All Africa articles – Page 79

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    Business as usual, says Fairstar

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Facing a hostile and unwelcome takeover by heavy lift giant Dockwise, business at Fairstar might seem anything but usual.

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    DB Schenker Logistics establishes JV in Oman, expands presence in Africa

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Schenker Khimji's LLC, the joint venture that DB Schenker Logistics has established with long-time partner Khimji Ramdas Group in the Sultanate of Oman, has started operations, delivering comprehensive solutions in the fields of air and ocean fre

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    Earth is moving for Ocean & Sky

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Ocean & Sky Logistics, which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN in January 2011, has completed a multiple consignment of earth moving equipment from Malta to Morocco.

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    Challenge International secures Angolan government contract

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - The Belgian arm of Le Harve, France-based forwarder Challenge International has leveraged its expertise in handling material for the water purification and water distribution industry in Africa for its latest contract with the Angolan government.

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    Etihad Airways secures its first B747-400F

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Atlas Air to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing 747-400 freighter.

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    Volga-Dnepr helps oil the wheels of industry in Scotland

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' new IL-76TD-90VD freighters has delivered 20 tonnes of oil production equipment from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to Prestwick in Scotland.

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    Fairmount on the double

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi- submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for a drydock the Keppel-Verolme shipyard.

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    TTS handles turbine and generator move

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - As part of a power generation project in Sokoto, Nigeria, Vulcan Elvaton of Nigeria, contracted European Freight Solutions, London to handle the shipment of a power generation set, from Masaood John Brown, in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

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    Growing outsize airfreight activity at Dubai

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - dnata, the world's fourth largest combined air services provider offering ground handling and cargo services across five continents, is reporting growing out-of-gauge and oversize airfreight at Dubai International Airport (DIA).

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    15-up for Ruslan

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines - has completed a programme of 15 flights using an An-124 freighter aircraft, for the

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    First Kuwaiti member for PCN

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added DMC Global Logistics to its network, as its first representative in Kuwait.

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    Significant falls in Australian heavy machinery imports in March

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Skelton Sherborne Shipping Index for March has been released and shows the volumes of Australian imports of heavy machinery have decreased for the second month running.

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    Piracy increasing in West Africa, latest report shows

    2012-04-25T00:00:00Z

    April 25 - 102 incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures released this week in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Inter

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    Double hit for Worldwide Project Consortium in Sao Paulo

    2012-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - The recent Intermodal South America event in Sao Paolo, Brazil, provided to be the perfect place for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) to sustain its efforts to develop its presence in South American countries, which are all emerging mark

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    Chartersphere seeks development in Spain and South America

    2012-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Following the recruitment of Nacho Carretero, UK-based air charter broker, Chartersphere says it is seeking further development in Spain and South America.

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    Tarros upgrades in Med

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Tarros, the specialist regional container line and multi-transport operator specialising in the Mediterranean Region, has upgraded its Great Pendulum Service which connects ports in the eastern and western Mediterranean via La Spezia, where the

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    Globalink busy with military cargoes

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Working at short notice, Globalink Logistics Group had just 48 hours to complete a demanding project for Kazakhstan's Ministry of Defence.

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    BACA training day highlights complexities of international sanctions

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - It is not always easy for those involved in the air freight industry to recognise when they are breaking international sanctions rules, delegates to the Baltic Air Charter Association's latest training day were somewhat surprised to learn.

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    Agenda for Breakbulk Europe 2012 conference announced

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - UBM Global Trade's 7th annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference and Exhibition will take place May 22-24 at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium and will address anticipated industry growth from emerging markets, says the organiser.

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    Magnone takes the helm at Skelton Sherborne

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Australia's largest freight forwarder of mining and construction equipment, Skelton Sherborne, has appointed Julie Magnone as chief executive officer (CEO).