SYDNEY--30 Dec--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
BRAND ACQUISITION...
MELBOURNE: Symex Holdings Limited (Symex) today formally announced its acquisition of the Janola business in a move that will catapult the company into a forcible category contender in bleach, toilet and cleaning products in New Zealand.
http://www.pental.com.au
http://bit.ly/iiWand
FREIGHT HANDLING...
ANTWERP, Belgium: By the end of this year the port of Antwerp is expected to have handled 178 million tonnes of freight, up 13% from the recession year of 2009.
http://bit.ly/edJCcs
LIVING BID BOOK...
MUNICH: On 11 January, the Munich 2018 Bid Committee has to submit its official Bid Book to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/mbc/47575/
http://bit.ly/foq65I
TONIGHT'S TOP TEN...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada: 1. We are reducing air emissions: We have reduced the Port's carbon footprint with 100% compliance of container trucks meeting tough new air emissions standards, the launch of shore power at Canada Place, operating in a carbon neutral way during the 2010 Olympic Games,
and our new Blue Circle Award that rewards vessels that reduce emissions.
http://bit.ly/eNZYQv
GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER...
DENVER, and CHENNAI, India: ProKarma, a leading IT solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully opened a new delivery center in Chennai, India to support its global delivery model.
http://www.prokarma.com
http://bit.ly/hZKaRt
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