All Africa articles – Page 51

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    Geodis widens oil & gas network

    2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Geodis Wilson has extended its network of hubs dedicated to the logistics demands of the oil and gas industry with the opening of a new office in Singapore.

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    Intermarine catches some rays

    2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Intermarine LLC has completed a shipment of project cargo from Spain to Namibia, for the Bokpoort Concentrating Solar Power project located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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    KenFreight begins East Africa megaproject

    2014-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - Ugandan forwarder KenFreight claims to have begun one of the largest projects ever undertaken in East Africa - the import of 38 wind turbines for a renewables development in Kenya.

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    Agility sees strong third quarter

    2014-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - Global forwarder Agility saw Q3 2014 revenues increase 3 percent year-on-year over the same period of 2013 to KWD337.09 million (USD1.16 billion), contributing to a net profit of KWD13.04 million (USD44.8 million) - up 8 percent.

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    Ghanaian collaboration for Crowley

    2014-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Crowley Maritime Corporation and IbisTek have formed a joint venture, which will provide a comprehensive package of project logistics, energy support services and emergency response capabilities in Ghana.

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    Manitowoc crawlers club together

    2014-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - A team of Manitowoc crawler cranes is playing a major part in the building of a EUR1 billion (USD1.24 billion) LNG terminal in Dunkirk, France.

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    SafmarineMPV anticipates growth

    2014-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - SafmarineMPV expects the multipurpose trade between South and West Africa to grow in 2015 as South African companies strengthen their foothold in the West African market and become more globally competitive.

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    Update: ALP in Harms' way?

    2014-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - ALP Maritime Services has entered into a purchase agreement to purchase six anchor handling tugs, which are currently managed and operated by Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift.

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    Ocean7 gets crane duo moving

    2014-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Danish shipping company Ocean7 Projects is handling the shipment of two rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from Gydnia, Poland to Bejaia in Algeria on board Abis Shipping's vessel Arctic Dawn.

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    The Friday Flyer - November 7th 2014

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Volga-Dnepr makes urgent trip to Africa

    2014-11-06T00:00:00Z

    November 6 - One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' AN-124-100 freighters has flown to five cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast to deliver urgent equipment being used in the fight against Ebola.

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    JAXPORT aids Ebola relief shipment

    2014-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - The U.S. Army 832nd Transportation Battalion, in partnership with JAXPORT and Portus, has loaded a shipment of approximately 800 units of U.S. military equipment to be used for humanitarian aid, aimed at stopping the spread of Ebola in West A

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    Music to DHL's ears

    2014-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - DHL's trade, fairs and events division is to transport over 100 musical instruments for Leipzig Gewandhausorchester's annual seven-day concert tour through the USA.

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    Agility promotes Esa

    2014-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - Agility has named Mohammed Esa its chief commercial officer (CCO) for Europe.

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    AN-124 houses helicopter

    2014-10-30T00:00:00Z

    October 30 - Ruslan International has partnered with DB Schenker subsidiary, charter broker Karpeles Flight Services, to move a brand new AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter from the UK to Africa.

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    Johnson against the clock in triple lift

    2014-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Johnson Crane Hire has played its part in the removal of three pressure vessels for the GHHER (gas heated heat exchanger reformer) project at the Sasol gas reforming plant in Secunda, South Africa.

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    UTi expands team

    2014-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - UTi Worldwide has appointed Hessel Verhage as president, freight forwarding for the Americas, and Keith Pienaar as president, contract logistics and distribution.

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    IMO: no ban on African travel

    2014-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has declared that there should be no general ban on international travel or trade due to the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.

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    Steder in urgent power shipment

    2014-10-24T00:00:00Z

    October 24 - Steder Group has chartered two urgent AN-124 freighter flights with Maximus Air Cargo, in order to deliver power equipment to Shell Gabon on behalf of Aggreko International.

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    CAT purrs for Alliance

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - Alliance Logistics has transported various CAT machinery from Morocco's Casablanca port to Hoorn in the Netherlands, using both road and sea transport.