider of on-demand air charter services National Air Cargo, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the latter incorporate rai

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    Allison executes lifeboat project

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - USA headquartered Allison Shipping International recently trucked an out-of-gauge lifeboat between California and Houston, Texas.

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    USD150 million for Florida's ports

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Governor Rick Scott of the Florida, USA cabinet has approved USD150 million in bond proceeds that will be used to finance port development projects in the state, as part of the Seaport Investment Program.