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Hinoba-an mayor laments ‘suspension’ of shipbuilding project

Sun Star 24 May 2019

HINOBA-AN town will lose great opportunities in terms of investment and thousands of jobs if the ship building plant eyed by a Japanese firm will back out from the area, Mayor Ernesto Estrao said. Estrao said Friday, May 24, that so far, legal issues surrounding the proposed ship ......

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Government Charges and Fleet Development

This Day 24 May 2019

Tax on Ship Acquisition ... “Shipping Policy ... He stressed the need for more private sector investment in the shipping industry adding that what is happening now in most maritime countries is that national interest encapsulates the private sector essence, which is profitability....

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JAX LNG facility holds ribbon-cutting ceremony

Hydrocarbon Engineering 24 May 2019

Jared Parker, Co-Portfolio Manager of Oaktree's Infrastructure Investing strategy stated, “We believe LNG is the logical fuel choice for ships calling on ports in the US ... Its achievements thus far include the first-of-its-kind, ship-to-ship bunkering operations in the US and ......

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Same-day delivery brings 'Target effect' to cities, with retailer carrying the bags

Business Journal 24 May 2019

It turns out something similar is happening in urban markets as the retailer invests more in ship-from-store delivery options. Marketwatch has a follow-up story to Target's strong quarterly earnings announcement this week, reporting that Target customers who use… ... ....

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Pentagon asks for several thousand more troops to be sent to Mideast as Iran tensions grow

The Keene Sentinel 24 May 2019

In recent years, Iran has invested substantially in anti-ship cruise missiles, posing a greater risk to oil tankers and to warships ... Navy officials say Iran might be able to temporarily block tanker traffic in the strait using anti-ship missiles and other weapons, but U.S....

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A.P. Moller-Maersk's (AMKBY) CEO Soren Skou on Q1 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha 24 May 2019

Return on invested capital also improved from negative 0.5% to 1.3%, and we maintained our long-term objective of getting to above 7.5% ... So I was wondering about this CapEx and ship ordering ... We have a relatively modern fleet and we don’t see any reason for why a higher fuel mix should mean that we have to invest in a lot of new ships....

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Target Stock Triumphs in a Brutal Week for Retail. Here’s Why.

Barrons 24 May 2019

Worse still. The pressure doesn’t look to be letting up ... Kohl’s (ticker. KSS), Dillard’s (DDS), J.C ... Case in point ... Target has been lagging the market and competitor Walmart (WMT) as it invests heavily to improve its online operations. But those investments are paying off, with amenities like expanded same-day shipping drawing shoppers ... ....

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Madison Heights City Council adopts budget

C&G News 24 May 2019

“Taking these budget savings and turning them into investments in quality of life is consistent with our long-term goals and ties into the overall budget strategy we’re leveraging.” ... A rising tide will lift all ships. “Last year, we saw the largest investment by private businesses in the city’s history....

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Deliveroo: A pea shooter may be Amazon’s Trojan horse

Venture Beat 23 May 2019

The eCommerce giant announced in its earnings call this month that it would extend one-day shipping across the US to its Prime customers with an $800 million investment ... Most of Amazon’s competition was initially built for a pick-up-in-store model and not for a ship-to-home model ... This move to one-day shipping is merely the next chapter....

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JAX LNG - The First Small-Scale Waterside LNG Production Facility in the United States is Operational

The Record 23 May 2019

Jared Parker, co-portfolio manager of Oaktree's Infrastructure Investing strategy stated, "We believe LNG is the logical fuel choice for ships calling on ports in the United States ... Its achievements thus far include the first-of-its-kind, ship-to-ship bunkering operations in the U.S....

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Amazon sparks feeding frenzy in the takeaway food market

Moneyweek 23 May 2019

This increases the overall amount invested in Deliveroo to $1.53bn, giving it “a war chest to cement its position” at home and finance further growth ... Deliveroo has been investing in “ghost kitchens”, which prepare food in cheap, anonymous locations, such as converted shipping containers in car parks....

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StealthGas: Poor Recent Performance, But The Long Term Cash Flow Generating Potential Of The Company ...

Seeking Alpha 23 May 2019

I use a 9.1% weighted average cost of capital, which reflects a 1% premium on the cost of equity to account for the fact that Stealthgas is a small-cap company and an additional premium of 1% (again on the cost of equity) owing to the aversion of the general investing public to shipping companies....

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Norway's BW Offshore to spin off Energy, boosting shares

This is Money 23 May 2019

will invite external investors into the company to finance development of the recently acquired Maromba field offshore Brazil and value-enhancing investments at the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon," BW Offshore said. Shipping conglomerate BW Group Limited is BW Offshore's largest shareholder, with a 49.9% stake....