Africa news – Page 82
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Four companies line up to ship stone
February 29 - A new service has been launched by four companies, Stonetrans, Rickmers-Linie, Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies and DP World Breakbulk, to ship rough blocks of granite and sandstone from India to Antwerp.
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VGG transports 54 wind turbines
February 27 - Vasco Gallega Group (VGG), the Spanish member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has arranged the transport of 54 complete windmills from Vigo, Spain to Ethiopia, through Djibouti.
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Vanguard positions large satellite dish
February 24 - Heavy lifting and transportation specialist, Vanguard, was contracted to assist with the rigging of the single satellite dish 24 m off ground at the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), located 100 km southwest of Windhoek in the Khomas H
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Safmarine welcomes first of three new WAFMAX vessels
February 21 - Safmarine has taken delivery of the 4,500 teu Safmarine Chilka, the first of three new Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containerships to join the A.P Moller-Maersk fleet in 2012.
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Wilh Wilhelmsen reports huge improvements in 2011 results
February 15 - Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) delivered a 49 percent increase in earnings in 2011 while revenues improved by 21 percent. A strong rebound in the group's shipping segment drove the recovery.
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Safmarine name new ship in Savannah
February 13 - Shipping line, Safmarine held a naming ceremony in Savannah for its newest vessel, Safmarine Sahara.
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HLPFI agrees partnership with Skeyes
February 9 - HLPFI has a agreed a partnership with Skeyes aerial photography and will feature photos taken by this Rotterdam-based company.
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Infrastructure UK boss to address Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum
February 8 - Leaders from many of the biggest infrastructure projects in the world, including the GBP50 billion Plan Nord project in Canada, the GBP16 billion UK Crossrail scheme, the GBP12 billion Rio/S
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ICS board meeting focuses on piracy and emissions
February 8 - The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners' associations represent all sectors and trades and more than 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, met in London earlier his week.
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Liebherr looks back at 2011
February 2 - Significant orders for Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) in 2011 from emerging economies, as well as the market introduction of the new LHM 420 model, helped Liebherr-Werk Nenzing stabilise its bottom-line in what it describes as a "challenging" wo
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Vanguard keeps pontoon project afloat
February 1 - South Africa's Vanguard was recently sub-contracted by Lovemore Bros to assist with the on-site relocation of 15 pontoons for international shipping mogul, SA Shipyard.
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Carriage Global buoyant on East Africa shipment
February 1 - Singapore-based project cargo ship broker Carriage Global organised the movement of a single buoy mooring, plem, and accessories on a significant shipment at the beginning of January.
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Liebherr hits a century in Africa
January 31 - With the impending delivery in March of its one hundredth mobile harbour crane for the African continent, Liebherr is set to celebrate a major milestone.
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Project cargo moves through Papenburg for Gabon
January 30 - A 92 tonne machine which is used to empty rail wagons laden with mineral ores and was manufactured by Robert Nyblad GmbH of Papenburg, Germany, has moved through the city's port on route to Gabon.
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Cargolux names new finance chief
January 30 - Cargolux Airlines International has approved Richard Forson's appointment as chief financial officer, effective February 1, 2012.
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Cargolux names new finance chief
January 30 - Cargolux Airlines International has approved Richard Forson's appointment as chief financial officer, effective February 1, 2012.
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African network expansion for Emirates SkyCargo African network expansion for Emirates SkyCargo
January 25 - Emirates freight division, Emirates SkyCargo is enhancing its operations on African trade routes, with the launch of flights to Lusaka and Harare on February 1, 2012, bringing its weekly cargo capacity into and out of the continent to more th
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ALS helps in Kiwi earthquake clean-up
January 23 - Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited (ALS') project team in Hull, UK organised the first export charter shipment of a demolition machine to New Zealand to assist in clear-up efforts following last year's earthquake.