All Africa articles – Page 103

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    Fairstar Fjell receives DNV class certification

    2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - The submersion test of Fairstar Heavy Transport's self-propelled semi-submersible vessel Fjell was successful and DNV has issued Certificates of Class enabling the ship to operate as a fully-certified semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.

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    Bad year for safety at sea

    2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - An international maritime safety body has produced statistics to show that pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia so far this year have already exceeded 2008's total.

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    Dockwise profits up

    2009-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Dockwise has posted revenue of USD33 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 120% rise from USD15 million in the quarter last year, on the back of increased rig shipments.

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    Ahlers celebrates 100th birthday, opens in Angola

    2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Ahlers welcomed over 600 customers, partners, friends and staff to the renovated Ahlers House to celebrate its 100th birthday.

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    Nordana adds ro-ro loop for the Med

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    May 6 - Nordana Line has introduced a new dedicated intra-Mediterranean ro-ro service, adding to the string of ro-ro, multipurpose and container services that the shipping line operates between North and Latin America and the Mediterranean and West Africa

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    Chapman Freeborn announces new shareholder structure

    2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - The Chapman Freeborn Group, the world's largest air charter broker, has introduced a new shareholder structure that will take over from current directors in moving the company forward and ensuring future growth.

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    Project shippers head for North Africa

    2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - This year's AGM and conference of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), will be held in Tunis from May 20th - 22nd 2009, the first time that the group, one of the largest networks of independent project logistics companies which specialise

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    MACS clarifies Alphaliner story

    2009-04-29T00:00:00Z

    April 29 - Following a report by AXS Alphaliner that MACS has removed two ships from its Europe-South Africa multi-purpose and breakbulk service, a spokesman for MACS has moved to reassure customers that there will be little impact on the frequency or spa

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    Large capacity hydraulic crane arrives in South Africa

    2009-04-20T00:00:00Z

    April 20 - A hydraulic crane shipped from Belgium in late March has arrived in South Africa and becomes the largest capacity hydraulic crane in the country according to sources.

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    Winder drums delivered

    2009-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Project Management Logistics (Pty) Ltd, the South African member of the WWPC forwarding network, has undertaken the transport of over-dimensional winder drums for a mine hoist from Poland to a mine in Rustenburg, South Africa.

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    Columbia Helicopters celebrates 40 years of tandem rotors

    2009-04-14T00:00:00Z

    April 14 - Columbia Helicopters, a world leader in heavy lift helicopter operations, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in the operation of tandem-rotor helicopters.

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    Linde walks like an Egyptian at Legoland Windsor

    2009-04-09T00:00:00Z

    April 9 - Thousands of years after the ancient Egyptians took two decades, thousands of man hours and brute force to build the Great Pyramid at Giza, logistics planners turned to more modern equipment when an Egyptian Pharaoh was required to stand guard a

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    Durban awaits gantry cranes

    2009-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - The specialist Chinese heavy lift vessel, Zhen Hua 23 is scehduled to enter Durban harbour on Friday morning loaded with two rail mounted gantry cranes for the South African port's Pier 1 rail terminal.

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    Advance International Transport cements heavy shipment

    2009-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has undertaken the shipment of a cement-making machine and ancillary equipment from the United States to Turkmenistan.

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    Mediterranean Project Chartering on the move

    2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Mediterranean Project Chartering (MPC), the wholly-owned subsidiary of BBC Chartering & Logistic, is moving head office in Genoa.

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    Two for Fairstar

    2009-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV has signed a contract with Cantiere Navale Di Trapani S.P.A. (CNT) to transport and launch the chemical product tanker "Marettimo M".

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    Grimaldi offers Boston to West Africa

    2009-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - The Port of Boston has been added to the Grimaldi Group's twice-monthly, direct U.S./West Africa ro-ro service.

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    Global and African freight forwarding networks form alliance

    2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Project cargo network, Project Professionals Group (PPG) and Lagos-based African freight forwarding group African Cargo and Logistics Alliance (ACLA) have announced an informal strategic alliance.

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    Dockwise secures nine contracts

    2009-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Dockwise Shipping has been awarded nine near-term contracts to the value of approximately USD42 million.

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    Younger Niche assists in Angolan investment

    2009-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - A liquid gas plant in Soyo, Angola has been regularly receiving shipments of structural steel and cement from Younger Niche's project forwarding division.