Africa news – Page 38

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    Vanguard kicks off Nojoli contract

    2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Vanguard has been awarded the turbine transport and installation contract for the Nojoli wind farm near Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

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    Siemens powers ahead in Egypt

    2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

    February 23 - The first two Siemens gas turbines for the Beni Suef power plant project have begun their journey from Germany to Egypt.

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    ALE winds up Amakhala project

    2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - ALE has completed the delivery of 560 wind turbine components for the Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm project in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

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    Houston adds African link

    2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Grimaldi Lines has added a call at the Port of Houston to its East Coast - West Africa ro-ro service - the first direct service between the US gateway and the African region.

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    Steady start for ABC

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded a 30 percent year-on-year increase in tonnage for January 2016, transporting 43,605 tonnes of cargo on board its Boeing freighter fleet.

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    ABC finds way into Africa

    2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has begun twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to Africa under an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) contract with the new British all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA).

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    FLS in drum roll

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has coordinated the shipment of a 45-tonne oversize drum from Faridabad, India to Kirkuk in Iraq.

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    BDP 'bullish' on Egypt

    2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - BDP International is to open an office in Cairo, Egypt this month, which will be overseen by country manager, Emad Tawfik.

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    Shipping risk map launched

    2016-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - A new interactive map - RiskMap - has been launched so that shipowners and managers can easily view what security threats a country poses to shipping lines.

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    Adoran to lead Ceva cluster

    2016-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - Ceva Logistics has appointed Fuat Adoran to head up its Balkan, Middle East and Africa cluster.

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    SafmarineMPV down to one trade

    2016-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Following the recent sale of its South Africa - West Africa multipurpose service to Cape Town based Fairseas International and the withdrawal of the line from the West Africa - US Gulf trade in early January 2016, multipurpose operator Safmar

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    XLP members power-up

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - XL Projects Network (XLP) members in China and Pakistan have been busy handling a number of complex project shipments.

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    WWL ALS in urgent barge move

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - WWL ALS has coordinated the transport of a 282-tonne desalination barge from Casablanca to Dakhla in Morocco.

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    Flensborg appoints French rep

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - With immediate effect Chilean-born Don Whelan has been appointed French representative to Flensborg and Associates.

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    Atlas Breakbulk Alliance bags Pegg

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Atlas Logistics Network (ALN) has formed a separate organisation dedicated to the breakbulk and project cargo industry - the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance - which will be headed up by well known industry personality, Albert Pegg.

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    Höegh names number three

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The third vessel in Höegh Autoliners' New Horizon class of pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) has been named Höegh Tracer during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China.

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    Greenshields bags BIFA award

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Greenshields Cowie & Co triumphed in the project forwarding category of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards.

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    PCN members power ahead

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in the Netherlands, Ryano Logistics, has coordinated a shipment of power plant equipment to Zambia; while PCN member in Pakistan, Aaras Shipping Agencies, has discharged various project cargoes from t

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    Incotec delivers to Tianwan

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Incotec Cargo has coordinated the shipment of 16 items of equipment, including a 323-tonne reactor vessel, from Russia to China on board the SAL Heavy Lift vessel Trina.

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    Delmas brand to disappear

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Effective March 1, 2016, CMA CGM will scrap the Delmas name and unify all its maritime activities to and from Africa under its own brand.