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Acu (Brazil)

Type: City

Name: Acu (Brazil)

Country: Brazil

Latitude: -5.58

Longitude: -36.91

population: 36,126

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Mac OS X

OSX scales back shipyard, taps $120 million put from Batista

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - OSX Brasil SA, the shipyard and ship leasing company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, will scale back the construction of its shipyard at Acu, a port the magnate is building north of Rio de Janeiro, ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 18 2013]

Entities: Eike Batista, Mac OS X, Acu (Brazil), Put Option

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Infrastructure - Brazil - Energy companies in Brazil offer big opportunities for logistics firms

Energy companies in Brazil are bringing big business opportunities to local transportation logistics firms, industrial projects director Cedric Boos, of the Brazilian unit of international logistics company Geodis Wilson told BNamericas.Boos is in charge ... [Published Business News Americas - May 15 2013]

Entities: Brazil, Geodis Wilson, Logistics

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Oil & Gas - Brazil - LLX deficit climbs amid rising Açu port outlay

Brazilian oil logistics firm LLX has reported a first quarter net operating loss of 11.5mn reais (US$5.7mn), up from a 9.1mn-real deficit in the same period last year.Net revenue fell 17.5% to 14.... ... [Published Business News Americas - May 14 2013]

Entities: Acu (Brazil), Brazil, Logistics

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Banco Bradesco SA

STXNEWS LATAM-Batista's LLX extends loan with Brazil's Bradesco

Brazilian port operator LLX Logistica SA, controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, said on Friday it has renewed the terms on a loan of 467.7 million reais ($233.85 million) with Banco Bradesco for 18 more months.The terms of the loan, signed in May 2011, ... [Published Reuters - May 03 2013]

Entities: Banco Bradesco SA, Brazil, Acu (Brazil), LLX Logística SA

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

LLX Logística SA

LLX LOGISTICA SA : LLX participa pela primeira vez da OTC Houston

A LLX, empresa de logística do Grupo EBX que está desenvolvendo o Superporto do Açu, em São João da Barra (RJ), participa pela primeira vez da Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Houston, considerada a principal feira do setor de óleo e gás do mundo. ... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Acu (Brazil), LLX Logística SA, Houston (Texas, United States), Sao Joao da Barra (Brazil)

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

PETROBRAS Petróleo Brasileiro SA

Oil Concession Auction

Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, is in talks with the world's largest oil companies about forming partnerships to bid for new oil and natural-gas exploration concessions at a much-anticipated auction set for next ... [Published Neftegaz.RU - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: PETROBRAS Petróleo Brasileiro SA, EBX Group, Concession

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Metals - Brazil - More than half of iron ore equipment now assembled at Açu port

Acu port in Rio de Janeiro state, which will become a major hub for steel production and exports, has assembled over 60% of the local machinery needed for stacking, reclaiming and shipping iron ore, i... ... [Published Business News Americas - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Acu (Brazil), Iron Ore, Brazil

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

FCC begins shipping of the first large components for A$u Port by sea from Algeciras to Brazil

FCC has commenced preparations in Algeciras Port (Cádiz) to ship the first five caissons, which will serve as the foundation for construction work to begin in Açu Port, around 315 kilometres north of Río de Janeiro (Brazil). The rectangular caissons have ... [Published Noodls - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Ports, Federal Communications Commission, Marine Vessel, Brazil

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

Petrobras mulls joint ventures with EBX

RIO DE JANEIRO: Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, is considering partnerships with billionaire Eike Batista’s EBX Group in ports and other services, Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Foster said.Shares of Brazilian port operator LLX Logistica, ... [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: PETROBRAS Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Eike Batista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

First reported Apr 09 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 1 reports

Brazil: InterMoor Builds Facilities at Açu Superport

Posted on Apr 9th, 2013 with tags Açu, americas, BRAZIL, build, facilities, InterMoor, News by topic, SuperPort.InterMoor do Brasil Serviços Offshore de Instalaçao Ltda (InterMoor), an Acteon company, has been awarded a construction license to build facilities ... [Published World Maritime News - Apr 09 2013]

Entities: InterMoor, Acu (Brazil), Brazil, Acteon

First reported Apr 04 2013 - Updated Apr 04 2013 - 1 reports

Workers End 2-Day Strike at OSX Brazil Shipyard

A worker walks at the construction site of Port of Acu in Sao Joao da Barra March 11, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers ended a two-day strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu on Wednesday, ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 04 2013]

Entities: OSX Brasil SA, Eike Batista, Acciona SA, Workers

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"For one, transporting huge windmill blades for wind energy companies brings us a lot of business" Boos said without disclosing sales figures

Infrastructure - Brazil - Energy companies in Brazil offer big opportunities for logistics firms [Published Business News Americas - May 15 2013]

OSX declined to comment about talks with Sete Brasil. "The company is attentive to new business opportunities with an outlook toward expanding its client list and portfolio of deliveries" OSX said. OSX currently has contracts to build vessels for sister-company OGX (OGXP3.BR), Petrobras, Sapura and Kingfish

Sete Brasil Remains in Talks with OSX to Build Two Drilling Rigs [Published Rigzone - May 03 2013]

"Our participation in the auctions this year is going to be focused and selective," Ms. Foster said. "We are making it a priority to work in partnership with big oil companies."

Oil Concession Auction [Published Neftegaz.RU - Apr 22 2013]

Those sorts of leads to confusion for investors. "I bet on the wrong horse," lamented another fund manager. "I thought the government was going to save the oil company (OGX) but they decided to save the port." Last year, Mr. Batista cancelled plans to take his LLX firm private...

Doubts About Batista Empire's Future Create Uncertainty About Share Buyback [Published Capital.gr - Apr 12 2013]

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OSX scales back shipyard, taps $120 million put... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 18 2013]
Infrastructure - Brazil - Energy companies in B... [Published Business News Americas - May 15 2013]
Oil & Gas - Brazil - LLX deficit climbs amid ri... [Published Business News Americas - May 14 2013]
Sete Brasil Remains in Talks with OSX to Build ... [Published Rigzone - May 03 2013]
STXNEWS LATAM-Batista's LLX extends loan with B... [Published Reuters - May 03 2013]
LLX LOGISTICA SA : LLX participa pela primeira ... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 30 2013]
Oil Concession Auction [Published Neftegaz.RU - Apr 22 2013]
Metals - Brazil - More than half of iron ore eq... [Published Business News Americas - Apr 19 2013]
Petrobras Will Be 'Selective, Focused' in Oil C... [Published Rigzone - Apr 19 2013]
FCC begins shipping of the first large componen... [Published Noodls - Apr 15 2013]
Petrobras mulls joint ventures with EBX [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 14 2013]
Doubts About Batista Empire's Future Create Unc... [Published Capital.gr - Apr 12 2013]
Brazil: InterMoor Builds Facilities at Açu Supe... [Published World Maritime News - Apr 09 2013]
Workers End 2-Day Strike at OSX Brazil Shipyard [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 04 2013]
In Brazil’s Red Corner [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 31 2012]

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Workers End 2-Day Strike at OSX Brazil Shipyard [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 04 2013] A worker walks at the construction site of Port of Acu in Sao Joao da Barra March 11, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers ended a two-day strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu on Wednesday, ...
In Brazil’s Red Corner [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 31 2012] (riotimesonline.com) China’s investment in Brazil has taken off like a catamaran surfing across the Pacific. While one might associate this trend with a Chinese desire to earn returns and pump capital into a fellow BRIC country, a look at the ...