Africa news – Page 14
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NewsTwo Italgru cranes head to Tanzania
Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) has ordered two mobile harbour cranes from Italgru for the port of Dar es Salaam.
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NewsSchuisdziara joins Hansa Meyer as managing director
Hansa Meyer Global Transport has appointed Jan-Dirk Schuisdziara as managing director.
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NewsVanguard handles Golden Valley turbines
South Africa’s Vanguard is currently offloading and transporting 48 wind turbines at Port Elizabeth, which are destined for a project site in Golden Valley.
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NewsLADOL partners with Mammoet
The Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base (LADOL) in Nigeria have signed a collaboration agreement with engineered transport and heavy lift specialist Mammoet.
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NewsContractors poisoned near South Africa
Dutch contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster confirmed that an incident occurred onboard an FPSO that is being transported by its heavy lift vessel Vanguard from China to Brazil.
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NewsSomers launches ACE 54
Philippe Somers has launched ACE 54 Project Management – a Dubai-headquartered company that will enable niche and medium-sized international project forwarders to participate in African door-to-door tenders.
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NewsLifting and shifting from India to Nigeria
Mumbai-based transportation, handling and lifting service provider Lift & Shift has moved 26 oversize components from India to Nigeria for a refinery project.
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NewsSarens makes a splash in Algiers
Sarens recently used its CC2800-1 crane to manoeuvre and install a wooden frame for an Olympic swimming pool roof at a busy site in Algiers, Algeria.
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NewsRails shipped to Walvis Bay
Approximately 3,860 steel rails, weighing 7,500 tonnes in total, were discharged at the port of Walvis Bay, Namibia, during November.
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NewsUSD400 mn earmarked for Mozambique LNG
The African Development Bank Group has approved a USD400 million loan to support the construction of an LNG plant in Mozambique.
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NewsBigLift busy for Dangote
Since November 2018, BigLift has been busy transporting cargoes for Dangote Oil Refining Company’s (DORC) project in Lagos, Nigeria.
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NewsPCN gathers in Botswana
Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) met at the Grand Palm Resort in Botswana during November for the network’s ninth annual summit.
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NewsBullocks completes mill shell shipment
Australia’s Bullocks Freightmasters International has delivered mill shells and accessories from Fremantle to Durban, South Africa.
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NewsBolloré delivers for LNG Afungi
Bolloré Transport and Logistics Mozambique has delivered more than 3,000 tons (2,721.6-tonnes) of cargo for the LNG Afungi site.
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NewsLovemore steps up for steel move
South Africa’s Lovemore Bros has utilised its MultiMAX 2+6-axle stepdeck trailer from Faymonville to move a steel structure.
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NewsCompass moves locomotives
Compass Forwarding, in collaboration with Bahri, has moved ten Wabtec railway locomotives from Lambert Point in Norfolk, USA to Alexandria, Egypt.
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NewsHöegh on track with speedy delivery
Höegh Autoliners has transported equipment and track laying machines from Mumbai, India to Ghana on behalf of OM Freight Forwarders.
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NewsJFT lands Rovuma EPC contract
JFT – a consortium between JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC – has been awarded an EPC contract by Mozambique Rovuma Venture (MRV).
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NewsMarguisa teams up with NileDutch
Marguisa has signed an agreement with NileDutch that will see the company’s Calabar service expanded with additional port calls in the Republic of the Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe.
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NewsNatco delivers from Durban
South Africa’s Natco Logistics has transported six out-of-gauge (OOG) units from Durban Harbour to an inland destination located approximately 650 km from the port.