Business news – Page 54
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NewsDan-Gulf and OCC form joint venture
Dan-Gulf Shipping and Oslo Caribbean Carriers (OCC) have established a joint venture to expand their respective project cargo handling capabilities in the Americas.
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NewsWebuild completes Astaldi acquisition
Webuild has completed the acquisition of a 65 percent stake in Astaldi as part of Progetto Italia (Project Italy).
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NewsPentagon partners with TLC
Pentagon Freight Services and TLC SA Transportation Logistic Consulting have formed a strategic alliance that will allow the companies to pool their combined resources.
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NewsVestas takes control
Vestas Wind Systems will acquire Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ shares in the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW) joint venture.
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NewsSDK and Freja merge
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding and SDK have merged their respective businesses.
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NewsCaterpillar reports declining sales
Industrial machinery manufacturer Caterpillar has reported third quarter 2020 sales and revenues of USD9.9 billion – a 23 percent decrease compared to the USD12.8 billion in the third quarter of 2019.
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NewsSchelluinen facility open for business
Van der Vlist’s facility in Schelluinen, the Netherlands, is open and operational.
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NewsDimerco flying high with helicopter contract
Dimerco has landed a contract to provide specialised supply chain services for a helicopter assembly, refitting and operation company in China.
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NewsBoskalis goes solar for sustainability
Boskalis has installed more than 5,350 solar panels on the roof of its distribution centre in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands.
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NewsStoring cargoes in a pandemic
With projects on hold or delayed as a result of Covid-19, project forwarders are faced with a new challenge: finding space to store heavy and oversized cargoes.
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NewsUHL opens in Texas
United Heavy Lift (UHL) is opening an office in Houston, Texas, to meet the needs of its customers in the USA.
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NewsHeavy Lift Awards: 2020 finalists and winners
HLPFI reviews the 2020 shortlisted and winning entries for the virtual Heavy Lift Awards.
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NewsAndersen wins Lifetime Achievement Award
HLFPI is pleased to announce that the winner of the Heavy Lift Awards 2020 Lifetime Achievement award is industry stalwart Svend Andersen.
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NewsAV Dawson plans Middlesbrough head office
AV Dawson plans to construct a 24,000 sq ft (2,229.7 sq m) head office facility at its port of Middlesbrough site in the UK with an estimated completion date of summer 2021.
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NewsGWS opens Taiwan branch
Global Wind Service (GWS) has opened a branch in Taipei, Taiwan, to support increasing demand for its services from the offshore wind sector.
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NewsBelgian and Dutch ports commit to shore power
The ports of Antwerp; Rotterdam; Amsterdam, Drechtsteden, North Sea Port and De Vlaamse Waterweg have launched a tender for the development of a single shore-based power system.
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NewsMediaco acquires SE Levage
Marseilles-headquartered Groupe Mediaco has acquired SE-Levage, which is based in Haute-Savoie, France.
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NewsDSV opens China-Europe road bridge
DSV has introduced a China-Europe road freight connection, which offers door-to-door transit times of 14-18 days.
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NewsenGage Air launches
Former Antonov and Dreamlifts executives have joined forces to establish aviation consultancy enGage Air.
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NewsInchcape plots expansion
Inchcape Shipping Services plans to grow its presence in the Americas.