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Boskalis goes for Dockwise in EUR682 million deal
November 26 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, the Netherlands-headquartered provider of global marine services, has outlined its intention to purchase marine contactor and heavy-lift shipping services provider, Dockwise, for a total of EUR682 million (USD884.
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Breaking news: Boskalis acquires 22 percent stake in Dockwise
November 26 - Following on from this morning's developments, Royal Boskalis Westminster has today acquired 8.5 million shares in Bermuda-based Dockwise - representing just under 22 percent of the shares in the shipping services provider.
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The Friday Flyer
November 23 - It's Friday afternoon in a windswept London and so it must be time for this week's edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, delivering a neat snapshot of news from the last week for your to enjoy with your afternoon tea and slice of cake - lemon dri
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Green light for super heavy container
November 23 - The super heavy 40 ft steel coil container offered by Langh Ship Cargo Solutions is now classified for a 100 tonne payload, says Markku Yli-Kahri, product manager of Langh Ship Cargo Solutions.
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Combi Lift sets up Singapore office
November 23 - Denmark headquartered heavy lift and project cargo shipping line Combi Lift has opened a new office in Singapore.
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HANSA handles Chile lift
November 23 - Heavy lift and project cargo shipping line HANSA HEAVY LIFT has transported two ship loading systems from Bremen to Punta Lackwater in Chile.
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GAC supports Burundi exploration logistics
November 23 - GAC UK & GAC-Seaforth have overcome challenges to complete the successful delivery of a complex collection of cargo to Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, to support explorations by Surestream Petroleum (UK).
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IJS appoints McKisson
November 23 - Logistics giant IJS Global has named Tim McKisson as vice president sales in the USA. Based at the company's Los Angeles office he becomes responsible for building and managing the sales team across the US as well as trade lane development.
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APM Terminals reveals Nigerian mega-port proposal
November 23 - APM Terminals and a number of consortium partners, has revealed plans to develop a new greenfield mega-port project and Free Trade Zone at Badagry in Nigeria's Lagos State, some 55 km west of Apapa and the Port of Lagos on the Benin-Lagos Ex
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SDV provides logistics for Eurocopter's X3 American tour
November 23 - Logistics provider SDV has handled the transportation of the Eurocopter X3 from France to the USA, as well as providing local logistics support during its recent Demo Tour.
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Jenkinson on the double
November 22 - Jenkinson Logistics, the member in Ireland of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), reports being extremely busy with project work to Africa and Saudi Arabia.
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Surcharges loom as US port negotiations continue
November 22 - The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has called for full master contract wage scale meetings with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) beginning on December 10, 2012.
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Logwin grows in China
November 22 - Luxembourg headquartered global logistics services provider Logwin is continuing to expand its network of locations in China, with the opening of new sales offices in the industrial city of Wuhan in Central China as well as in Zhongshan in t
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Enhancing the supply chain
November 22 - With a new network optimisation tool, logistics services provider Damco says it can enhance its end-to-end supply chain management platform to provide cost savings to customers, while decreasing carbon emissions and enhancing overall supply
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Cargotec makes staff cuts
November 22 - Equipment manufacturer Cargotec has made 33 of its staff in Finland redundant. In addition, 72 people will be made redundant in global support functions and other areas.
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Blansjaar invests in Terex Challengers
November 22 - Netherlands based transport and heavy lift business Blansjaar has acquired three Terex Challenger 3160 all-terrain cranes.
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PCN declares conference success
November 21 - Rachel Humphrey, chair of Project Cargo Network (PCN) has declared the grouping's second annual conference to be a great success.
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UK P&I Club welcomes S&P upgrade
November 21 - The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda), generally known as the UK P&I Club, has welcomed an improvement of its Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating from 'Stable' to 'Positive'.
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St Lawrence sets closing date
November 21 - The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System has issued a notice stating that a portion of the Seaway will close to navigation at 2359 hours on December 29, 2012.
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Baltimore improves on last year
November 21 - Business remained strong for the Port of Baltimore through the third quarter of 2012, ahead of last year's pace in several cargo categories.