The process of moving a yacht or boat, be it a sailing yacht or a power boat, is a delicate one and requires a good deal of planning. The size of the vessel will often dictate the type of service that is most appropriate. Smaller boats are often transported by road on a trailer because this is the quickest and cheapest option.

However, a large boat, above 26 feet, can be particularly costly to move and it is a difficult process if transported by road. Such loads usually require permits from the government and sometimes even require a police escort. As a result, a sea yacht delivery is generally preferred. A qualified yacht delivery skipper can be hired to deliver your boat from A to B. Preparing your boat for transport is important if you want to ensure that it arrives at its destination in the same condition it left.

Before boat transportation, it is recommended that you fully wash down the vessel and hull so that you can see all the areas and record any pre-existing damage. Before releasing your yacht to a boat delivery company, you should have it surveyed by a licensed marine surveyor who can assess whether or not there are any major issues which could arise by transporting the boat either by sea or by road.

Cassens Transporting Co./Cassens Land Inc. will use an enterprise-zone agreement approved by county commissioners to expand and add employees. They will receive tax incentives of 75% for ten years on the construction of a 24,000-square-foot building for its trucking operation.

Cassens Transport plans to hire 30 new employees and keep the 120 already employed at the Lordstown operation. The company is primarily an auto carrier and the expansion will handle General Motors products. They plan to spend a maximum of $2.3 million on construction, $75,000 on furniture and fixtures and $110,000 in inventory. The company expends approximately $7.2 million in annual salary, which will be increased by $1.8 million with the expansion.

The project would not have moved forward without the tax incentives now approved by village and county commissioners. The project will help Cassens Transport and General Motors. The commissioners were happy to approve the tax agreement and keep the company operating in the county. The 30 additional jobs will make the company more competitive in the marketplace.

Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Transport, officially opened Associated British Ports’ (ABP) new seven million pound car-handling facility – the European Vehicle Terminal (EVT) – at the Port of Southampton at the beginning of February 2009. The unofficial opening of the EVT reaffirms that Southampton is the United Kingdom’s number-one port for vehicle imports and exports.

The new terminal will house up to 2,500 new cars for export to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The terminal is built on five levels and the footprint is just less than one hectare – indicative of ABP’s commitment to intensify the use of the existing dock estate as part of an ongoing sustainable development strategy. The EVT also features office space, wash-down facilities and car transporter unloading areas.

Southampton became the first British port to construct a multi-deck vehicle storage terminal in 2002, allowing the density of cars stored per acre to be increased five-fold. The new EVT is the third terminal of its kind to be built in the last six years. This strategy of multi-deck storage has allowed ABP to create more than 26 additional acres of “space in the sky,” thereby securing Southampton’s future as a leading hub for vehicle imports and exports.

According to Teamsters Union officials, about 75% of the 1,250 drivers affected by the shutdown of one of the nation’s largest car-hauling companies were hired by competitors. Performance Transportation Services of Allen Park, Michigan, hauled vehicles for companies like Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp.

The firm’s CEO told employees that it was immediately ceasing operation, nearly five days after the union had gone on strike and almost two weeks after the company had won a bankruptcy court’s approval to cut wages by 15% for two months. The decision to close followed the union’s rejection of a last-minute contract offer. The company’s finances were reportedly weakened by the United States auto industry’s pronounced downturn, which led to slowed deliveries and a sharp increase in diesel fuel costs.

The union replied by saying that the firm faced severe credit problems that would have forced it to close even with new loans and steep worker concessions. Union officials met with companies in Detroit that signed to the national car hauler contract so that its members could follow their work to the companies that picked up the closed firm’s business.

Following trials of a new fuel-saving device, two operators have claimed impressive declines in fuel consumption. Tipper operator GSE Haulage saw fuel consumption drop by 10% after it fitted the On-Demand Hydrogen Generator, made by a UK firm called Oil Drum, to several of its 32-ton tippers.

Car hauler companies saw a fuel saving of 7% in a 20-month trial on two Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units. In some cases they have recorded up to 11% in fuel reduction. They found that it gets better results when constantly running rather than stop/start work around town. The device claims to reduce hydrocarbon emissions to zero and CO2 emissions by 20%. It is also being trialed by two UK supermarkets, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons as well as Laser International.

They have found that by adding a small amount of hydrogen to the air/fuel mix it promotes a cleaner, more efficient burn. The device is mounted to the cab and develops hydrogen by sending a charge through distilled water which is then sent through the engine manifold and into a combustion chamber. The device can be used on vehicles of 7.5 tons and above and is serviced every six months with a projected lifespan of three years.

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