All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 29

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    Ahlers in ABA buy

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Ahlers Belgium has acquired Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies (ABA).

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    Pacific Forum in Polynesian merger

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Polynesian Shipping Line (PSL), which is owned by Neptune Pacific Line, has concluded an agreement to merge with Pacific Forum Line (PFL) with effect from January 31, 2016.

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    Terex gets another offer

    2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Terex Corporation has received an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal from Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology to acquire all of its outstanding shares, in what seems like an attempt to override the existing deal between

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    DSV completes UTi acquisition

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    January 22 - DSV's acquisition of UTi Worldwide has now been completed with the approval of UTi shareholders and competition authorities.

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    Atlas Air inks Southern deal

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately-held intercontinental and domestic air cargo services provider Southern Air Holdings in a USD110 million deal.

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    UTi-DSV merger edges closer

    2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - UTi Worldwide's shareholders have overwhelmingly voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement for the acquisition of the company by Danish transport and logistics outfit DSV.

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    ABL in Dissaco takeover

    2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

    January 11 - ABL has acquired the Antwerp based freight forwarding company Dissaco.

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    RHI takes Haisheng stake

    2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

    January 8 - Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industry (RHI) has revealed plans to acquire a 34.99 percent share in Hunan Haisheng Heavy Industry from two separate shareholders.

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    Danbor extends wind portfolio

    2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

    January 8 - NorSea Group subsidiary Danbor has established a Wind Centre of Excellence, which will be headed up by newly-appointed managing director Morten Basse.

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    McClellan up at Crowley

    2016-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 6 - Kerri McClellan has been promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel for Crowley Maritime Corporation.

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    Peel Ports in at Great Yarmouth

    2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Peel Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC) from International Port Holdings for an undisclosed sum.

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    Chinese tie-up approved

    2015-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - A statement on China's State Council website suggests that the merger between China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) and China Shipping Group (CSCL) has been approved.

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    Specialist buy for Ainscough

    2015-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - UK based Ainscough Crane Hire has acquired Specialist Crane Hire.

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    Imperial makes Speedway buy

    2015-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Imperial Crane Services has acquired Speedway Crane, which it says will help accelerate its expansion into the Joliet region of Illinois, USA.

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    Metro Ports seeks US Gulf growth

    2015-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - Brent Mahana has been named Metro Ports vice president - business development, with a special emphasis on growth in the US Gulf region.

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    ALC in Cargo Service buy

    2015-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Aarhus Logistics Centre (ALC) has signed an agreement to take over the activities of Cargo Service at the Danish Port of Aarhus.

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    ProvPort plays offshore wind part

    2015-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - Deepwater Wind and General Electric (GE) are establishing a new temporary manufacturing facility at Rhode Island's Port of Providence (ProvPort), for the assembly of turbine components for the Block Island wind farm.

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    Alstom sells to GE

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Alstom has closed the sale of its energy activities to General Electric (GE) for approximately EUR12.4 billion (USD13.25 billion).

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    CP Ships' Ray Miles dies

    2015-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Raymond R Miles, who during his 43-year international transport career helped steer the course of container shipping as it evolved through its second generation, died on Friday November 6, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 71.

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    Safety a major concern at WCTS

    2015-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Over 270 delegates attended the two-day World Crane & Transport Summit (WCTS) at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.