In the market for some scrap metal and have at least $25 to spend? If so, the U.S. Department of Defense is auctioning off mostly iron and steel scrap ship parts at Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg. Bidding for 113,720 pounds of naval ship parts will open at midnight July... read more →
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Reports of UPS establishing a strategic collaboration with a leading international electronic product solutions company relating to reverse logistics operations highlighted a wider growing focus on that increasingly significant and multi-faceted business sector. The scope of the global reverse logistics market now extends from the very basic such as... read more →
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The Madison City Council declared 18 gas street lamps as surplus Monday night, but the little flames will still flicker in front of some Church Street homes. Four of the lamps were given to the homeowners at 300, 305, 309, 318 Church Street, and these residents will now be responsible... read more →
Jun
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Two Navy landing craft at Naval Station Great Lakes, suitable for amphibious assault, sold Thursday for more than $50,000 each. The boats were among thousands of surplus military items auctioned annually at govliquidation.com. The 1974 LCM-8s, known as Mike boats, were auctioned online, with one boat fetching $51,000 and the... read more →
Jun
21
After decades of service as high-tech maritime sentinels transmitting weather data to U.S. scientists, two discarded buoys will embark on a new fate: to be butchered and sold as scrap. "I'm going to cut them up into little bitty pieces," said Ken Morrison, owner of T&K Metals in Whiting, Ind.,... read more →
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20
The U.S. Navy is auctioning off two LCM-8s, landing vessels used during the Vietnam conflict that are capable of plowing onto a beach and kicking off an amphibious assault. Bidding opened at $25. But by Wednesday afternoon, offers had already soared to $15,500, United Press International reported. Interested parties have... read more →
Jun
20
Whether a small enterprise or large institution, many organizations have and will be faced with the challenge of closing a lab. No matter what the size or scope of the closure, the person tasked with closing the facility faces a daunting task as millions of dollars in real estate, laboratory... read more →
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For anyone looking to stage a D-Day invasion, run scuba tours in the Caribbean or cruise Lake Michigan with 200 of your closest friends — the U.S. Navy has a boat for you. And maybe a bargain. Two landing craft — the kind that that can plow through surf into... read more →
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18
There are two fire trucks for bid on GovDeals.com, according to Commissioner Dave Vanaman, with the city hoping to cash in on its antiquated equipment. GovDeals is used by municipalities and other entities to auction off and liquidate assets on a national scale. "The likelihood, if we just put it... read more →