Business news – Page 214

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    Port of Everett celebrates 1,000th Boeing barge

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - The Port of Everett has celebrated the thousandth barge carrying aerospace parts for the Boeing Company's 747, 767 and 777 airplane models.

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    Hochtief has new partner for construction and operation of special-purpose

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - Further to our report of June 10, Hochtief has a new partner for the construction and operation of offshore special-purpose jack-up vessels.

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    Gosselin announces name changes for group companies

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Antwerp Rapid Transit Team nv (A.R.T. N.V.) and Focus Transport Services N.V. (Focus N.V.) which have been part of the Antwerp, Belgian-based Gosselin Group for some time, have been renamed Gosselin Forwarding Services nv and Gosselin Transport S

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    Saudi Arabia plans trans-desert railways

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Rail projects planned for Saudi Arabia could bring significant business for project forwarders and shipping lines.

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    Terex acquires enough shares to takeover Demag Cranes

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Further to our news item of June 22, the Terex Corporation has announced that the minimum acceptance level of 51 percent for the voluntary public tender offer by Terex Industrial Holding AG to all shareholders of Demag Cranes AG at EUR45.50 (USD6

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    Collett & Sons bolsters wind turbine capabilities

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Collett & Sons Ltd. has bought the wind turbine transport division of MDF Transport based in Great Yarmouth, UK.

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    China set to tap shale gas

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Senior managers from the world's leading oil companies are set to descend on China this summer, as the country holds its first licensing round for the production of shale gas, which could be good news for project logistics companies focussing on

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    Project cargo powers double-digit growth at Bilbao

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - General conventional goods at Bilbao port, helped by project cargo activity, rose by 14 percent in the first three months of the year. Project cargo at the Spanish Atlantic port includes machinery, wind energy equipment, rail carriages, buses, pa

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    New ship deal for NSCSA

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia has signed a 'murabaha' financing agreement with the Saudi British Bank (SABB) and the National Commercial Bank for SR822.6 million (USD219.3 million) that will finance 80 percent of the cost to construc

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    Port of Hartlepool calls for government transparency on renewable energy

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The Port of Hartlepool, UK, has hosted a ministerial visit by Charles Hendry, minister of state for the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change, and used the opportunity to call for more clarity in the UK government's renewable energy polic

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    Painting a better environment at Liebherr

    2011-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A new painting system has been put into operation at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen which the company considers sets new standards "with regard to environmental friendliness and efficiency."

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    New Orleans hosts professional development for project forwarders

    2011-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - Project forwarders seeking to continue their professional development can undertake a two-day course in New Orleans during the week of the Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition, October 24-27, 2011.

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    Boeing sends first 747-8F on a visit to Luxembourg

    2011-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Following its visit to this year's Paris Airshow, Boeing has flown a 747-8 Freighter to Luxembourg, the home base of launch customer Cargolux Airlines.

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    Steel fabricators invest in Shuttlelift product

    2011-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - Plains Fabrication & Supply, a steel fabrication company based in Alberta, Canada, which produces heaters, separators, pressure vessels, skid packages, and other custom fabrication items has purchased a Shuttlelift SL 75II to increase productivi

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    Imperial Reederei takes over BARIS

    2011-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - Effective July 1, 2011 Imperial Reederei GmbH will be the exclusive shareholder of BARIS Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH, with the company operating as Imperial BARIS GmbH from that date with its head office in Berlin and a branch office in Duisbur

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    Demag Cranes' board recommends latest Terex offer

    2011-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - The management and supervisory boards of Demag Cranes AG has recommended that its shareholders accept a revised takeover offer from Terex Corporation that includes an increased share price offer and safeguards employee jobs, existing sites and D

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    Osusky named EVP of BDP's board of directors

    2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - BDP International has named Frank P. Osusky executive vice president of its board of directors.

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    OIG boosted by half a billion investment

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    June 17 - The Harren & Partner Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (GSCP) have invested USD500 million in Singapore-based OIG Offshore Installation Group to provide the financing for the company's strategic growth and the acquisition of additional ve

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    Agility Project Logistics' Griffin to retire

    2011-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Tom Griffin, president and CEO of Agility Project Logistics, plans to retire from Agility from this position within the coming year, and has been named chairman of Agility Project Logistics.

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    Sarens remains tight-lipped on investment rumours

    2011-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - The Sarens Group, one of the world's leading multifunction heavy lift and transport companies, remains tight-lipped over recent reports in the Belgian media which suggest that it could be a potential target for investment groups.