All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 48

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    Rickmers-Linie expands its China coverage

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Rickmers-Linie is expanding its market coverage in China and is enhancing sales and marketing activities into central and southern China.

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    Chinese market coming of age

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - US management consulting firm A.T. Kearney is "very optimistic" about the prospects for China's breakbulk market, saying important structural changes in the country's economy and a growing sophistication among Chinese shippers suggest opportunit

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    Widdows to take over from Steffens at Rickmers

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially, with Rickmers-Linie, Jan B Steffens will, by 31 March 2012, step down from the twin positions of CEO of Rickmers Holding and of Rickmers-Linie although he will continue

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    Prangl expands telescope boom fleet

    2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Austrian crane and material handling hirer Prangl has acquired a further range of Liebherr mobile cranes with telescopic booms.

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    First for Demag Cranes in Bermuda

    2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - A Gottwald HMK 170 Ewill be taking up commercial operations in the spring of 2012 at the port of Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda, where it will be handling containers and general cargo.

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    SDV invests in FAST Overseas Group and FAST France

    2012-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - After several years of cooperation, SDV International Logistics has taken a minority interest in the FAST Overseas Group, which has a presence in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Italy.

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    Shipping confidence picks up despite eurozone fears

    2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Overall confidence levels and the likelihood of major new investments in the shipping industry in the next 12 months picked up marginally in the quarter ended November 2011, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from accountant

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    Noatum names new commercial director

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Kim Gadegaard has been appointed new commercial director for Noatum Terminals, one of Spain's leading maritime terminal and port operation services companies.

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    Toll Group announces retirement date for head of strategy and M & A

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Toll Group has announced the impending retirement of long-time head of strategy, M & A, Stephen Stanley, effective 30 June 2012.

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    Doug Tilden joins Brookfield Ports Team

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Brookfield Infrastructure Group has announced that Doug Tilden (pictured below), former chief executive officer of Marine Terminals Corp, has joined the company as senior consultant for its ports business.

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    2011-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - German crane hire and heavy transport specialist, H

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    Big questions over TBS International's future following announcement

    2011-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - In its latest financial results, TBS International has reported that its equity in the eyes of its lenders has 'no value' leaving uncertainty over the company's future in light of its ongoing difficulties in complying with all financial cove

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    Dockwise to sell yacht transport arm

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    November 8 - Following last week's announcement of the granting of a grants waiver request by its lending syndicate, Dockwise Ltd has announced it has signed a letter of intent to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) to Coby En

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    Spain's largest port operator rebrands terminals

    2011-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Noatum, one of Spain's leading maritime terminal and port operations and services companies, has strengthened its corporate identity by rebranding many of the group's terminals and by integrating them under the global Noatum brand.

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    Chapman Freeborn expands global network into Australia

    2011-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is opening a new office in Melbourne, Australia, following the acquisition of Alltrans International - a logistics company with over 12 years experience in the Australian freight market.

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics names new regional director for Oceania

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has appointed Robert Lord as regional director for Oceania, succeeding Greg Martin.

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    Flying a kite with BBC SkySails

    2011-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 -German multi-purpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering is to co-operate with SkySails, the alternative propulsion system developer based in Hamburg, to further promote the latter's kite-based system.

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    Norrlandskranar acquired by Havator Group

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Havator AB has acquired all shares in Norrlandskranar AB and its affiliated subsidiaries Norrlandskranar i J

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    South Africa's Imperial buys German logistics company

    2011-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - South African transport group Imperial Holdings will pay USD368 million to buy a German logistics company, in a move that bulks up its presence in Europe, even as the region struggles with an uncertain outlook.

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter helps fight oil well fire

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency GmbH, together with its general sales agent (GSA) Platinum Air Cargo in Houston, has organised the emergency transport via a charter aircraft of six tonnes of specialised well fire fighting equipment from Hous