All Africa articles – Page 68

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    Barloworld acquires TCS

    2013-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Barloworld Transport Solutions (BWTS) has acquired TCS Logistics (PYT) Ltd, a specialist in moving abnormal loads into and around sub-Saharan Africa.

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    Extra capacity drives Saudi growth

    2013-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Saudi Airlines Cargo has issued its performance figures for the first six months of 2013 revealing that it handled 270,000 tonnes of cargo, up 4 percent year-on-year over the equivalent period of 2012. Revenues were up by six percent year-on-yea

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    ALE buys Nooteboom trailers

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - UK heavy transportation specialist ALE has placed a multimillion dollar order with Netherlands headquartered Nooteboom Trailers for 16 units designed for the transportation of wind turbine parts.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 19th 2013

    2013-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Economic black clouds are being seen over two of the BRIC countries that could spell stormy weather for operators in the heavy lift and project cargo markets.

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    'Training Matters' says Videotel

    2013-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - In its latest video 'Training Matters', maritime education services provider Videotel demonstrates the importance of staff training to shipowners and its impact on profitability.

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    Swissport appoints Livingston

    2013-07-17T00:00:00Z

    July 17 - Aviation ground services provider Swissport International has appointed Stan Livingston as senior vice president global key account management ground handling.

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    Seawave joins PCN

    2013-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Seawave Navigation has become the third and final member of the Project Cargo Network, representing Tunisia.

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    Ports America serves new LGL service

    2013-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Ports America will provide terminal and stevedoring services for Liberty Global Logistics LLC's (LGL) new monthly service to the Middle East from Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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    Fairmount tows Congo rig

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - Rotterdam, the Netherlands headquartered contractor Fairmount Marine has delivered a semi-submersible drilling rig from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Pointe-Noire in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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    First steel cut on Messina newbuild

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Italian shipping group Ignazio Messina has started the second stage of its EUR500 million (USD642.8 million) newbuilding programme.

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    Dockwise wins new contracts

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Dockwise has revealed numerous new contracts, a total value of approximately USD175 million, for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation (T&I) services, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    Erickson secures SOCAFRICA contract

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has been awarded option period extensions with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), writes Louisa Beckett.

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    V. Alexander in project moves

    2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network member for Germany, V. Alexander International Logistics, has moved a heavy heat exchanger from Berlin to Lavera, France.

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    Imperial moves endangered sharks

    2013-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Imperial Logistics Group helped to return two ragged-tooth sharks back to the wild in Pretoria, South Africa.

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    GAC relocates regional office

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - The GAC Group's regional office for Africa, Russia and Central Asia has relocated from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town in South Africa.

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    ETAL uses InterCombi trailers in power move

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Egyptian Transportation & Logistics (ETAL) has transported six transformers from two Red Sea ports to the Giza North Power Station using Scheuerle InterCombi trailers, writes Louisa Beckett.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 5th 2013

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Events in Egypt are filling the news and political pages of the media around the world leaving HLPFI staff wondering whether the reverberations may yet wash out across the Suez Canal and into the world of project freight.

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    RPL strengthens North African network

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Rhenus Project Logistics (RPL) has opened two new offices in Tunisia, one in the coastal town of Gabes and a second in Tripoli. RPL has also signed an exclusive partnership with North African heavy goods transport company Sohatram.

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    BOCS counts on Abacus

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Basel, Switzerland based shipping agency, Abacus Shipping will represent BOCS Bremen, effective July 1, 2013.

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    XLProjects reaches half century

    2013-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Just eight months since it was formed, project cargo forwarder network XLProjects (XLP) has revealed that its membership is now 35 individual companies, with offices in more then 50 cities, covering over 30 countries.