All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 23

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    Panalpina takes a stake in Carelog

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Panalpina World Transport has acquired a majority stake in Carelog Freight Service, a Danish freight forwarding and logistics company.

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    Daseke builds open-deck trucking group

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - Daseke Inc, one of the largest owners of open-deck transportation equipment in North America, is merging with fellow open-deck truck operators The Schilli Cos and Big Freight Systems Inc.

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    Maersk's acquisition approved

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The sale and purchase agreement for Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Süd has been approved by the boards of Maersk Line and the Oetker Group.

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    Strong start for DSV

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - DSV has reported a net revenue of DKK18.2 billion (USD2.7 billion) for the first quarter of 2017, in comparison to DKK15.3 billion (USD2.2 billion) for the corresponding period of 2016.

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    Herfurth takes two

    2017-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - Herfurth Logistics, part of the Herfurth Group, has acquired the Netherlands-based companies M-Star Freight Services and Falconex.

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    China Merchants completes Sinotrans merger

    2017-04-24T00:00:00Z

    April 24 - China Merchants Group, the state-owned conglomerate completed a strategic reorganisation, which results in and Sinotrans & CSC becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the former.

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    Liebherr expands in Buenos Aires

    2017-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Liebherr-Argentina, a subsidiary of Liebherr, has opened a 314 sq m office in Buenos Aires, expanding the group's activities in Argentina and Uruguay, primarily in the areas of mining, mobile cranes, and port and harbour cranes.

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    WaterFront expands

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - Global ship agency WaterFront Maritime Services (WaterFront) has expanded by adding five new network partners across North and South America as well as the UK, in a move that provide it with a further 57 offices and access to more than 400 staff

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    Weak year for Grieg shipping arm

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - In 2016, Grieg Star recorded a loss of NOK64 million (USD7.4 million), against a net deficit of NOK476 million (USD55.3 million) in 2015, says its parent company, Grieg Group.

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    Zeaborn completes Rickmers-Linie takeover

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Rickmers-Line GmbH, a company within the Bremen-based Zeaborn Group, has completed the takeover of the business operations of Rickmers-Linie and MCC Marine as well as NPC Projects, which was originally announced on February 9 and received cleara

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    Schneider goes for IPO

    2017-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Green Bay, USA-based trucking company, Schneider National has launched an initial public offering (IPO) of 28,947,000 shares of its Class B common stock, at an anticipated IPO price between USD18 and USD20 per share.

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    Wilhelmsen and Wallenius complete merger

    2017-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - The boards of Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding have received all the necessary approvals to complete the merger between Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines, including the jointly owned entities Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, EUKOR

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    SEKO names Barnes

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - SEKO Logistics has named Tony Barnes as chief operating officer (coo) Asia Pacific.

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    MOL marks Malaysian enhancement

    2017-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has acquired a 20.9 percent share in Malaysian logistics company, PKT Logistics Group.

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    Vossmann tackles vortex

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - Vossmann Logistik has used a Faymonville Combimax trailer to transport a 105-tonne vortex used in the cleaning of gas to the inland Port of Meppen, Germany.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and UASC move merger date

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Hapag-Lloyd and UASC have mutually agreed to shift the date of their Business Combination Agreement (BCA) until May 31, 2017 having originally envisaged the transaction would close by March 31, 2017.

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    Wood Group buys Amec Foster Wheeler

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - UK-headquartered energy services company Wood Group is set to acquire Amec Foster Wheeler - a UK-based consultancy and project management company - in an all-share takeover deal worth approximately GBP2.2 billion (USD2.7 billion).

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    Ocean7 Projects merge with Ikonship

    2017-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Effective April 1, two Danish shipping companies, Ocean7 Projects and Ikonship, will merge their activities under the Ocean7 Projects banner.

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    Faymonville acquires Cometto

    2017-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Luxembourg headquartered trailer manufacturer Faymonville has reached an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares in Italian trailer manufacturer Industrie Cometto.

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    AMI buys into Manica

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - AMI International of Mauritius has acquired the Bidvest Group's shareholding in Manica Holdings of South Africa.