Africa news – Page 81

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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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    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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    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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    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).

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    Fairstar's Fjell is Nigeria-bound

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a USD1.2 million contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Fairmount Summit tows Acergy Polaris to Gabon

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Summit has towed the heavy lift barge Acergy Polaris from Brazil to Gabon.

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    39 steps for Darka

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - The Darka Group has successfully unloaded and commenced the transportation of 39 storage tanks with a total weight of 291 tonnes and total volume of 3,274 cu m at Port Sudan for final delivery to the Bisha mine in western Eritrea.

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    Gas plant shipments are natural for ACS

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) New York office recently chartered an AN-225 aircraft to freight equipment and components destined for a natural gas plant in Nigeria.

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    Cosco Shipping dredges up some nice business

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Earlier this month, Cosco Shipping's Xiang Rui Kou, a recently delivered semi-submersible ship, delivered a dredger - Dong Xiang - to the Port of Ngqura, South Africa.

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    Volga-Dnepr set to boost presence in Germany

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Volga-Dnepr's planned acquisition of Air Cargo Germany is now waiting for anti-trust clearance from the authorities says the airline.

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    Fairmount Alpine in escort service

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - The Fairmount Marine tug, Fairmount Alpine has performed escort services for a bulk carrier at the request of international salvage company, Smit Salvage.

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    Heavyweight Air Express reports strong US growth for Ethiopian Airlines

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Air cargo general sales agent Heavyweight Air Express says the business it handles in the US market for Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is booming.

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    New project network launched

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.

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    Sarens reports wide range of heavy lift project activity

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A range of projects across most continents has demonstrated the breadth of heavy lift operations undertaken worldwide by Sarens Group, the Wolvertem, Belgium-based heavy lifting and engineered transport provider.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints operations manager for Asia Pacific

    2012-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed a new regional operations manager for Asia Pacific.

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    Damen tugs hitch ride on heavy lift vessel to Morocco

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Recently, two Damen stan tugs 2608, the Ibrahim 1 and the Jacques, were shipped from the anchorage of Halong Bay, Haiphong, Vietnam to Casablanca, Morocco by Atlantic Winter, a heavy lift ship with 800 tonne lift capacity chartered by Danish shi

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    Logwin expands in Port Elizabeth

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - The global logistics service provider Logwin has moved into larger premises in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.