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Broward County’s Port Everglades received three Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes on November 17,


the


largest of their kind worldwide. The new cranes are part of the Port’s $3 billion 20-Year Master/ Vision Plan Update, which will add new cargo berths, expand cruise and energy capacity and improve navigation channels to


handle larger ships. “The


state-of-the-art cranes


are pivotal to allowing our customers to grow their businesses in Broward County so that they can compete in the global marketplace,” said Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Jonathan Daniels. “The advantage is that the extended reach of the cranes


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Union Pacific announced on November 20 the opening of the Union Pacific Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal, launching intermodal service to Minneapolis in January 2021. The new service will feature domestic intermodal service between the Twin Cities and Los Angeles, expanding its customers’ reach to key Upper Midwest markets. Palmer Leasing Groupihas been named as 2019 U.S. Kenworth Franchise of the Year. The Franchise of the Year Award is an accomplishment earned through high-quality service and promotion of the PacLease network. Providing the Midwest and South with top-notch commercial truck rental, leasing, contract maintenance and fleet management services, the group has also received a Gold Award for PacLease Standards of Excellence.


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enables customers to work larger ships and gain economies of scale, thus making Port Everglades more competitive.” The three 175-foot (53 meters)


high Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes, valued at $13.8 million each, have the ability to handle containers stacked eight high from a ship’s deck and reach 22 containers across the ship’s deck. Port


Everglades’ existing seven gantry cranes in the Southport area, where most of the containerized cargo operations takes place, are only 151-feet high and limited to containers stacked six high and can reach across 16 containers. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy


Industries Co., Ltd. Inc. (ZPMC) designed and manufactured the cranes


as special “low-profile” models that extend out rather


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than up to avoid the flight path of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), which is less than two miles away. They are reportedly the largest low- profile container gantry cranes ever designed and built. Port Everglades has an option to buy three more of the same cranes. In addition to purchasing the


new cranes, the seven existing low-profile Post-Panamax gantry


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cranes in Southport will be upgraded to a liſt capacity of 65 tons from the current 46.5 tons that will add the capability to perform twin-picks (liſting two containers at a time). All the cranes are being fitted


with lighting that reduces the impact on nesting sea turtles by using lower light levels and limits the amount of light that spreads


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More than twelve years ago, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Gebrüder Weiss launched what has become a successful operation: the Orange Combi Cargo (OCC). The block train has since been operating daily between Bludenz and Vienna, earning a reputation in the Austrian business world as a punctual and environmentally friendly transport alternative. Both contracting partners have now officially extended the cooperation, meaning that the Orange Combi Cargo will be connecting the west of Austria to the nation’s capital for at least another three years. The OCC will also continue making a stopover in Hall in Tyrol, where additional goods are loaded.


With the rapidly expanding interest in heavy-duty electric trucks, Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) have agreed to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for the North American market. The companies will leverage the newly developed Hino XL Series chassis with Toyota’s proven fuel cell technology to deliver exceptional capability without harmful emissions. This collaboration expands upon the existing effort to develop a 25-ton FCET for the Japanese market which was announced earlier this year.


FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of TransAm Truck and Trailer Parts of Rockford,IL. The company was founded by Frank Carlson in 1989, who has owned and operated the business ever since. Rockford is a new market for FleetPride, and the acquisition of TransAm will give the company a total of eleven locations in Illinois.


The Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway (NKCR), a line managed by OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, has received a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will fund the renovation of more than 100 miles of track in western Nebraska and eastern Colorado.


Hyliion,a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, and American Natural Gas, Inc., an industry- leading alternative fuel provider, announced today a partnership agreement that offers Hyliion customers discounted pricing for renewable natural gas (RNG) at ANG fueling stations across the country. For qualifying fleet customers, ANG has also agreed to build new fueling stations near Hyliion’s customer locations with no upfront capital costs to such customers.


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