Business news – Page 131
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Shipowners' Club warns on charter parties
February 16 - Mutual insurance association, The Shipowners' Club has issued advice for anyone planning to undertake a charter party with an unfamiliar entity and wants to ensure the charterer will pay their hire.
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Forwarders criticise protectionism
February 16 - The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the umbrella organisation for global freight forwarder associations, has commented on the value of free trade, trade facilitation, and trade development in the wake of
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Sarens handles huge bridge pylon
February 15 - Sarens has transported and installed a 1,700-tonne pylon from Belgium to Sunderland, UK, for the New Wear Crossing bridge, which is scheduled to open in 2018.
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DSV invests in Immingham
February 15 - DSV is expanding its presence in Immingham, UK, adding a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) logistics facility to its existing facility, which will be fully operational at the end of May.
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Egytrans forecasts wind growth
February 14 - Egytrans expects further growth in the wind energy sector in Egypt, as it claims that wind turbine transportation is one of the most promising fields for the company.
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Two Grove cranes join Vernazza's fleet
February 14 - Italy's Vernazza Autogru has added two new Grove all-terrain cranes to its fleet, a GMK5250L and a GMK6400.
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Consultant highlights bright spots for heavy lift
February 14 - Douglas-Westwood (DW), a leading provider of market research and consulting services to the energy industry worldwide, has picked out offshore wind energy and decommissioning as two bright spots for the super-heavy lift shipping sector.
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Market challenges Tiong Woon
February 13 - Tiong Woon Corporation reported a profit after income taxes of SGD3.43 million (USD2.42 million) for the first half of its current financial year, which ends on June 30, 2017.
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DSV's fourth quarter high
February 13 - DSV has reported a net revenue increase of 39.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, amounting to DKK17.6 billion (USD2.5 billion), which DSV claims is largely due to the acquisition of UTi Worldwide.
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Wilhelmsen figures on the up
February 13 - In its fourth quarter 2016 results, Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) reported an increase in total income and operating profit when compared to the previous quarter.
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Rotterdam had a healthy and stable year
February 13 - Throughput of freight in Rotterdam fell in 2016 by 1.1 percent to 461.2 million tonnes while the turnover of the Port of Rotterdam Authority remained stable at EUR675.4 million (USD718 million).
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Better prospects for dry bulk
February 10 - Drewry's latest report on the dry bulk shipping market could be good news for those owning and operating multipurpose and heavy lift ships.
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Lambertsson Kran's innovative pairing
February 9 - Lambertsson Kran is taking delivery of a Grove GMK4100L-1 and Samson K-100 synthetic rope, which the Swedish company will use together.
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Maersk's finances fall
February 9 - A.P. Møller-Mærsk's annual report for 2016 reveals a net loss of USD1.9 billion compared to a USD925 million profit in 2015.
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Jaromin adds another Terex
February 9 - Auto-Krandienst Jaromin, a crane rental company based in Oberhausen, Germany, has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a Terex Explorer 5500 all terrain crane.
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Drewry launches credit research service
February 7 - Drewry Financial Research Services, the investment research arm of shipping consultancy Drewry, is launching a credit research service for the global maritime sector.
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Pan Ocean back on track
February 7 - Mandatory disclosures of financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the full 2016 financial year on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) indicate that shipping company Pan Ocean finished its 2016 financial year with a net profit of US
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First lift for Milwaukee crane
February 7 - A 300-ton (272-tonne) capacity Manitowoc crawler crane has made its first lift at the Port of Milwaukee, USA.
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Worldwide slide for clean energy investment
February 3 - According to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report, new investment in clean energy worldwide fell by 18 percent last year to USD287.5 billion despite a record year for offshore wind finance.
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An ACE deal for OIA
February 2 - OIA Global has acquired American Cargo Express (ACE), which it believes will help expand its North American logistics and supply chain services.