All Investments articles – Page 83

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    Multitrade Spain supports public transport investments

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Barcelona-based project cargo forwarder Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has been involved in a range of heavy lift movements associated with passenger infrastructure projects in North Africa and South

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen sees slight rise in cargo as Q3 net profit stumbles

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Norway's Wilh. Wilhelmsen group had a Q3 2009 net profit of USD30.1 million compared to USD37.6 million in Q3 2008.

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    BBC box comes full circle

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Whilst HLPFI focuses on heavy and OOG cargoes, its worth remembering that a sizeable proportion of project cargo moves in standard containers.

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    Forwarders see volumes up, but profits down

    2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - Two of the world's largest transport and logistics companies, both with a significant presence in the movement of heavy and OOG project cargoes have reported significant increases in transport volumes in the third quarter of 2009 compared to

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    Freight by Water AGM & Regional Seminar

    2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - The Freight by Water organisation will be holding their AGM and Regional Seminar next month.

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    Collett invests

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Collett Transport has recently taken delivery of a new, bespoke 110-tonne lift capacity straddle carrier at its MISTRAL Point, Heavy Lift Terminal at Goole in the UK.

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    Cost control boosts Dockwise profits

    2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Dockwise recorded a 83.6 0ncrease in net profit to USD8.1 million for the third quarter, thanks to tighter cost control as revenue growth slowed amid subdued market conditions. Compared to the third quarter of 2008, revenue grew 12.4% to USD1

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    USD250 million funding target for Dockwise as 3i sells stake

    2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Dockwise has announced that it will seek to raise up to USD250 million in fresh equity to pay off debt and prepare for future growth.

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    A less rosy future for project cargoes?

    2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Having escaped the headline-grabbing drop in traffic levels suffered by the container shipping lines over the last two years, the prospects for the multipurpose, heavy lift cargo shipping is looking a little less rosy, writes James Graham.

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    Crane order proves right for Ainscough

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Ainscough Crane Hire has reported consistent demand for its recently increased fleet of heavy lift crawler cranes, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    BBC Chartering Genoa set to sail

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Further to the news item posted on March 27, from September 21st 2009, Mediterranean Project Chartering (MPC) will be 1000wned by BBC Chartering and Logistic under the new name, BBC Chartering Genoa Srl.

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    Maximus aims to maximise

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - In support of the old adage that the best time to increase marketing is during a recession, Maximus Air Cargo has appointed of Zed Communications to handle its local and international public relations activities.

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    Record profits for Tiong Woon

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    August 28 - Singapore-based Tiong Woon, a leading, one-stop integrated services provider of infrastructure businesses for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power and construction industries, has announced record profits for its financial year ending 30 June

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    Advance shows its bottle in Poland

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    August 28 - International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport, is working on a major project freight management contract on behalf of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), shipping thousands of tonnes of machinery and material to support the c

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    BDP Project Logistics opens in Abu Dhabi

    2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of BDP International based in Singapore, has opened an office in Abu Dhabi.

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    Dockwise on course to meet expectations

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Dockwise has announced a 35 percent increase in second quarter net profit compared to the same time one year ago, recording a net profit of USD17 million for the quarter ending June against USD13 million over the same period a year ago.

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    Vestas factory closure threatens turbine shippers

    2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Carriers and project forwarders involved in the shipment of wind turbines may have been dealt a blow today with the news that Vestas Wind Systems is to close its blade factory on the Isle of Wight, UK.

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    ASCO adds to European network with Dutch operation

    2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - ASCO Group Limited (ASCO) has announced a joint venture with the Maritime Service Centre IJmond (MSCIJ) Group of Companies in Holland.

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    Russian forwarder sees wind power potential

    2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Russia could breathe new life into the country's project forwarding sector by investing in wind power technology, according to one local operator.

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    Results show times are tough

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - A raft of Q2 and H1 2009 results published in the last few days has demonstrated a very clear trend in the industry that has reflected the wider global picture: while all companies are down, US-based companies are more down than the rest.