All Investments articles – Page 55

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    EIB funds Lithuanian Railways

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - The president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, has signed a EUR50 million (USD65.2 million) loan agreement with Lithuanian Railways for the acquisition of new rolling stock.

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    ASCO Singapore shareholders seeks to go it alone

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Mangrove Holdings Pte Ltd has rejected an offer made by joint venture partner ASCO Holdings Ltd for the shares it holds in ASCO Freight Management Pte Ltd (ASCO Singapore) and says it has made a counter offer to acquire ASCO Holdings' majority sh

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    TT Club calls for improved packing standards

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Higher levels of training to maintain and improve the expertise of those employed by shippers, consolidators, warehouses and depots to pack containers is now a primary objective of a number of current industry initiatives.

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    Subsea 7 orders new heavy construction vessel

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Subsea 7 has signed a contract for a new heavy construction vessel, set for delivery in 2016.

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    Solid Q1 for Subsea 7

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Luxembourg registered offshore engineering company Subsea 7 has released its first quarter 2013 results, for the three-months ending March 31, 2013.

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    Asia-Pacific O&G outlook positive

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - According to GL Noble Denton, large-scale oil and gas projects in Australia will drive growth across the industry in the wider Asia-Pacific region.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 24th 2013

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    The global dash for gas and an oil price that remains resolutely north of USD100 a barrel has powered Australian megaprojects for oil and gas exploration and exploitation, according to a report from industry consultant GL Noble Denton.

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    Damco sees revenue and gross profit gains

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - Damco has reported a 6 percent year-on-year revenue increase in Q1 2013 to USD773 million; with gross profit growing 5.4 percent to USD195 million. However, earnings before interest and tax during Q1 2013 totaled USD9 million - down 30.7 percent

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    Another record-breaking year at BWS

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has for a third consecutive year achieved record-breaking profit levels.

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    Strike action threat at Cargolux

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - A number of media outlets have reported that staff at Cargolux Airlines International have encouraged their unions to enter into a conciliation process - the first step towards full-scale industrial action.

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    Lerwick outlines development plans

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Lerwick Harbour of the Shetland Islands, UK has released its Strategy and Business Plan 2013, outlining the gateway's plans for the future.

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    Private investment surge for Brazilian ports

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - According to international reports, port infrastructure in Brazil is set for significant development following president Dilma Rousseff winning congressional support for a plan to attract an estimated USD27 billion of investment from the private

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    Salza joins CEOC

    2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Paolo Salza, chief technical officer of ship classification, testing and certification company RINA Services, has been appointed to the board of directors of the International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations (CEOC).

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    The Friday Flyer - May 17th 2013

    2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Two stories this week reiterate the importance of developing staff potential throughout the heavy lift and supply chain industries through training and education.

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    Cargolux gets new B747-8F

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - Luxembourg headquartered all-cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines International has taken delivery of a new B747-8 freighter - the second of its kind that the carrier has accepted during 2013.

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    Revenues up but profits down at Braemar

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Braemar Shipping Services has issued its annual results for year ending February 28, 2013.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 10th 2013

    2013-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The Arctic is changing and future transport opportunities in the economy of the North have probably been one of the drivers behind this week's decision by BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping to create a joint company, BigRoll.

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    Tiong Woon performs in 2013

    2013-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Singapore headquartered Tiong Woon Corporation Holding has issued its financial results for the nine months ending March 31, 2013.

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen sees 2013 slowdown

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Norwegian shipping line and maritime logistics service provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) has seen operating profit and revenues drop in Q1 2013.

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    Panalpina sees Q1 2013 profit

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Switzerland headquartered international forwarder Panalpina has achieved a consolidated profit of CHF14 million (USD14.97 million) in the first quarter of 2013 - in Q1 2012 the company reported net loses of CHF41 million (USD43.83 million).