All Ports and terminals articles – Page 209

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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.

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    L.C. van Tiel hammers away

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - L.C. van Tiel Logistics has coordinated the transport of a hydraulic hammer, sleeve and additional accessories from the Netherlands to Mina Zayed port in the UAE.

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    AML delivers Russian plant

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - In collaboration with Instar Logistics, Antwerp Metal Logistics (AML) has coordinated the transport of an ammonia converter, two CO2 strippers and a CO2 absorber from Antwerp to Cherepovets, Russia via the Zuidnatie Breakbulk terminal.

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    ALE ups Australian operations

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - ALE has formed a dedicated unit to serve the onshore oil and gas sector in Australia, by recruiting specialist personnel and investing in bespoke equipment.

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    Sampson adds Arocs

    2015-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - UK based Nick Sampson Mechanical Engineering says that its new Mercedes-Benz Arocs heavy haulage tractor unit is "proving to be a highly flexible, cost-effective addition to its fleet".

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    Nanaimo gets a lift

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Nanaimo Port Authority has invested in a new 104-tonne capacity Liebherr 500 mobile harbour crane, increasing its capacity for the handling of project and breakbulk cargo.

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    Panalpina celebrates

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Yesterday, at the UK's Stansted airport, Swiss forwarding group Panalpina celebrated the silver jubilee for the operations of its Charter Network.

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    DLT secures Canadian bridge deal

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Dorman Long Technology (DLT) has been contracted by The St Lawrence Construction Group to supply a DL-MT1000 Mega Transporter, as well as a 1,000-tonne capacity 2.5 m jack up system, for a bridge construction project in Canada.

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    Philly sees breakbulk rise

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Breakbulk cargoes handled by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) during the first six months of 2015 were up 28.44 percent, compared with the same period in 2014.

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    Growth accelerates at K+N

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - While Kuehne + Nagel's (K+N) net turnover and gross profit slightly decreased year-on-year in the first nine months of 2015, the company's operational result showed a 4.6 percent improvement.

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    Antwerp predicts record 2015

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - The Port of Antwerp handled 156,515,552 tonnes of freight in the first nine months of 2015 - a 5.5 percent year-on-year increase.