All North America articles – Page 166

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    Canadian bison fly Russian

    2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Russian freighter operator Volga-Dnepr Airlines has shipped 30 bison calves from Edmonton, Canada to Yakutia, Russia onboard an IL-76TD-90VD.

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    Bahri uses new fleet to boost US services

    2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), as a part of its fleet renewal programme, has scrapped its general cargo vessel Saudi Diriyah for a sum of SAR30.3 million (USD8.04 million).

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    Yacht Path files for Chapter 11

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - As reported in our last Friday Flyer, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US headquartered Yacht Path, and three associated companies, has voluntarily initiated proceedings under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

    As this Friday Flyer is being written, agency wires are humming with news from Cyprus. In Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told MPs that she wanted Cyprus to remain within the euro, but that it must realise its business model is dea

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - As this Friday Flyer is being written, agency wires are humming with news from Cyprus. In Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told MPs that she wanted Cyprus to remain within the euro, but that it must realise its business m

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    Peters & May updates

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Southampton, UK headquartered boat transportation specialist Peters & May has been named preferred shipping agent for The Christmas Caribbean Rally (CCR) - a new transatlantic rally.

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    Terex additions at Crane Service

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    March 21 - Albuquerque, US based Crane Service Inc. has added a new 250-tonne capacity Terex AC 250-1 all-terrain crane to its fleet.

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    WWL earns John Deere recognition

    2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been inducted into the Supplier Hall of Fame as part of the John Deere Achieving Excellence programme.

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    Crowley boosts Bahamas service

    2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Florida, USA headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation will offer ocean freight customers a second-weekly sailing from Port Everglades to Nassau, Bahamas.

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    Erickson acquires Evergreen Helicopters

    2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Oregon, USA based Erickson Air-Crane International is set to acquire Evergreen Helicopters Inc. (EHI) in a deal worth USD250 million.

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    Tolls rising on St. Lawrence Seaway

    2013-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is warning of a three percent increase in St. Lawrence Seaway tolls in Canada for the 2013 shipping season.

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    Cargolux connects Dallas/Fort Worth

    2013-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Cargolux Airlines International - the Luxembourg headquartered all cargo carrier - will introduce a twice-weekly B747-8 freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth International airport, USA, effective March 20.

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    Dockwise shifts Big Foot platform

    2013-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Breda based heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise has safely transported the Chevron-operated extended tension leg platform (ETLP) hull from Silli-do Island, South Korea, to Corpus Christi, USA.

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    Omega shifts Lake Roosevelt ferry

    2013-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Specialised heavy rigging and transportation firm Omega Morgan has delivered a ferry from Rainer, Oregon to Crescent Bay, Lake Roosevelt in Washington State.

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    Gypsy Moth alert

    2013-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Maritime services providers Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) and GAC Group have both issued advice regarding Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) regulations for vessels arriving at North American ports this summer, as highlighted by the US Department of Agr

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    Steel tenant takes space at Corpus Christi

    2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Steel manufacturer voestalpine Group has become anchor tenant at La Quinta Trade Gateway, Port Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

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    Project cargo surges at Hamilton

    2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Canada's Port of Hamilton saw cargo tonnages grow by three percent year-on-year during 2012 to 10.3 million tonnes.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 15 2013

    2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Two appointments under very different conditions this week have made global headlines, though arguably only one is likely to have any impact on the heavy lift and project forwarding industry. In the Vatican, white smoke heralded a new era for the Catholic

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    Rickmers-Linie launches new service

    2013-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Hamburg, Germany headquartered shipping line Rickmers-Linie has launched a new westbound round-the-world service.

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    Metro Ports celebrates 90 years

    2013-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - USA based stevedoring and terminal services provider Metro Ports is celebrating its 90th anniversary.