GC Rieber Shipping has taken delivery of its new advanced subsea newbuild "Polar Onyx" from Ulstein Verft. The vessel is chartered on a five-year contract by Ceona Services (UK) Limited, who will use it for advanced deep-water operations ...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, announced today that it has received an order to provide RADARSAT-2 information to the European Maritime Safety ...
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Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System will increase general rates and charges by 5.4 percent later this month. Rates will go up by about 5.4 percent effective March 24, but the effect on specific lanes and shipments will vary. ...
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Recently, Weichai, a leading enterprise of China equipment manufacturing industry, successfully passed Euro VI certification by its WP7 engine. Thus, Weichai became the first enterprise passing Euro VI certification in China, which means ...
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Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc.said its income dropped in the fourth quarter,which it said was mostly due to bad weather. Net income was C$12.3 million,or 13 cents a share in the quarter,down from C$36.1 million,or 37 cents a ...
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Orders for durable goods declined in January, the Commerce Department reported. Orders for products meant to last more than three years fell 1%, which followed a 5.3% decline in December. The smaller decline from January to December ...
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YRC Worldwide Inc. reported fourth-quarter net income of $400,000, compared with a $35.3 million loss in the prior year period, helped by an income tax benefit. The company’s operating results, however, were worse than the ...
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Surface trade among the United States,Canada and Mexico increased 6.5%in December,the Department of Transportation announced. All trade among the North American Free Trade Agreement partners rose 6.4%to$90 billion,DOT's Bureau of ...
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XMOS today announces a major expansion into automotive markets, with the announcement of a range of xCORE multicore microcontrollers that are qualified to AEC-Q100 standards. "The xCORE architecture is an ideal fit for many applications ...
MacGregor's three-axis motion compensated crane wins premier offshore industry innovation award. MacGregor's three-axis motion compensated offshore crane has won the Offshore Support Journal's (OSJ) Innovation of the Year award. The news ...
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In 2013, despite the complex and competitive market environment, the major business of FAW Wuxi Diesel Engine Factory experienced steady growth with its diesel engines sales up by 9%, the main business income increased by over 15% year on ...
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Eastman Chemical Company announced an expansion of carboxylic acids capacity at its Longview, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee, facilities. The additional capacity is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will add ...
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Building on its leadership in corporate social responsibility efforts, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., has been named a recipient of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award. The award – a Goal Setting Certificate ...
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FedEx Freight will increase shipping rates by about 3.9 percent, effective. The rate change is for FedEx shipments within Canada, Mexico and the US, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Additional changes ...
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The U.S. economy increased at a revised 2.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, down from an originally reported 3.2% gross domestic product figure, the Commerce Department reported. The reading was lower than economists' median forecast ...
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