Latest business news – Page 153

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    KOG founders hand over reins

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Following its acquisition by the Rhenus Group and subsequent corporate transition, KOG Worldwide founders Rolf Gubler and Jürgen Osmers will be replaced by Carsten Schröter and Tobias König, both of whom join KOG from Rhenus Project Logisti

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    Tuscor builds on UK-Oman trade

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Tuscor Lloyds has transported 11 heavy machine pump components from the UK Port of Tyne to Sohar Port in Oman.

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    Gefco buys out IJS

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Gefco has signed an agreement with the private equity fund Nimbus to acquire Dutch logistics company IJS Global.

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    WCTS to cover 'disruptive' changes

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Mammoet ceo Jan Kleijn will use his keynote address at the upcoming World Crane & Transport Summit (WCTS) to ask if the industry is fully prepared for potentially "disruptive" changes in technology and business environments.

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    Shipping confidence hits 2015 high

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey by international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    ACS flying high in 2015

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Air Charter Service (ACS) has reported a 41 percent year-on-year increase in business for the first six months of 2015.

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    Miura joins Freeport

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Port Freeport has welcomed Jason Miura as its new director of business and economic development.

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    Sennebogen expands Straubing hub

    2015-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Sennebogen is extending its production and warehouse area at its site in the German port of Straubing by around 35,000 sq m.

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    Bonnesen up at Intermarine

    2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Effective immediately, Intermarine has named Lars Bonnesen as chartering director, Europe.

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    AAL opens at Vancouver

    2015-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - AAL has continued its global expansion strategy by opening a new office in Canada, at the recently launched Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC).

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    First of ZPMC-Red Box module carriers leaves drydock

    2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Audax, the first of the two PC-3/ARC7 Ice Class module carriers that were ordered by ZPMC-Red Box Energy Services from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) last year has been floated out from its drydock.

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    Jan De Nul buys jack-up

    2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Jan De Nul Group has acquired the offshore jack-up heavy lift crane vessel, Vidar, from Hochtief.

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    UTC calls for reinstatement of Ex-Im Bank

    2015-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - UTC Overseas has called on industry colleagues and US exporters to push for Congressional re-authorisation of the nation's Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, which expired on July 1, 2015.

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    SCPA inks five-year plan

    2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has pledged to sustain above-market container volume growth, achieve the deepest harbour on the East Coast, invest in infrastructure and expand its cargo base as part of its five-year initiatives.

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    Everett backs AAPA campaign

    2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The Port of Everett has expressed its support for the American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) call for U.S. Congress to support critical freight mobility provisions in a major transportation bill that will be deliberated this autum

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    Maersk Line signs with MeteoGroup

    2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - MeteoGroup, the weather forecasting business, has in partnership with ABB agreed on a contract with Maersk Line to equip 140 container vessels with SPOS Seakeeping.

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    Broekman inaugurates heavy lift centre

    2015-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - The Offshore & Heavy Lift Centre at the Broekman breakbulk terminal on the Waalhaven in Rotterdam became operational today, September 14, 2015.

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    Vanguard in Namibian jack-up

    2015-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - Johannesburg headquartered heavy lift specialist Vanguard used its heavy lift strand jacking system to install a conveyor gantry 30 m above ground level, in Namibia.

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    Panalpina makes Myanmar move

    2015-09-10T00:00:00Z

    September 10 - Panalpina has opened an office in Yangon, Myanmar.

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    Energy glut could postpone LNG developments

    2015-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - A global oversupply of LNG, in addition to a spate of new LNG projects due for final investment decision (FID) in 2015/16, could depress the market for LNG in Asia until 2025, says analyst Wood Mackenzie.