All Business articles – Page 52
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NewsIUMI nominates Turner
The International Union Marine Insurance (IUMI) has nominated Richard Turner, global marine director and European director of global risk solutions at RSA Insurance Group, for the role of president.
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NewsBoskalis names Heijermans
Royal Boskalis Westminster has appointed Bart Heijermans to the board of management.
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NewsValleyfield secures funding
The port of Valleyfield in Canada has received a CAD3.5 million (USD2.67 million) grant from the Québec government to support its marine transportation infrastructure investments.
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NewsDeLuca steps up at Duluth
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority (DPSA) in the USA has appointed Deb DeLuca as executive director, effective August 16.
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NewsEU invests in Danube
The European Union (EU) plans to invest EUR59 million (USD67.4 million) in modernising the locks on the Danube-Black Sea and Midia Navodari–Porte canals in Romania.
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NewsUniversal acquires Southern Counties
Universal Logistics Holdings, a provider of customised transportation and logistics solutions, has acquired Southern Counties Express.
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NewsZeaborn combines ship management activities
Bremen-based Zeaborn Group has combined the ship management activities of Rickmers Shipmanagement and E.R. Schiffahrt.
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NewsCNCo opens Vancouver branch
China Navigation Company (CNCo), part of the Swire Group, has expanded its presence in North America by establishing a branch office in Vancouver, Canada.
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NewsChanges at the top for Brownsville
The port of Brownsville in the USA has appointed Lorena Hernandez as director of finance and Jose Herrera as special projects director.
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NewsComerford steps up at Tyne
The UK's port of Tyne has appointed Mike Comerford to its board as a non-executive director.
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NewsTrade tariffs take hold…
In its second-quarter analyst call, Caterpillar confirmed that the USA’s decision to impose import tariffs on steel and other metals will have a real effect on its businesses and customers in the second half of 2018.
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NewsPOSH benefits from improved market
Offshore marine services provider PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has recorded a 95 percent revenue increase year-on-year for the three months to the end of June 30, 2018.
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NewsRhenus buys C. Spaarmann Logistics
Rhenus Group has agreed to purchase all the shares in German freight forwarder C. Spaarmann Logistics.
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NewsStrømmen joins G2 Ocean
Leif Arne Strømmen has joined G2 Ocean as the company’s vice president for innovation.
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NewsSubsea 7 reorganises offshore energy services
Subsea 7 has expanded its Renewables & Heavy Lifting (RHL) business unit to improve services to its clients in the offshore energy sector.
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NewsAntwerp XL reveals initial exhibitor list
Launched just eight weeks ago, the latest exhibition for the breakbulk sector, Antwerp XL, has already signed up some blue-chip names from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector as exhibitors.
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NewsCosco completes OOCL takeover
Cosco Shipping has completed the acquisition of Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) and its subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsK+N secures Petronas contract
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has been awarded a three-year logistics and supply chain contract with Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas).
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NewsFracht partners with CargoX
Switzerland’s Fracht Group has signed a partnership agreement with CargoX, the producer of the blockchain-based Smart Bill of Lading (B/L) solution.