All North America articles – Page 199

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    Trade associations team up to fight against overweight containers

    2010-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to establish an international legal requirement that all loaded containers be weighed at the marine port

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    Brace of Cargolux movements to South Africa

    2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - South African mining and oil industry interests created two recent movements for maindeck capacity provider Cargolux to the country.

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    Help shape the contents of our next issue

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - The 17th edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, which should be landing on your desks over the next few days, delivers a comprehensive update of the latest developments in the over dimensional cargo business.

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    CP Rail breaks its own record in heavy weight shipments

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - CP Rail has undertaken the heaviest direct single-line rail cargo in the history of the railway with the movement of two 300 tonne transformers moved from Europe to Lethbridge, Alberta.

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    Air Charter Service assists Haiti's cholera response

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Air Charter Service's offices worldwide have flown a number of charters to Haiti following the recent outbreak of cholera.

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    PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade

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    Teras and BBC JV established ... BBC Houston to fly US flag

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Teras Cargo Transport (America), LLC, a full-service marine transport and logistics service provider and BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, which delivers tailor-made shipping solutions for both heavy lift and project cargoes, have ent

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    Handle with care: Allseas handles glass factory relocation

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Glass is a commodity that certainly needs to be handled with care and Allseas Global Logistics showed its willingness to adhere to that rule during the recent relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham to Brazil.

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    SBS Worldwide and Blue Water Shipping sign agency agreement

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - SBS Worldwide and Blue Water Shipping have signed an agency agreement which covers all sea and air freight activities between the Nordic countries and the USA for general cargo, strengthening the global network for both forwarders and also h

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    A monumental job for Yarbrough

    2010-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - North Carolina's Yarbrough Transfer Company is performing a significant project for the North Carolina Granite Corp., moving approximately 70 granite blocks from Mount Airy, NC to Jersey City, NJ.

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    Project cargo terminal software launched

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Seattle-based software house Tideworks Technology has released Mainsail Vanguard, its next-generation terminal operating system (TOS), which has applications for project cargo, breakbulk and heavy lift terminal operations.

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen Q3 results boosted by cargo mix and efficiencies

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Shipping group Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WW) has recorded a significant increase in operating profit and total income for Q3 2010 and credits "an improved cargo mix and operational efficiencies" as key drivers behind the solid results, says the grou

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    Battle over Idaho permits rumbles on

    2010-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - The Associated Press has reported that residents along US Highway 12 have asked the Idaho Transportation Department to conduct formal hearings before issuing any special permits allowing oil companies to transport huge loads of refinery equip

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    Alabama lifting solutions workshop soon

    2010-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Shaun Sipe, VP of human capital at Barnhart Crane & Rigging, is one of the panel of speakers at the Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, which takes place early next month from December 7-9 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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    Braemar Marine merger into Braemar Falconer

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Braemar Shipping Services plc announced yesterday the merger of subsidiary Braemar Marine into the existing survey and risk control operations of Braemar Falconer.

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    All eyes on Amsterdam for air cargo show

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Billed as the world's biggest international air cargo exhibition, Amsterdam will be hosting the 25th International Air Cargo Forum & Exposition (ACF) starting today and organised every other year by The International Air Cargo Association (TI

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    Taking project forwarding acumen to a higher level

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Project cargo training designed to fast track skills that otherwise could take many years to acquire and aimed at "rising stars" in companies who want to strengthen team working in the heavy lift project forwarding sector, was held as part of

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    Bigge delivers the power at the new Antelope generating station

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Bigge Crane and Rigging is helping construct a new gas-fired power plant just outside of Lubbock in the USA.

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    Safmarine takes delivery of first new, owned MPV

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Safmarine has taken delivery of its first new multi purpose vessel (MPV) - Safmarine Sumba - since becoming a member of the AP Moller-Maersk Group more than eleven years ago.

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    Port of Indiana marks 40th year with largest project shipment in port

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - The Port of Indiana is celebrating its 40th year in a big way - by handling the largest shipment of project cargo in the port's history.