On December 19, 2013 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will implement its new Vessel General Permit (VGP), which will demand a technical solution that is currently unavailable to the marine industry. Unfortunately, ...
Tags: ship owners, transportation
According to a report released Tuesday from the Lake Carriers' Association, US-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 8.7 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in November, a decrease of 4.7 percent compared to a year ago. The total was also ...
According to a report from the Lake Carriers' Association, shipments of iron ore on the US Great Lakes totaled 5.5 million tons in November, an increase of 7 percent compared to a year ago.? The November ore float was also 4.1 percent ahead ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In what he describes as "the mother of all conspiracy theories," an Arizona-based talk radio host says the powers that be are intentionally destroying large bodies of water in a bid to create a multi-trillion-dollar biofuel industry. ...
Tags: algae, conspiracy, ocean, oil
US raw steel production picked up last week as production from Southern mills rebounded, data published Monday by the American Iron and Steel Institute showed. For the week ended Saturday, mills produced 1.856 million st of raw steel, up ...
Tags: Steel Production, Mineral
According to a release from the Lake Carriers' Association, US-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 9.8 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in October, an increase of 14.4 percent compared to a year ago. The total was also slightly ahead ...
Tags: Great Lakes, Mineral
According to a release from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) Wednesday, shipments of coal on the US Great Lakes totaled 2.8 million tons in October, an increase of 92,000 tons compared to a year ago. Shipments were up 135,000 tons ...
Tags: Coal Trade, Mineral
According to a report from the Lake Carriers' Association, shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6 million tons in October, an increase of 9.6 percent compared to a year ago. The October ore float was also 8.8 percent ahead of ...
Tags: Iron Ore Shipments, Mineral
US raw steel production fell for a third week, according to American Iron and Steel Institute data released Monday. In the week that ended Saturday, US mills produced 1.817 million st of steel, down 1% from the prior week's 1.835 million ...
Tags: Construction, steel
According to a release from the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA), shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.2 million tons in September, an increase of 4.4 percent compared to a year ago, and 6.3 percent better than August. The ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral
Great Lakes Cheese, a US-based manufacturer and packer of cheeses, is set to open a $100m manufacturing facility at the Manchester Industrial Park in Manchester, Tennessee, while creating more than 200 jobs by 2019. The 330,000ft2 plant ...
Tireco Inc.'s newly updated sales management team for the eastern United States will be led by Ken Thornton, who was promoted to eastern regional sales director. Thornton will oversee the northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and southeast ...
Volvo Trucks has added two new Canadian leasing locations. Performance Equipment/Great Lakes Truck Leasing & Rental in Mississauga, Ont. and Durham Truck and Equipment Sales and Service/Durham Leasing Systems in Ajax, Ont. have joined the ...
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Mack has added 11 new leasing locations to its network, including seven in Canada. Mack Leasing System is a growing association of independent Mack Trucks dealerships across North America. They provide flexible solutions to a wide variety ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
BASF announced that it has appointed Archway Sales Inc., as a distributor for polyurethane chemicals to the Coatings, Adhesives & Binders, Sealants and Elastomers (CASE) market in the Ohio Valley. Effective January 1, 2014, Archway will be ...
Tags: Basf, Construction, chemicals