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Advance International’s Excellent Results on Rail Container Service
Freight forwarder, Advance International is celebrating excellent results on its ‘Advantage Express Service’ between Almaty in Kazakhstan and Poti in Georgia as it passes a significant traffic milestone. - December 05, 2007 - Advance International Transport
New East Durham Passing Siding Helps Improve Train Reliability
The N.C. Department of Transportation has completed construction of a passing siding in the North Carolina Railroad Company’s East Durham yard that allows freight and passenger trains to pass with more efficiency and will continue to improve service reliability. - November 29, 2007 - N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division
LSI Wins Contract, Company Plans New Hires, Expansion in Clovis, New Mexico
Locomotive Service, Inc. (LSI) recently won a 2-year contract from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway for locomotive refueling operations in Clovis, New Mexico. The contract begins November 1, 2007, and LSI plans to hire up to 17 new full-time employee drivers and expand the services offered... - September 07, 2007 - LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE, INC.
Karen H. Folino Named Assistant Vice President, Industry Support Services by Railinc
Railinc has announced the appointment of Karen H. Folino as assistant vice president, industry support services. Her role with Railinc--the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data--will be to continue strengthening relationships between Class I railroads, short lines... - August 16, 2007 - Railinc
Advance Helps Plug Gap in Supply of Containers for Out-Of-Gauge Cargoes
In China, Advance International Transport, the leading freight forwarder and project shipping specialist, is taking delivery of 2400 new 40’ Open Top and Flat Rack containers for over-dimensional and out-of-gauge cargoes. The first 200 units of the order, which are being leased from Triton... - July 06, 2007 - Advance International Transport
Full Speed Ahead for Advance
Advance International, the specialist project cargo forwarder, is claiming that its recent shipment of heat exchangers from Port Kelang, Malaysia to Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia broke all transit time records for an ocean voyage by a cargo ship between the two countries. - June 21, 2007 - Advance International Transport
Railinc Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Examination; Third-Party Assurances Help Customers Meet Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Regulatory Requirements
For the third consecutive year Railinc successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II examination. More stringent than a Type I examination, the Type II exam includes detailed testing of Railinc internal controls to demonstrate that they are suitably designed and... - January 24, 2007 - Railinc
James Malcolm Clarke Joins Railinc as Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Railinc announced today that James Malcolm Clarke (Malcolm) will join the company as the new Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Clarke is an accomplished financial executive with an extensive background in finance, strategic planning and operations management. - December 07, 2006 - Railinc
Cargo Expert Fred Faria Joins Honolulu Freight Service Enables Oversized Cargo Services to Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, Polynesia and Southeast Asia
Honolulu Freight Service, announced that it has named Fred Faria manager of HFS Specialized Cargo Division enabling Honolulu Freight to offer services for shipments that are oversized and beyond the confines of a container, and will be available initially between the North American Continent. - June 01, 2006 - Honolulu Freight Service
Unique Referral Scheme Launched by Job Site
Utilityjobsearch.com, the sister site to oilandgasjobsearch, has launched a unique referral scheme where candidates can refer their friends and colleagues to the website for cash prizes. - August 15, 2005 - Oilandgasjobsearch.com Limited