All North America articles – Page 181

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    New GACAG website provides updates for air cargo industry and regulators

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Companies across the air cargo supply chain and regulatory bodies can now obtain updates on the lobbying activities and views of the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) online following the launch of its new website - www.gacag.org

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    Third Boeing 747-8 Freighter for Cargolux

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Cargolux has accepted its third Boeing 747-8 Freighter today and will fly the aircraft from Seattle to Luxembourg, where it joins a fleet currently consisting of Boeing 747 aircraft including nine 747-400F, three 747-400BCF and two 747-8F.

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    China Navigation orders four handysize bulk carriers

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo), the deep seashipping arm of the Swire group, has placed a order for four B.Delta37 handysize bulk carrier ships of 39,500 dwt each at Chengxi Shipyard Co. Ltd, Jiangyin, China, to be delivered betwee

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    Buffers to distribute Cargotec's MacGregor and Allset brands

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - Effective April 1, 2012, Cargotec has appointed Buffers USA Inc as the distributor for its MacGregor and Allset brands of ship lashing equipment for the US East and Gulf coasts, Canada and Mexico.

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    Hartmann Group launches projectliner service

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - From this month, Hartmann Project Line is a new regular scheduled service offering a breakbulk and project cargo liner operation connecting Australasia with the North American continent.

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    Zeebrugge sees boost for project cargoes

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Transfennica's service between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Bilbao, Spain, has seen a significant increase in capacity since January 2012.

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    Liebherr hits mobile harbour crane milestone

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Liebherr-Werk Nenzing is celebrating an order for its thousandth mobile harbour crane, which will be delivered in the second half of 2012 to Montoir Bulk Terminal in France.

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    US President gets close up of Sarens crane at work

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The SGC-120, a giant crane built by Belgium-based Sarens Group, is currently executing its first job in Phoenix, USA, executing heavy lifting jobs for the construction of an enormous production hall for the steel industry.

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    More rail for Stockton

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - The Port of Stockton, USA, in a public-private partnership with Union Pacific Railroad and Metro Ports, has added 5,825 ft (1,775.46 m) of new track to the east port interchange tracks, forming a loop that will allow inbound and outbound trains

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    TT Club analysis pinpoints risk hot spots

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Speaking at the freight industry forum, TOC Container Supply Chain Asia in Hong Kong, TT Club's director of global risk assessment, Laurence Jones highlighted the key factors that cause disruption throughout the global supply chain and spoke of

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    Inchcape Shipping has ambitious plans for Canada

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Inchcape Shipping Services yesterday announced an ambitious three year plan to expand its logistics and supply chain business within the Canadian marketplace whilst ramping up its east and west coast marine service business.

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    Fairmount Alpine in escort service

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - The Fairmount Marine tug, Fairmount Alpine has performed escort services for a bulk carrier at the request of international salvage company, Smit Salvage.

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    Metro Ports names general manager - west gulf operations

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Metro Ports, a holding of Nautilus International Holding Corp., recently announced the appointment of Troy Gouger to the position of general manager, West Gulf operations.

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    Harbor Wind Energy Farm set to open at Corpus Christi

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Revolution Energy, LLC and the Port of Corpus Christi are set to celebrate the official opening of the first phase of the 'Harbor Wind Energy Farm' later today.

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    Heavyweight Air Express reports strong US growth for Ethiopian Airlines

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Air cargo general sales agent Heavyweight Air Express says the business it handles in the US market for Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is booming.

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    TransBorder joins WWPC

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - TransBorder S.A.S, which is based in Bogota, Colombia has been appointed as exclusive member for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Colombia.

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    Msharib Shipping & Logistics joins PCN

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in Afghanistan with the addition of Msharib Shipping & Logistics (MSL), and says that the company has a specialisation in SDDC (Surface Deployment Distribution Command), a very specialis

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    Sarens reports wide range of heavy lift project activity

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A range of projects across most continents has demonstrated the breadth of heavy lift operations undertaken worldwide by Sarens Group, the Wolvertem, Belgium-based heavy lifting and engineered transport provider.