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ProLogis announced that it has leased almost 1 million square feet of space (91,400 square meters) in Canada and The Netherlands to subsidiaries of the Deutsche Post World Net group. In Canada, third-party logistics services provider Exel has leased 650,000 square feet (60,400 square meters) from ProLogis for a new distribution center outside Toronto. In The Netherlands, DHL has pre-leased a 333,500-square-foot (31,000-square-meter) facility ProLogis will develop in Tilburg, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Rotterdam.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), a global marine transportation company specializing in the Supramax segment of the dry bulk shipping industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire three Supramax drybulk carriers for $105 million.
The EADS Board of Directors has reviewed the Group aeronautic activities, and in particular the situation with Sogerma, taking into account the willingness of the French government to support the aeronautic industry through appropriate means.
Avion Group’s subsidiary company Eimskip, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 50% equity stake in Kursiu Linija, which is the only Lithuanian short sea container shipping line providing “door to door” freight delivery services in the Baltic States, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom and Northern Europe. The purchase price, which is undisclosed, will be financed by Eimskip’s equity.
The first Airbus A319 leased by East Star Airlines, a new Chinese airline, took to the sky successfully for its premier revenue flight from Wuhan to Shenzhen, making East Star Airlines a new Airbus A319 operator on the Chinese Mainland. Configured in a two-class layout, the aircraft provides spacious capacity for 128 passengers. East Star plans to put this A319 into service on its newly opened trunk routes connecting Wuhan, Shenzhen, Haikou and Guangzhou.
Reviving the name of Evergreen's very first full containership, Chang Kuo-Cheng (K C Chang), Evergreen Group's Vice Group Chairman, launched the 7024 TEU Ever Spring in Kobe, Japan, on 17 May, She is due for delivery in August 2006 and is scheduled to enter service on the WAE pendulum service linking the West Coast of North America with Asia and Northern Europe.
Top officials from the European Union and the US are visiting Kazakhstan in an attempt to revive the idea of a gas pipeline bypassing Russia. Kazakhstan's energy minister told the EU's energy commissioner his country favoured the proposal for a pipeline across the Caspian Sea. A recent gas row between Russia and Ukraine raised EU fears it was becoming overly dependent on Russia for supply.
