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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, today announced that it has reached a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APM Terminals North America (APMT) for a new six-year U.S. terminal services agreement, effective immediately. The prior agreement with APMT was scheduled to expire on December 10, 2010. The MOU applies to stevedoring and terminal services...
NORTON SHORES, Mich., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Group Properties, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HGPI), announced today that it has sold minority interests in the entities that own five of its outlet centers to Bright Horizons of South Florida, LLC ("Bright Horizons"). The centers subject to the transaction are located in Burlington, Washington, El Paso, Texas, Fremont, Indiana, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Bright Horizons acquired a 22.5% interest in the entities...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc., (NYSE: HRZ), the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, recently participated in two separate anti-piracy system trials in an effort to better protect the lives of merchant mariners. In late July, International Maritime Security Network, LLC (IMSN) conducted safety drills and anti-piracy testing aboard the HORIZON CRUSADER, while the ship docked in Orange, TX. IMSN completed a test...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), announced today that it will release second-quarter financial results before the stock market opens on Friday, July 24, 2009, followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. During the conference call, senior executives will review the company's financial and operating results for the 2009 second quarter, and discuss the current operating environment. Executives in attendance during the call will...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today reported that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Puerto Rico class action antitrust litigation, and also entered into a credit agreement amendment with its lender group. Puerto Rico Class Action Settlement Agreement As previously reported, several purported class action lawsuits were filed against Horizon Lines and other domestic shipping carriers on behalf of a...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc., (NYSE: HRZ), the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, has been named Jones Act Carrier of the Year for 2008 by Walmart Stores, Inc. The award is presented each year to a domestic ocean carrier to recognize best-in-class schedule reliability and exceptional customer service. The award was presented at a meeting at Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, AR on May 12. "Horizon Lines'...
- Management to Host Conference Call at 11:00 a.m. EDT - CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), announced today that it will release first-quarter financial results before the stock market opens on Friday, April 24, followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. During the conference call, senior executives will review the company's financial and operating results for the 2009 first quarter, and discuss the current operating...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), today announced that Brian Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Logistics, LLC, and Michael Avara, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Horizon Lines, Inc., will present at J.P. Morgan's Aviation & Transportation Conference in New York on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 10:45 AM EDT. The audio presentation will be broadcast live on the Horizon Lines web site at...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Experience U2's new album, No Line on The Horizon (Interscope Records), in a most unusual way -- via a two-day-only pop up art installation. No Line on The Horizon will debut at the art installation on Monday, March 2nd (the day before the album's official release), from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Space 15 Twenty gallery, 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles. The installation will also be open to the public Tuesday, March 3rd, from noon to 9...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), today announced that John Keenan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Lines, LLC, and Michael Avara, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Horizon Lines, Inc., will present at the BB&T Capital Markets 24th Annual Transportation Services Conference in Coral Gables, Florida, on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 9:30 AM EST. The audio presentation will be broadcast live on the...
Latest Event horizon Reference Libraries
Event Horizon -- The event horizon is a boundary beyond which information will never reach an observer. An event horizon is a mathematical construct and not a physical object and a person passing through an event horizon will not notice any odd behavior. From an outside observer however, an object passing though an event horizon will appear redder and dimmer and will appear to freeze at the moment the object passes the event horizon. An event horizon can form around a gravitational...
Black Hole -- Black holes are objects so dense that not even light can escape their gravity. They are believed to form from the gravitational collapse of astronomical objects containing two or more solar masses. Astronomical observations suggest that the center of most galaxies, including our own Milky Way, contain supermassive black holes containing millions to billions of solar masses. Black holes are predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity. In particular, they occur...
