Business news – Page 196

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    Cargotec makes staff cuts

    2012-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Equipment manufacturer Cargotec has made 33 of its staff in Finland redundant. In addition, 72 people will be made redundant in global support functions and other areas.

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    Baltimore improves on last year

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - Business remained strong for the Port of Baltimore through the third quarter of 2012, ahead of last year's pace in several cargo categories.

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    UK P&I Club welcomes S&P upgrade

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda), generally known as the UK P&I Club, has welcomed an improvement of its Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating from 'Stable' to 'Positive'.

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    Mississippi closures threatened

    2012-11-20T00:00:00Z

    November 20 - The American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national trade association representing the US tugboat and barge industry, is calling on Congress to address a developing situation on the Mississippi which could effectively bring commerce on the

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    Maersk plans to back off shipping

    2012-11-20T00:00:00Z

    November 20 - The UK based Financial Times newspaper has reported that Danish oil and shipping group AP Moller-Maersk will not invest significantly in its shipping business over the next five years and will focus on its oil, drilling rigs and ports.

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    Dockwise to appeal court ruling

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Dockwise, the Netherlands-based marine transport company, has confirmed that it is appealing against its recent loss of a court case brought against the ex-ceo of Fairstar Heavy Transport, Philip Adkins, which sought to gain access to the la

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    Boskalis raises earnings outlook

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, a leading global services provider operating in the marine services area and providing heavy lift services through its SMIT subsidiary has reported a good third quarter to 2012.

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    Agility posts strong increase

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - Global logistics provider Agility reports a net profit of KWD9.75 million (USD3.5 million) for the third quarter of 2012. Compared to a net profit of KWD8.05 million (USD2.9 million) in the same quarter of 2011, this is an increase of 21 per

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    NEO opens in Turkey

    2012-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - NEO Air Charter - the European member of the Global Charter Alliance - has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey, headed by Mrs Ahu Ozturk (pictured below), as sales manager - Turkey.

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    Borusan Logistics acquires Balnak Lojistik

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - According to a statement issued by Borusan Logistics, it has agreed a deal to acquire Balnak Lojistik, and says this will create Turkey's leading logistics service provider in terms of staff numbers and revenues.

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    Damco reports continued growth

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Damco reports revenue growth of 11 percent in the first nine months of 2012, compared to the same period last year.

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    Toll promotes Partridge

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Logistics giant Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has promoted Geoff Partridge to the post of managing director of its South African operation.

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    ABP announces new chief executive

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that, after completing six years at the helm, chief executive Peter Jones has said that he will retire at the end of March 2013. He will be succeeded by James Cooper, who has served as

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    Heavy lift earnings boost Tiong Woon result

    2012-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation Holding has posted results for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended September 30, 2012 showing a net profit of SGD4.1 million (USD3.3 million), up fourfold from SGD1 million (USD816, 000) it achieved in t

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - And so, it's time for another edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, giving you a round-up of news from the last week, together with a few comments and asides from the editorial team.

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    DHL holds 'solid' in volatile environment

    2012-11-08T00:00:00Z

    November 8 - Releasing financial figures for the third quarter of 2012 Frank Appel, ceo of logistics services giant Deutsche Post DHL, commented that despite challenging market conditions, the group delivered "a solid performance in the third quarter and

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    Skeptical outlook from HSH Nordbank

    2012-11-08T00:00:00Z

    November 8 - The continuing euro sovereign debt crisis and the general economic downturn in the maritime freight sector has prompted German bank HSH Nordbank to state that it needs much higher provisions for losses on its shipping loans.

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    US ports brace for second storm

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    November 7 - Authorities working to restore port activity in New York and New Jersey after HurricaneSandy are bracing themselves for a further storm this week which could hamper restoration efforts.

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    Heavy lift helicopters for the Amazon

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    November 7 - Portland, USA based Erickson Air-Crane, a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful Erickson S-64 Aircrane heavy lift helicopter, is set to acquire 14 helicopters and associated personnel and assets from HRT Participacoes em Petro

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    IAG Cargo targets forwarders through GLN

    2012-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Global Logistics Network (GLN), a US headquartered network of 421 small and mediu