Toll goes to court to bar rival Macquarie bid TRANSPORT and logistics group Toll Holdings began court action yesterday against takeover target Patrick Corp in a bid to thwart a rival bid for the ports operator led by investment bank Macquarie.
AB Ports shares gain on report of higher offer ASSOCIATED British Ports Holdings Plc's shares rose as much as 2.8 per cent after a report that investors led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc is close to increasing its offer for the largest operator of UK ports.
China plans big port projects for south-east coast CHINA plans a major new port project on its south-eastern coast near Taiwan, a step towards what it hopes will be 'free trade' with the island Beijing claims as its own, state media reported yesterday.
Brussels bars publication of Turkey sea training report THE European Commission has refused to make public a report on last year's inspection of maritime training facilities in Turkey, which is said to have revealed "shocking deficiencies".
Trio set sights on Scandlines purchase GERMAN shipping company Deutsche Seereederei, Allianz Capital Partners and Danish pension fund LD Equity are seeking to buy ferry operator Scandlines.
Toll takes Patrick to court over counterbid TOLL Holdings took takeover target Patrick Corp to court yesterday in an effort to derail a counterbid by Macquarie Bank, writes Rob McKay.
Front-runner Neorion to take on easyCruise newbuilds GREEK shipyard group Neorion Holdings has emerged as the leading contender for an easyCruise newbuilding programme of up to four vessels of 500 berths each.
Cruising maintains 'berth control' NORTH American cruise capacity growth will stay below its historic levels over the next four years, despite full shipyard slots, analyst Robin Farley predicts
Erck Rickmers pushes for property HAMBURG ship owner Erck Rickmers is pushing ahead with the diversification of his KG finance activities away from shipping
Dhaka delays another demolition BANGLADESH High Court has directed the country's government to postpone entry of the Polembros tanker Alfaship for breaking up pending answers to awkward questions
Labroy profit rises by 40% SINGAPORE-listed Labroy Marine, which recently announced its first orders for rig building, has announced a 40% increase in net profit for 1Q06
No peak-season container jam: Report Report by retailers forecasts ports to be congestion-free for autumn peak season but finds soaring fuel prices could hit harbor trucking business.
Invest in ports, or Asian imports will pass by, warns Maersk US head Maersk Inc's president and CEO has called for US ports to invest in more terminal capacity and deeper harbours, or lose the flood of imports from Asia.
Tianjin Port spin-off approved by shareholders The separate listing of Tianjin Port Holdings, the port business unit of Tianjin Development Holdings, has been approved by the state-owned conglomerate's shareholders in an extraordinary general meeting today.
CIG Yangtze Ports falls short of break even volumes
NYK containership collides with Chinese cargo ship
Yang Ming extends LEX to Turkey
Iran plans port-capacity increase to woo own cargo away from Dubai
K Line bumps up fleet size with 6,400TEU ship order
First Wuhan/Yangshan feeder to sail in May
Klaipeda growth falls in April
Kaliningrad sees box-drop after Kursiu Linija move
New consortia to bid for Scandlines Deutsche Seereederei (DSR), the German investment company Alliaz Capital Partners and the Danish investment company LD Equity has teamed up ...
Coastal Express work to stem losses Hurtigruten Group, in which the Coastal Express is an integral part, has drafted a plan to stem further losses. The ...
Last Titanic witness dead Swedish-American Lillian Asplund has passed away in her home in Massachusetts, USA aged 99. She was the last survivor ...
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