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• Alstom subsidiary under investigation in France over Queen Mary II accident

  - 2005-05-17

  SAINT-NAZAIRE, France AFP — Atlantic Shipyards, a subsidiary of French engineering group Alstom, has been placed under investigation over a deadly 2003 accident on the world's largest ocean liner Queen Mary 2, legal sources said. Management at Chantiers de l'Atlantique declined to comment on the investigation for "manslaughter and...

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• Alstom rescue plan delayed by partnerships clause

  - 2004-05-22

  PARIS AFP ? A rescue plan for engineering group Alstom, worked out by EU and French officials in Brussels at the beginning of the week, remained the subject of tough negotiations this weekend over the fine print on partnerships. At issue are sensitive principles concerning the extent to which...

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• EU 'still working' with France on Alstom rescue plan

  - 2004-05-19

  BRUSSELS AFP ? The European Commission said it is "still working" with the French government on a deal over a rescue plan for struggling French engineering group Alstom. "We we are not there yet. We are still working," said Tilman Lueder, spokesman for EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti. ...

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• World's biggest passenger ship leaves berth in sombre mood after accident

  - 2003-12-22

  SAINT NAZAIRE, France AFP ? The Queen Mary 2,the world's biggest passenger liner costing 800 million dollars (650 million euros) and with room for 2,600 passengers, was set to leave its French birthplace -- but in subdued mood after a major accident claimed 15 lives. The luxury QM2, whose...

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• Thousands bid farewell as Queen Mary 2 prepares to leave France

  - 2003-12-21

  SAINT NAZAIRE, France AFP ? Tens of thousands of people gathered in this French port to bid farewell to the world's largest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 (QM2), just five weeks after a deadly gangway accident. The QM2, built at a cost of 800 million dollars (650 million...

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• VELAN Expands its Operations in France

  - 1999-06-21

  MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--June 21, 1999-- (ME:VLN.) (TSE:VLN.) VELAN has acquired BOUVIER-DARLING SA, a company located near Grenoble, France, with 80 employees and sales of about $14 million. BOUVIER-DARLING SA designs and manufactures gate, check and specialty valves for the nuclear and fossil power industries and gas pipelines. This...

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