All Ports and terminals articles – Page 205

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    Seattle heavy haul network approved

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance has applauded the Seattle City Council's approval of a heavy haul network that it believes will make the ports of Seattle and Tacoma more competitive.

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    AAPA hails release of draft freight plan

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has applauded U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) secretary Anthony Foxx for releasing the Draft National Freight Strategic Plan.

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    Iran plans 'significant return' to shipping

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Iran is planning a fleet expansion programme comprising 579,000 teu of containerships, 2 million dwt of dry bulk vessels and 1.6 million dwt of tankers - all of which are sched

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    Hot off the press at Vanguard

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Vanguard has provided engineered project solutions for four automotive press related contracts over the past few months, overcoming space constraints to install components weighing up to 120 tonnes.

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    Volga-Dnepr takes Polet duo

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a finance lease agreement with Sberbank Leasing to acquire two AN-124-100 Ruslan freighter aircraft, previously operated by Polet Airlines.

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    Havator wins Metsä contract

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Havator has won a contract from Metsä Fibre, part of the the Metsä Group, to provide lifting services for the construction of a bioproduct mill in Aänekoski, central Finland.

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    Green Channel heads to Chile

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Green Channel Forwarders has coordinated the transport of 26 units of structural equipment for mining projects from Mumbai to Chile.

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    Europe Cargo loads crane for Congo

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Europe Cargo has organised the loading of a fully-erected Gottwald mobile harbour crane, weighing 326 tonnes, for shipment to Congo Terminal in Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo.

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    New head at Terex

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Effective November 2, 2015, Terex Corporation has appointed John L. Garrison, Jr. to replace Ronald M. DeFeo as the company's new president and chief executive officer (ceo).

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    Green Port Hull: one year on

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - One year has passed since a dredging campaign began to create Siemens' UK based offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, installation and service facility at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Alexandra Dock in Hull.

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    Report shows growth in driver demand

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - According to a new analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the shortage of truck drivers has grown to over 48,000 and could expand further due to industry growth and a retiring workforce.

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    UTC concern over US rail shutdown

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - UTC Overseas says that a Congressional failure to extend the mandated deadline for the nation's railroads to install positive train control (PTC) safety systems could cause major delays and potential closures of significant portions of the US

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    Cargolux promotes Holt

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Cargolux Airlines has named Jason Holt as its head of flight operations, succeeding Wieger Ketellapper, who will concentrate on the development of the company's planned joint venture airline in Zhengzhou, China.

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    Gothenburg to gaze on Atlantic Star

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - The first of Atlantic Container Line's (ACL) five new vessels, Atlantic Star, will call at Sweden's Port of Gothenburg towards the end of December 2015.

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    Agility wraps up Linde project

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - Agility has completed a complex project for Linde Group's engineering division, which included three heavy lift shipments of chemical plant equipment to Togliatti in the Samara region of Russia.

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    AAPA launches interactive port map

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has unveiled a new interactive hemispheric map tool on its website, which provides information about each of its member ports.

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    Rotterdam reports mixed results

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Although the amount of cargo handled at the Port of Rotterdam increased by 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2015, the Dutch gateway posted a 7.6 percent decrease in breakbulk volumes.

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    Venezuelan pipe project for Gruber

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Intertransport Gruber has handled the shipment of eight 40 ft dry cargo containers and one 40 ft high cube container filled with steel pipes from Germany to Pulpaca, Venezuela.

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    Jumbo makes FPSO move

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Fairplayer has shipped three FPSO modules from Laem Chabang in Thailand to São José do Norte, Brazil for Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR).

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    Darwin gets new operator

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - The Northern Territory government has signed an agreement to lease the Port of Darwin to Chinese-owned Landbridge Group for the next 99 years.