All North America articles – Page 60
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NewsVolga-Dnepr's speedy solution
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has handled the urgent transportation of an 8-tonne engine, measuring 3 m wide, using one of its Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD freighters.
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NewsBNSF Logistics on track with railcar
BNSF Logistics has expanded its fleet with the addition of a 20-axle railcar, the TEXX 900, which the USA-based logistics provider says provides more options for customers moving heavy and over-dimensional loads.
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NewsBellingham partners with Ports America
The port of Bellingham in Washington, USA, has signed a three-year service contract with Ports America, with the option for two additional three-year terms.
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NewsSpecialized Transportation Symposium registration opens
Registration opens today, November 1, for the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's (SC&RA) Specialized Transportation Symposium, which takes place next year from February 19-22 in Houston, Texas.
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NewsBBC partners with Seaboard for joint service
BBC Chartering has entered a strategic cooperation with Seaboard Marine to improve its services between the US Gulf Coast, Jamaica and ports in Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
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NewsOcean Group secures investment
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Fonds de solidarité FTQ have taken a minority stake in Canada’s Ocean Group, representing a total investment of CAD112 million (USD85.3 million).
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NewsMartin Bencher opens in Canada
Martin Bencher Group has expanded its presence in North America with the opening of an office in Vancouver, Canada.
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NewsChipolbrok delivers a dozen
Chipolbrok has transported a dozen brand new motor yachts from Florida, USA and Golfito, Costa Rica to the Mexican ports of La Paz and Ensenada, as well as Yokohama in Japan on its heavy lift vessel, Władysław Orkan.
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NewsCrowley christens El Coquí
Crowley Maritime has christened its con-ro vessel El Coquí, which it says is among the first of its kind to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), at the port of Jacksonville’s (Jaxport) cruise terminal.
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NewsPallas set for LM-100J launch
Lockheed Martin has announced that Pallas Aviation will be the first commercial freighter operator of its LM-100J, a variant of its C-130 Super Hercules aircraft.
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NewsALL set to add 15 Liebherr cranes
North American crane rental company, ALL Family of Companies, has acquired 15 all-terrain cranes from Liebherr, with the units scheduled for delivery throughout 2019.
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NewsParrott steps up at Metro Ports
Metro Ports has promoted David Parrott to vice president operations for its US Gulf Coast, East Coast and Great Lakes regions.
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NewsAAPA names new officers
William D. Friedman, president and ceo of the port of Cleveland, has succeeded Steve Cernak as chairman of the board for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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NewsHouston, we have a problem: Wood wasps
C Logistics Solutions (CLS) has supported the delivery of equipment to a chemical plant in Houston after the US authorities found the packing to be contaminated with wood wasps and ordered the cargoes to be reloaded and the vessel ejected from the port.
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NewsChapman Freeborn adds Canadian rep
Chapman Freeborn has launched a partnership with GTA Air Solutions, which will see the Mississauga-based company act as the charter broker’s representative in the Canadian market.
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NewsJumbo sails from Taiwan to Texas
Jumbo has transported 16 petrochemical columns, as well as accompanying general cargo, from Mailiao in Taiwan to Texas, USA on behalf of Pacific Ocean Group.
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NewsBNSF handles boiler move
BNSF Logistics has handled the transport of a boiler, weighing 255,000 lbs (115.7 tonnes), from Houston, Texas to Hawesville, Kentucky.
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NewsC.H. Robinson handles the pressure
C.H. Robinson has handled the movement of a pressure vessel from Texas to Houston City Docks for onward transportation to the UK.
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NewsNagle set to retire from AAPA
Kurt J. Nagle, president and ceo of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), will retire from the association in 2019 following more than 33 years of service.
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NewsACL christens Atlantic Sun
Atlantic Container Lines (ACL) has christened one of its fourth-generation container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessels, Atlantic Sun, at the port of New York and New Jersey.