All Africa articles – Page 92

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    Vanguard completes SA power station project

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - South African heavylift, transport and plant installation specialist Vanguard has completed a project for Eskom's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, Africa's only nuclear power station.

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    Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.

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    It's the real thing as Hellmann puts the fizz into move

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK is involved in shipping a Coca-Cola bottle washing machine from a brewery in Northampton to a new site in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, which sees the cargo being shipped in seven 40ft containers on three low-loade

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    Pirates strike in Indian Ocean but leave empty-handed

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - As a British couple were celebrating being released after a year's captivity by Somali pirates, the Indian navy was foiling an attempt to hijack a heavylift ship and saving 14 crew members.

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    DHL develops centres of excellence network for oil and energy

    2010-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - DHL has revealed its global strategy to boost its service offerings and infrastructure for the EUR260 billion (USD388 billion) global oil and energy logistics industry.

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    DLogg records linear acceleration data

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - A new rugged self-contained data recorder, recording linear acceleration, rotational velocity and tilt angles at 50 Hz frequency has been launched.

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    Panalpina resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases with U.S. authorities

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Panalpina has announced the final resolution of claims against it arising from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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    ALE and C.A.T.T. combine forces

    2010-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - An agreement has been reached for ALE (Abnormal Load Engineering), a specialist in heavy lift handling and C.A.T.T (Chartering and Transportation Company of Tunisia), member of the CEE Network, to set up a joint venture to act in the field of

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    Konecranes expands Moroccan company

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Konecranes has acquired 100 percent of the shares in port crane service and modernisation company Techniplus S.A.R.L. in Morocco which has 120 employees and net sales of EUR7 million (2009) (USD9.7 million). The value of the acquisition has n

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    La dolce vita as top Italian customer entrusts project cargoes to Ahlers Singapore

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Project cargo forwarder Ahlers Singapore has executed the transport and shipment of project and heavy lift cargoes ex Laem Chabang, Thailand to Apapa, Nigeria for a major Italian client.

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    Safmarine takes delivery of first new, owned MPV

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Safmarine has taken delivery of its first new multi purpose vessel (MPV) - Safmarine Sumba - since becoming a member of the AP Moller-Maersk Group more than eleven years ago.

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    Century for Project Professionals Group

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group has passed the 100 member milestone as a result of recent appointments internationally.

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    Great news for Beluga as vessel freed

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Just one day after being captured and seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Beluga Fortune and her crew of 16 are free again with no ransom payment.

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    Exceptional trio for RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - A trio of destinations from Rotterdam has been served by sailings of the heavy lift line Beluga working with its Waalhaven terminal stevedoring partner.

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    Safmarine's first female engineer wins Seafarer of the Year Award

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Marine engineer Kelly Klaasen has won the 2010 SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) Seafarer of the Year Award - which aims to recognise the valuable contribution seafarers make to everyday life - was presented to Kelly's parents,

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    Pirates intensify attacks in new areas

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - Somali pirates intensified attacks away from their own coast and were responsible for 44 percent of the 289 piracy incidents on the world 's seas in the first nine months of 2010, according to a report published by the International Chamber o

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    First of three rotors installed by ALE at Algerian energy plant

    2010-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - ALE Heavylift Ib

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    Actuaries say true cost of maritime piracy is still uncertain

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Despite attacks by Somali pirates on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden making headlines across the world, the true cost of these attacks to the maritime insurance industry are still uncertain, according to a new report published by t

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    Upturn in the automotive market sees ACS re-introduce managed fleet

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Air Charter Service has recently re-introduced its managed fleet, initially taking on one European registered Antonov 26 with the air charter specialist reporting that after only a week of operation the aircraft has already hit its target for

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    DSV expands to South Africa

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S (DSV) has established a South African subsidiary , which has concluded an agreement on the acquisition of the business activities of Transmedit Forwarding (Proprietary) Ltd, which currently is agent for DSV in South