Manitoulin Transport today announced it has acquired Smooth Freight out of Brandon, Man. Smooth Freight provides LTL and truckload services and storage trailer rentals to more than 300 communities in southern and western Manitoba, from ...
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Contrans Group has announced the acquisition of Guelph, Ont.-based Best Transfer. Best provides flatbed, tank and dry bulk transportation services. Contrans estimates it will add about $8 million in annual revenue to its operations. ...
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With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own ...
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SDI Group USA has announced it will host SELF14 (SDI Executive Logistics Forum 2014) this year in Las Vegas at the Four Seasons Hotel. “As 2014 approaches, all businesses are in the process of preparing for the upcoming holiday ...
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UK-based packaging firm Sirane has introduced new food packaging equipment, the Sira-Cook PA for meat, fish and poultry. The technology can be used to package, ship and retail the food products in the same package made of the nylon ...
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SIPG regarded as a indicator of port transportation is located in the core area of Shanghai Free Trade Zone and is one of the world’s largest port logistic company. In June 2013, the first batch of Gelyon tractors is put into use. ...
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Tata Steel announced a multi-million pound deal with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) for the manufacture and supply of pipe in the Middle East. The contract is Tata Steel's largest ever in Iraq. Large-scale oil and gas projects, particularly ...
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JF Hillebrand Group (JFHG), a global beverage logistics company, has purchased Satellite Logistics Group (SLG), a supply-chain solution provider for the beverage industry. Based in the US, SLG offers reverse logistics solutions and ...
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The upcoming years will be tough for the transportation industry in the United States, FedEx Freight president and CEO William Logue said at the annual National Industrial Transportation League conference in Houston. Logue praised the ...
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Manitoulin Transport has purchased Smooth Freight Ltd., of Brandon, Manitoba. Smooth Freight provides scheduled LTL and truckload services and storage trailer rentals to over 300 rural communities in southern and western Manitoba, from its ...
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Seventeen new campuses made it onto the League of American Bicyclists’ bike-friendly universities, which now includes 75 colleges in 32 states and Washington, D.C. Moving up the rankings from a gold designation to platinum is the ...
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The League of American Bicyclists has issued a call to its members, asking them to rally congress to co-sponsor recently introduced legislation aimed at reducing cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. The bill, HR 3493/S1708, or the Bicycle ...
Bike computer maker Sigma has received an award from the group that supports use of the ANT+ wireless protocol. The ANT+ Alliance awarded Sigman the 2013 ANT+ Brand Leader Award. The judging panel that honored Sigma with the award cited ...
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Rosneft, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding on key terms of cooperation to establish shipbuilding and industrial cluster in the southern ...
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Hydrex announces underwater stern thruster removal and reinstallation on supply vessel in Cameroon Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 To save time and money for the owner of a 69-meter offshore supply vessel, Hydrex removed the stern thruster of the ...
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