Maersk-Rickmers loads cargo in Milwaukee

Supply Chain

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Maersk-Rickmers U.S. Flag Project Carrier said its heavylift ship Maersk Illinois was the first U.S.-flag ship to load cargo for an overseas destination in Milwaukee in more than 30 years. The ship is carrying two rope shovels financed by the U.S. Export-Import Bank and manufactured by Joy Global's P&H Mining Equipment subsidiary. The ship will carry a total of 8,000 cubic meters of machinery bound for a Siberian mining project. A third rope shovel ...

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