Business news – Page 198

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    Volga-Dnepr Technics adds maintenance unit at Frankfurt

    2012-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT), part of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has opened an aircraft line maintenance station at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.

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    Peters & May signs up with Marine Invest to use Flat Rail system

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Peters & May, in conjunction with Marine Invest, have signed an exclusive agreement securing the use of the patented Flat Rail system in the UK, Italy and the USA.

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    Boeing sees cargo growth

    2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - According to the latest update to its biennial forecast for the air cargo industry - the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2012/13 - the global air cargo market will expand at a 5.2 percent rate annually over thenext 20 years, driven by a world

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    Nine for Saudi Airlines Cargo via Lagos hub

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Saudi Airlines Cargo will provide access to nine additional destinations in West Africa via its hub in Lagos, Nigeria.

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    Upgraded shipping service will help boost African trade

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Safmarine says the addition of Beira and an eastbound Toamasina call on its weekly shipping service between Southern Africa and Asia (the Safari 3 service)will help boost trade between southern Africa and Asia.

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    Panalpina opens for business in Jaipur

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Panalpina has opened in Jaipur, India and says that its new branch office is expected to play an important role in the company's global growth strategy.

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    Niedersachsen's 21st Ports Day highlights renewable energy opportunities

    2012-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Representatives from both the public and private sector voiced their optimism about the opportunities which will be presented to ports and businesses in the German Lower Saxony region from the growth in the country's focus on and investment

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    Dockwise notes benefits of Fairstar acquisition

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Headquartered at Breda, in the Netherlands, heavy marine transportation specialist Dockwise has posted revenues of USD216 million for the half-year period ended June 30, 2012, compared to USD198 million in the first half of the previous fiscal

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    Dockwise notes benefits of Fairstar acquisition

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Headquartered at Breda, in the Netherlands, heavy marine transportation specialist Dockwise has posted revenues of USD216 million for the half-year period ended June 30, 2012, compared to USD198 million in the first half of the previous fiscal

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    Intermarine and Scan-Trans merger

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Denmark's Scan-Trans Holding A/S and the US-based Intermarine, LLC are merging their operations under the Intermarine brand name.

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    DSV posts record first-half result

    2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

    August 14 - Multimodal global logistics services provider DSV has continued the positive trend seen in the first quarter of this year by posting the best-ever half-year result in the history of the group for the first six months of 2012.

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    Boats fly with Volga-Dnepr

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered two Mangust patrol boats from Moscow to Vladivostok to help maintain security during the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit being held in the Russian city next month.

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    Famous five for ACL

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - After months of speculation, Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has confirmed plans to build five combination ro-ro / container carriers (Conro).

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    Della Shaw wins the CubeMasterTM challenge

    2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Della Shaw, from UK logistics company, Wincanton became the CubeMaster champion after winning the "Take the CubeMaster Challenge" at the recent Multimodal 2012 Exhibition.

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    Indian coastal shipping - off limits for foreign operators?

    2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Reports in the Indian shipping media suggest that the Indian Ministry of Shipping is considering a proposal to prevent foreign-flagged ships and foreign-owned vessels from operating in the Indian coastal trade.

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    UTC Overseas is Baku-bound

    2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - UTC Overseas has opened up in Baku, Azerbaijan, where its new office will be managed by Elnur Mammadov who has served as UTC's Azerbaijan-region field representative since July 2010.

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    ICS seeks crucial changes to IMO ballast water regime

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the immi

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    Infrastructure opportunities in California port redevelopment

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - A 30-acre quayside redevelopment of a key Californian port will present project cargo forwarders and heavy lift contractors a USD 1.2 billion infrastructure opportunity, promise promoters.

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    Global Cargo Line joins PCN

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) welcomes Global Cargo Line as a representative in the Lebanon.

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    Morton joins board of Diamond State Port Corporation

    2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Michael L. Morton has joined the board of the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC), which owns and operates the Port of Wilmington, Delaware.