Business news – Page 190

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    Areva barges generators to USA

    2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May 1 - Paris headquartered industrial manufacturer Areva has delivered two steam generators to the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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    Agility's Q1 profit surge

    2013-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Kuwait headquartered logistics provider Agility has reported Q1 2013 net profits of KWD10.1 million (USD35.49 million) - a year-on-year improvement of 46 percent over Q1 2012.

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    Panalpina execs join association boards

    2013-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Swiss global forwarder Panalpina has seen two of its air freight executives elected to the boards of two air cargo associations.

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    Cargotec's slow first quarter

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - Helsinki, Finland headquartered equipment manufacturer Cargotec Corporation has released its Q1 2013 performance figures.

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    Cargolux loses out in 2012

    2013-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - Luxembourg headquartered B747 freighter operator Cargolux International Airlines has reported a net loss of USD35.1 million for financial year 2012 off revenues of just under USD1.74 billion.

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    Solid Q1 for Boeing

    2013-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - The Boeing Company has issued its first quarter 2013 financial results, reporting revenues of USD18.9 billion - down three percent year-on-year over 2012.

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    Bahri sees Q1 slowdown

    2013-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - The National Shipping Line of Saudia Arabia (Bahri) has seen its net profit for the first three months of 2013 fall by 9.4 percent year-on-year over 2012 to SAR144.5 million (USD33.5 million).

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    Boskalis completes Dockwise acquisition

    2013-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - Dutch marine contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the acquisition of semi-submersible and heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise.

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    Boeing adjusts B747-8 production

    2013-04-22T00:00:00Z

    April 22 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will adjust production of its B747-8 aircraft downwards from two to 1.75 airplanes per month - a result of lower market demand for large passenger and freighter aircraft.

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    MOL delivers South African libraries

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Japanese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will assist the non-profit organisation South Africa Primary Education Support Initiative with the ocean transport of mobile libraries to the country.

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    AV Dawson attracts offshore business

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - UK based specialist logistics firm AV Dawson has seen significant growth in its marine and offshore sectors.

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    Learn from the shrimp fishermen, say German shipping companies

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Two of Germany's leading ship owning and ship management companies have urged fellow shipowners to consider a concerted lay-up of ships in order to reduce capacity in the market to obtain a restoration of acceptable rates.

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    Peters & May sees part-charter growth

    2013-04-15T00:00:00Z

    April 15 - Southampton, UK based yacht transportation specialist Peters & May has seen a significant boost in demand for its part-charter yacht shipping services.

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    Van der Vlist awarded AEO status

    2013-04-15T00:00:00Z

    April 15 - Heavy transport specialist Van der Vlist has seen its terminal in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, receive Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) accreditation. It is the second area of Van der Vlist's business to receive the award.

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    Megalift invests in in Liebherr mobile crane

    2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Bremen-Based Megalift GmbH has invested in a Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1, saying that 350-tonne capacity mobile crane is a great fit for the company's requirements.

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    APP Portonave invests for future

    2013-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - APP Portonave, a port located in Santa Carina, Brazil, is making a number of infrastructure investments to improve its terminal facilities.

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    Liebherr sees revenue and profit gains

    2013-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - German equipment manufacturer Liebherr International Group has seen its turnover grow by 9 percent year-on-year in 2012 to EUR9.1 billion (USD8.9 billion).

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    Plans agreed for Corpus Christi rail yard

    2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - The Port of Corpus Christi has approved an agreement with the Maritime Administration to develop the gateway's Nueces River Rail Yard (NRRY).

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    Revenues up, but profits down for Coscol

    2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) saw its 2012 revenue grow by 22.1 percent to RMB6.3 billion (USD1.02 billion), although net profit fell to to RMB19.15 million (USD3.09 million).

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    RUD opens Australia plant

    2013-04-09T00:00:00Z

    April 9 - Lifting chain manufacturer RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz has opened a new 6,000 sq m plant in Brisbane, Australia.