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    Tiong Woon revenues surge as it installs splitter giant

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding posted revenues of SGD99.7 million (USD80.5 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2013, ending December 31 2012, up 34 percent year-on-year.

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    Thursday Flyer

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - HLPFI staff writer David Kershaw presents a round up of Thursday's news and views from across the industry. For starters, Hamburger Hafen and Logistik (HHLA), one of Europe leading port logistics groups, released its preliminary performance f

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    Former Beluga boss in dock

    2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - HLPFI understands that the Bremen state prosecution intends to charge Niels Stolberg, the former ceo and founder of bankrupt Beluga Shipping, with 16 counts of fraud, although no trial date has yet been set.

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    C.H. Robinson supports green movement

    2013-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Multimodal logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc has donated USD20,000 to Cascade Sierra Solutions - a Eugene, Oregon, USA based non-profit organisation dedicated to helping small trucking business afford fuel and emissions-r

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    WCA prepares for 2013 Family Week

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Over 2,500 independent freight forwarders will gather in Bangkok, Thailand from March 3-10 2013 at what the organisers say will be the world's largest logistics networking event - WCA Family Week.

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    COSCO Holdings faces heavy losses

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - China COSCO Holdings Company Ltd (COSCO), one of the world's largest shipping lines, is staring at a second-straight year of heavy financial losses as it prepares to announce its 2012 performance figures.

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    Boskalis claims a 90 percent commitment to Dockwise takeover

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - Following its announcement that it would make an all-cash, mandatory offer of EUR18.50 per share cum dividend for all issued and outstanding shares in Dockwise, Royal Boskalis Westminster announced this afternoon that it has acquired a furthe

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - This week's Friday Flyer is again sponsored by Broekman Project Services, located in the Port of Rotterdam, which offers a total solution for handling and assembly of project cargoes - www.broekman-group.com/bps

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    Spring ruling for Virginia port privatisation

    2013-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - The decision regarding the privatisation of the Virginia, USA, Hampton Roads port is expected to be made during the spring, according to the Virginia Port Authority.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    High winds, heavy snow and below average temperatures across Europe are creating headaches for transport planners as HLPFI heads into the weekend, whilst winds of a different sort have blown in some sobering news from the Sahara.

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    Agility releases Emerging Markets Index 2013

    2013-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Today, global logistics provider Agility published its Emerging Markets Index 2013.

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    Boskalis is successful with equity bid

    2013-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Further to our report on January 9, Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) has announced that its attempts to raise EUR 320 million of equity at a price of EUR33.00 per ordinary share has been successful.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-01-11T00:00:00Z

    January 11 - Two weeks into the New Year and it is business as usual for most Friday Flyer readers.

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    Boskalis secures financing for Dockwise offer

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    January 9 - At the end of December, Royal Boskalis Westminster announced that it was making an all-cash offer for the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in shipping line Dockwise of EUR18.5 per share.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - While many are still recovering from New Year celebrations, our Asian readers have the Lunar New Year to look forward to next month.

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    SC&RA hosts Specialized Transportation Symposium 2013

    2013-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will be hosting the Specialized Transport Symposium in Orlando, USA, between February 27 and March 1, 2013.

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    Coscol confirms shipping pool expansion ambitions

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has confirmed that it is seeking to expand the pool of specialist semi-submersible vessels created earlier this year by adding ships from mainland Chinese or non-Chinese shipping companies.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Well, the Mayan day of apocalypse has arrived and so far, it appears to be passing over peacefully, meaning HLPFI staff will waste no time in getting out the tea and cake (nothing stronger) to mark the fact that the world is still here.

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    Boskalis revises Dockwise offer

    2012-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Royal Boskalis Westminster has revised its voluntary offer for all remaining shares in Dutch shipping company Dockwise - upping its bid by 5 percent to EUR18 per share.

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    Peel Ports secures refinancing deal

    2012-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - UK port group, Peel Ports has successfully completed a GBP1.6 billion refinancing deal in order to fund its future growth plans.