All North America articles – Page 205

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    Logistics providers eye US wind power show

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - The 2010 American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 23-26, 2010 is proving very interesting for project forwarders and others involved in the logistics of wind farm development.

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    Port Corpus Christi to sell Ingleside facility

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - The Port Corpus Christi Commission is moving forward with arrangements which anticipate the sale of former Navy property to Service Marine Group.

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    Heavy lift goes on line at St John

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Saint John Port Authority in Canada has launched a website to provide "one stop shopping for those looking to ship breakbulk and project cargo," says the authority.

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    Emmert International and Mammoet USA pick up hauling awards

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has awarded two heavy lift companies its Hauling Job of the Year Awards.

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    Hovercraft museum comes of age with red plaque

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - One of the United Kingdom's most historical and notable transport locations has been recognised by the award of a striking commemorative plaque to a museum in the south of England which now occupies the site.

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    Chapman Freeborn reacts to Deepwater Horizon spill

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has coordinated a series of aircraft charters to New Orleans, USA, to help tackle the leak from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Agility refocuses to combat profit decline

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - According to chairman Tarek Sultan, Agility will increasingly focus on its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) division in the face of declining profitability over the course of the next four quarters.

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    Erickson Air-Crane in USD 75 million IPO move

    2010-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Heavy-lift helicopter manufacturer and operator Erickson Air-Crane Inc has filed an Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth USD 75 million on the NASDAQ exchange in New York.

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    Success for Cargotec's innovative 'Test Article Vehicle Transfer System'

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - An innovative ship-to-ship vehicle transfer system developed from combined Cargotec resources successfully completed US Navy sea trials earlier this year.

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    Dollars to flow to Savannah Harbour improvements

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - Funding has been approved by the Georgia General Assembly for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), as well as significant infrastructure improvements, that will enhance access to the Port of Savannah and increase Georgia's role in global

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    Corpus Christi enhances wind turbine movements by rail

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - US Class-I rail services from the three major rail companies can now be offered at the Port of Corpus Christi to move wind turbine components following last week's move by Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSRof its their first wind tower tra

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    Vanguard relocates automotive line from Indiana to South Africa

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    May 7 - South African project cargo forwarder Vanguard is completing a two-phase move for Benteler Automotive involving the complete relocation and installation of a hot forming line and 2,600 tonne Fagor press from Indiana, USA to a motor manufacturer in

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    Hovertrans Solutions to debut hoverbarge next month

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Hovertrans Solutions, a newly-created designer and manufacturer of hoverbarges for heavy lift operations in difficult terrain in the global oil and gas, and specialist transportation industries, is to make its debut at the Offshore Technology C

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    Port of Everett installs rail loading ramp

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - In the USA, the Port of Everett has built a new 70-tonne capaicty rail loading ramp to assist with the loading and unloading of wheeled cargo, such as military tanks, farming and mining equipment, onto and off rail cars.

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    Albacor Shipping delivers heavyweight lifting to Corpus Christi

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Albacor Shipping USA has delivered two cranes, each weighing 420 tonnes, from the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands to Corpus Christi, Texas. Each crane had dimensions of 34m x 12.5m x 23.5m.

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    Netfrate shaves 1,700 km off Siberian delivery

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - US-owned freight forwarder Netfrate has organised the trucking, packaging, survey and ocean transport of an MD Explorer helicopter from the Port of Houston to St Petersburg, Russia with on-carriage to Novokuznetsk, Siberia.

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    Forum to discuss Russian infrastructure developments

    2010-04-28T00:00:00Z

    April 28 - The Russia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum (RSILF) will be staged at the Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow between May 1 -13.

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    Quality for WWPC

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - Quality Freight Corp has joined the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) as its exclusive member for Panama.

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    All hands on deck for press movement

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - On March 29, our website carried the news of two industrial forging presses moving from Montenegro to Georgia in the USA.

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    SC&RA conference elects board and rewards safety and longevity

    2010-04-20T00:00:00Z

    April 20 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has awarded 18 Crane Operator Safety Awards during its 2010 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.