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...After Adani’s contractor BMD failed to find insurance last year for the project’s rail section, the contractor said either the government would have to provide insurance or clients would have to help....
...As a Nato member whose defence is subsidised by the US, Norway should not be investing in enemy governments [such as Iran] while undermining allies and American defence contractors....
...The loss of the Australian contract leaves a deep dent in Mr Abe’s ambitions of propelling Japan from non-participant to major contractor in the arms export trade....
...Only after that decision is made — probably by early April — can the submarine contractor be selected....
...His comments make clear that this sprawling probe could soon have serious consequences for the scores of foreign contractors that have been mentioned by state witnesses in the scandal....
...SembCorp’s marine unit said: “Sembcorp Marine has seven drillships on order from Sete Brasil. The projects’ execution [and] payment activities were in line with contract terms until recently.”...
...Last week BHP Billiton ended a A$360m arrangement with a contractor at one of Australia’s biggest coal mines, which will cost 427 jobs....
...contractor Spacechina and China Life Insurance, said Reuters....
...Rolls took on 4.8 per cent to 770½p after better than expected full-year figures from Tognum, its marine and industrial engine joint venture with Daimler....
...But as a leading defence contractor, it is used to lobbying government directly, rather than engaging in public debates....
...Similarly, while the region’s shipyards may be quieter, excellence in marine engineering is growing....
...Among the gainers, Compass rose 1 per cent to 540½p on hopes that it can win a catering contract with the US Marines currently held by rival Sodexo....
...“The goal is to have the contractor address all safety-critical items in a prompt manner.”...
...Now Kumho Asiana Group, number seven, has announced plans to sell its controlling 33 per cent interest in Daewoo Engineering & Construction, Korea’s largest building contractor, three years after buying...
...One of the flagships of its owner, Transocean, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, it had repeatedly proved its worth to BP, helping it discover another large field, Kaskida, in 2006....
...Defence contractors BAE Systems and Cobham led the blue-chip risers....
...There is greater risk of bad news than good from the aircraft market, while marine and energy sectors are likely to be in decline for several years, it argued....
...Nor does the “Buy American” argument apply, since 80 per cent of the work will be in the US with Lockheed as prime contractor working alongside Bell....
...Bury-based Garic, which has doubled turnover to £12m in the past four years, designs, manufactures and hires out equipment to help contractors deal with environmental, security and health and safety issues...
...BAE Systems, Britain’s largest defence contractor, has teamed up with a South Korean shipbuilder to bid for the first phase of a multibillion pound contract to design and build the country’s next generation...
...The marine engineering group, which designs and manufactures products for handling gas and liquid cargos, has seen its order book rise to record levels....
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