All Investments articles – Page 81

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    Trio of wind farm developments bolster Port of Harwich

    2010-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Strategic investment in three offshore wind farm facilities off the English east coast are blowing business the way of the Port of Harwich, writes Kirsten Shepherd.

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    SMIT achieves solid results

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - According to the company CEO, SMIT continued to realise good financial results in 2009 despite the worldwide recession which impacted on its business.

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    Stockton remains faithful to heavy lift cargoes despite box move

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - California's Port of Stockton is making a strategic move into serving box lines thanks to an USD18 million TIGER discretionary federal grant (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery).

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    UK companies look to offshore wind turbine opportunities

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - A strategic investment of up to USD150 million in the UK offshore wine turbine R&D could lead to significant opportunities for offshore and onshore heavy lift operators and project cargo forwarders in the coming years, industry observers predict

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    European yards must build ships to support offshore wind energy growth

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Ten to twelve new heavy lift ships will be required to support the predicted growth of offshore wind projects over the coming years and these ships should be built in the European Union.

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    TIGER fails to roar for Aker Philadelphia

    2010-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Reports in the financial press indicate that Aker Philadelphia could eye wind turbine installation ships after its current contract to construct a series of product tankers is completed in 2012.

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    Chinese project cargo delivered to India's new Dhamra port

    2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - The new port of Dhamra in the Indian state of Orissa has taken delivery of a ship loader and unloaders, over-dimensional project cargoes carried from Shanghai that will become part of the port's infrastructure.

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    Record profit for Fairstar

    2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Fairstar Heavy Transport achieved record profits of USD12.4 million in 2009.

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    Broekman DistriPort new quay ready for business

    2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Last week saw the discharge of cargo at a new quay developed in Broekman DistriPort.

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    ACL plans new multi-purpose ships

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - The Grimaldi Group's roll-on/roll-off carrier, Atlantic Container Line, says it does have long-term plans to order five new multi-purpose ships, but is yet to begin discussions with yards.

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    Tiong Woon sees early signs of markets picking up

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon Corporation (TWC), an integrated services provider for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries specialising in heavy lift and installation of process equipment, has seen a net profit after tax and non-controll

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    STX Pan Ocean to launch heavy lift project cargo transport service

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean is set to launch a new heavy lift project cargo transport service.

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    Inchcape up for sale?

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - According to a report in the Financial Times, the investment arm of Dubai World has put Inchcape Shipping Services up for sale.

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    Panalpina scoops UK forwarders award

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Panalpina World Transport won the Project Forwarding category of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards, the UK's most prestigious logistics and supply chain industry awards.

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    UAL opens Angolan office

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Universal Africa Lines (UAL), which offers specialist shipping services in West Africa's 'oil and gas theatre', has added a new office in Luandam with Monique Gubler, formerly chief operating officer of a global logistics provider, appointed

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    Bidder places price tag on Monrovia Freeport

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - According to reports in the local press, the minimum investment to construct and outfit a Freeport for Monrovia, Liberia, will be at least USD200 million. This price tag includes the construction infrastructure costs and port equipment provis

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    Beluga super heavy lift ship completes maiden voyage

    2010-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The inaugural voyage of the Beluga Houston, the first of the shipping line's P-series multipurpose project carriers, has been completed.

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    Maximus enjoys bullish 2009

    2010-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator, enjoyed a bullish 2009 in the face of a turbulent business year.

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    ST Engineering signs JV to form Hovertrans Solutions

    2010-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) subsidiary, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) has signed a joint venture agreement with Hovertransport Consultants Ltd (Hovertransport) and Clearstone Investments LLC (Clears

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    Amsterdam is flying high for Bellville Rodair

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    January 12 - Whilst 2009 ranks as one of the most difficult on record for the freight industry, Bellville Rodair International (BRI) says that its Amsterdam office achieved a record 91 percent increase in revenue and 118 percent increase in gross profit,