All North America articles – Page 49
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NewsBob Felix joins UTC
UTC Overseas has appointed Bob Felix to its rail logistics team as director of specialised projects.
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NewsReachstackers arrive in Wilmington
GT USA Wilmington has taken delivery of three fully electric 45-ton (40.8-tonne) reachstackers from Konecranes.
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NewsGTI completes Jetco acquisition
Canada’s GTI Transport Solutions has acquired Jetco, a Houston-based haulier that specialises in flatbed, heavy and intermodal logistics.
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NewsTariff hikes cause concern
The escalating bilateral trade war between the USA and China is reverberating across international markets.
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NewsUS Ex-Im Bank revived
The US Senate confirmed Kimberly Reed as president of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), along with Spencer Bachus III and Judith DelZoppo Pryor as members of the board of directors.
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NewsMaxim moves to acquire Shaughnessy Companies
Maxim Crane Works has entered into an agreement to acquire Boston-based Shaughnessy & Ahern Co and S&A Cranes.
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NewsPortland towers ahead
In January and February of this year, 143 Vestas tower sections were discharged at the USA's port of Portland.
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NewsEntrec reports growth for Q1
Entrec reported year-on-year revenue growth of 10 percent during the first quarter of 2019, but the company’s president and ceo John Stevens said revenue fell below the company’s expectations.
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NewsSC&RA names officers
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has elected its officers for the 2019-2020 term at its annual conference awards and dinner at the Omni La Costa Resort in California.
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NewsDuluth looks to wind energy cargoes
BigLift Shipping’s vessel Happy River has called at the port of Duluth’s Clure Public marine terminal in the USA to offload wind energy components.
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NewsHWH corridor gets a boost with Morrow grant
The port of Morrow, located on the Columbia River near Boardman, Oregon, has been awarded a USD19.4 million grant to fund infrastructure projects at the marine terminals within the port.
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NewsZier named at Crowley
Crowley Maritime Corporation has named Jonathan Zier as manager of business development - offshore services in Houston, Texas.
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NewsCattani rebrands to Barnhart
Illinois-based Cattani Crane is rebranding as Barnhart, the latter having acquired Cattani four years ago.
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NewsTerex sells more product lines
Terex has sold its boom truck, truck crane and crossover product lines to Load King – a subsidiary of Custom Truck One Source.
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NewsWestern picks Enerpac gantry for Humber project
Canadian heavy lift contractor, Western Mechanical, has used an Enerpac hydraulic gantry to replace bridge spans for the Humber River railroad bridge in Toronto, Canada.
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NewsECOL gains recognition at home and away
Four leading crane manufacturers – Manitowoc, Tadano, Terex and Liebherr – have agreed to align their training operations with ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) scheme.
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NewsACE Belgium readies for launch
ACE Belgium Freighters is preparing to launch its scheduled and charter services out of Liège Airport after receiving its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority.
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NewsMammoet relocates rock crusher
Mammoet has moved a 690-tonne rock crusher and a conveyor from the top of Graniterock’s A R Wilson quarry in Aromas, California to a new location further down in the mine.
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NewsScott-Macon adds with Tadano
USA-based Scott-Macon Equipment has purchased four Tadano Mantis telescopic boom crawler cranes.
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NewsBaltimore sets cargo record
Combined international cargo throughput at the state-owned and privately owned marine terminals at the port of Baltimore totalled a record 43 million tons in 2018.