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    Capital projects and contracts - July 4th 2014

    2014-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Here is this week's round up of capital projects and logistics contracts.

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    North American first for Hamburg

    2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Canada's Port of Halifax has joined the Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) organisation as its first member from North America.

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    Terex gives boom a boost

    2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Terex has officially unveiled its new Boom Booster kit for its CC 8800-1 crawler crane, which increases the crane's lifting capacity by up to 90 percent.

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    Drewry: cost reductions are priority

    2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - As box carriers battle with the pressure of falling rates, Drewry Maritime Research's Q2 2014 Container Forecaster highlights that there is a widening gap between the positive financials of the few carriers focused on cutting costs and the rest o

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    NCSG gets new investor

    2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation has signed an agreement that will allow Northwest Capital Appreciation (NCA) and TriWest Capital Partners (TriWest) to purchase a majority interest in the company.

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    Capital projects and contracts - June 27th 2014

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Here is this week's round up of capital projects and contracts. Over the past few days we have seen Alstom reject a takeover from Siemens and Mitsubishi in favour of GE's USD17 billion bid, Technip securing projects on the Danish Continental Shelf, and Le

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    TT Club warns on cyber-crime

    2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - TT Club's Mike Yarwood has warned that as invasive cyber-technology becomes more widely available, a greater risk to legitimate trade is emerging, exposing operators in the supply chain to economic and commercial damage.

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    Allseas seeks Afghan security

    2014-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Allseas Global Logistics has established a new partnership with Pakistan's Raaziq International that will help to maintain two critical supply chain corridors into and out of Afghanistan as the country rebuilds after years of conflict.

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    Canaveral takes off

    2014-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Port Canaveral has signed a 35-year agreement with Gulftainer USA to operate and further develop its container and multipurpose cargo terminal.

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    Capital projects and contracts - June 20th 2014

    2014-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Here is a round up of this week's round up of capital project and contracts.

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    JAXPORT: harbour deepening progress

    2014-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - The pre-construction, engineering and design (PED) phase of the Jacksonville harbour deepening project has begun.

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    Speter and LSCT merger approved

    2014-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - The merging of Speter SpA and La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), which is owned by Contship Italia Group, has been approved by both companies' boards of directors.

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    Liebherr gives lock a lift

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - W

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    TT Club calls for accident prevention

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - In a speech given to the Trans Middle East Conference in Qatar, Andrew Kemp, regional director of EMEA for the TT Club, called for operators to do more to minimise the causes of incidents resulting in bodily injury, cargo and property damage at

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    Steady year for Liebherr

    2014-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - During 2013, Liebherr Group achieved a turnover of USD12.12 billion against what it described as a backdrop of moderate international progress.

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    ICS concerned by regulatory reform

    2014-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - the principal global trade association for shipowners representing over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet - met in Limassol, Cyprus last week for its annual general meeting (AGM).

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    Capital projects and contracts - June 13th 2014

    2014-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Here is this week's round up of capital projects and contracts.

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    Clarksons extends Irish footprint

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Clarkson Port Services (CPS) - the port and agency division of shipping services group Clarksons - has acquired Belfast based port agent Michael F. Ewings Shipping Ltd (MFE).

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    Safety is first concern, says TT Club

    2014-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Insurance and risk management services provider for the transport and logistics industry, the TT Club, has called for port operators and cargo handlers to do more to minimise preventable accidents that result in injury, cargo and property damage

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    Blue skies for Blue Water

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Blue Water Shipping is still experiencing significant growth having opened ten new offices in 2013.