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    THE FRIDAY FLYER - DECEMBER 14TH 2012

    2012-12-14T00:00:00Z

    As 2012 draws to its close, HLPFI staff and Friday Flyer readers around the world are wondering what 2013 will bring in the business of heavy lift and project cargo.

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    STX Pan Ocean stake up for grabs?

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - According to reports on the Bloomberg website, South Korea's STX Group is considering the sale of its shareholding in STX Pan Ocean Co, South Korea's largest dry bulk ship operator, as part of a scheme to raise finance via asset sales to red

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    Order for second jack-up vessel cannot currently be filled

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - The proposed deal for Netherlands-based shipbuilder VeKa Group to take over financially troubled Sietas shipyard, Hamburg, first mooted in June this year, has failed to be completed.

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    Samson appoints new vice president sales and marketing

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - US-based high-performance rope manufacturer, Samson, has appointed Joe Mazzacano as vice president of sales and marketing, effective January 1, 2013.

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    Air Charter Service expresses confidence in Kazakhstan

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - At the end of November, UK-headquartered international charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), opened a new branch in Almaty to serve Kazakhstan and the CIS region.

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    Boskalis offer undervalues Dockwise, says Board

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Some 25 percent of Dockwise shareholders are dissatisfied with the price offered by Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) earlier this week, says the company that has gone from diner to dinner.

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    Port of Corpus Christi promotes Frank Brogan to managing director

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - The Port of Corpus Christi - the fifth-largest port in the United States - has announced that Frank Brogan, former deputy port director - engineering, finance and administration services, has been installed as managing director, effective im

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    UKMPG chairman damns red tape

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    November 28 - In a speech made last week, UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) group chairman and Forth Ports CEO, Charles Hammond, criticised excessive regulation that has been imposed on the industryfrom the UK and the European Union.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    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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    APM Terminals reveals Nigerian mega-port proposal

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    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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    Cargotec makes staff cuts

    2012-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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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    UK P&I Club welcomes S&P upgrade

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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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    Maersk plans to back off shipping

    2012-11-20T00:00:00Z

    November 20 - The UK based Financial Times newspaper has reported that Danish oil and shipping group AP Moller-Maersk will not invest significantly in its shipping business over the next five years and will focus on its oil, drilling rigs and ports.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - It's time again for another edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, giving you a round-up of news from the last week, together with a few comments and asides from the editorial team.

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    Boskalis raises earnings outlook

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, a leading global services provider operating in the marine services area and providing heavy lift services through its SMIT subsidiary has reported a good third quarter to 2012.

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    Agility posts strong increase

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - Global logistics provider Agility reports a net profit of KWD9.75 million (USD3.5 million) for the third quarter of 2012. Compared to a net profit of KWD8.05 million (USD2.9 million) in the same quarter of 2011, this is an increase of 21 per

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    Damco reports continued growth

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Damco reports revenue growth of 11 percent in the first nine months of 2012, compared to the same period last year.

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    ABP announces new chief executive

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that, after completing six years at the helm, chief executive Peter Jones has said that he will retire at the end of March 2013. He will be succeeded by James Cooper, who has served as

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - And so, it's time for another edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, giving you a round-up of news from the last week, together with a few comments and asides from the editorial team.

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    Heavy lift earnings boost Tiong Woon result

    2012-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation Holding has posted results for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended September 30, 2012 showing a net profit of SGD4.1 million (USD3.3 million), up fourfold from SGD1 million (USD816, 000) it achieved in t