Africa news – Page 85
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Freight's big-hearted response to Turkish earthquake
November 1 - The freight industry has worn its heart on its sleeve in its response to the humanitarian tragedy created by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the Van province in eastern Turkey and killed around 500 people.
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PCN welcomes a trio of new members
November 1 - The geographical spread of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) is demonstrated by a trio of new signings in Kenya, Greece and Ecuador.
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Joint-move powers Senegal power generation
November 1 - A multimodal joint American and Costa Rican move by two project freight forwarders is set to power Senegal's lights for the immediate future.
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Van Uden Maritime resumes ro-ro service for Libya
October 31 - Starting next month, Van Uden Ro-Ro will re-commence regular sailings from Northern Europe to the Libyan ports of Benghazi and Misurata.
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Chapman Freeborn expands global network into Australia
October 31 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is opening a new office in Melbourne, Australia, following the acquisition of Alltrans International - a logistics company with over 12 years experience in the Australian freight market.
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Fairstar wins Oando Energy Services contract
October 31 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a contract by Oando Energy Services, a leading indigenous, energy and energy services company in Nigeria to transport the drilling rig Respect from Lagos, Nigeria to Galveston, USA.
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Air Charter Service reports strong growth in half year results
October 31 - Air Charter Service has reported strong growth in its latest results covering the first half of its 2011-2012 annual results (February 1 - July 31 2011).
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Cory Logistics ships pilot boat to east Africa
October 28 - UK-based logistics company, Cory Logistics has shipped a pilot boat from Wales to Kenya for commercial boat builder Mustang Marine.
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Ignazio Messina introduces first of four new vessels for Africa trades
October 27 - Italian ro-ro shipping line Ignazio Messina is set to introduce one of the largest ro-ro vessels in the world, the 3,100 teu or 6,350 linear metre ro-ro containership Jolly Diamante, on its African services.
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Fairstar wins Nabors Drilling contract
October 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been contracted by Nabors Drilling to transport its DB 301 from Port Gentil, Gabon to Pascagoula, Mississippi on the Fairstar semi-submersible vessel Fjell.
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Cargoitalia Ondemand targets ACMI and charter market
October 26 - Cargoitalia has established a new division to cater for its growing ACMI and charter business.
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Cargoitalia Ondemand targets ACMI and charter market
October 26 - Cargoitalia has established a new division to cater for its growing ACMI and charter business.
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Project Partners adds Orbit Transport & Trading
October 25 - Orbit Transport & Trading Services Ltd has joined the Project Partners network for Jordan and Iraq.
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Volga-Dnepr handles rotor for KOG Transport
October 25 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has provided KOG Transport, the international project freight forwarder, with a comprehensive logistics service for the delivery of a 35 tonne rotor to a thermal electric power plant in Accra, Ghana.
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Two new Cargolux flights bridge continents
October 19 - Cargolux is introducing two new flights that are bridging continents faster than ever before claims the all cargo airline.
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Avient to launch freighter services from Johannesburg to West Africa
This serves specifically the oil and gas as well as the mining industries through a dedicated scheduled airfreighter to move cargo into West Africa. Avient will operate an MD11 and a DC10 aircraft, which have a cargo capacity of 85 and 60 tons respectively. The flights will ...
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Project Cargo Network adds Namibian connection
October 14 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has confirmed its first appointment in Namibia with the addition of Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd.
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Profits up at Air Partner but revenues tumble in freight division
October 14 - In its results for the year ended July 31 2011, Air Partner said its focus on core broking has delivered strong results, despite a difficult trading environment, with profits before tax up by 93 percent to GBP5.3 million (USD8.3); and overall
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India must up game on global piracy
October 12 - Indian naval forces must be ready to increase shipping security in the Indian Ocean as the country's geographical location means that it has been at the forefront of efforts to tackle piracy head on.