Africa news – Page 93
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Brace of Cargolux movements to South Africa
December 3 - South African mining and oil industry interests created two recent movements for maindeck capacity provider Cargolux to the country.
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Forwarders says Nigerian cargo fee is unjustified
December 2 - Nigerian Ports Authority's (NPA) introduction of the cargo tracking note (CTN) system to bolster cargo security and safety is a continuing source of controversy amid claims that the system is having "dire consequences" on the country's import
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D'Alessandro joins GPLN in Tunisia
November 29 - The D'Alessandro Group of Companies has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as its representative in Tunisia.
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Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced
November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently
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PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service
November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade
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Vanguard completes SA power station project
November 23 - South African heavylift, transport and plant installation specialist Vanguard has completed a project for Eskom's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, Africa's only nuclear power station.
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Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award
November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.
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Pirates strike in Indian Ocean but leave empty-handed
November 15 - As a British couple were celebrating being released after a year's captivity by Somali pirates, the Indian navy was foiling an attempt to hijack a heavylift ship and saving 14 crew members.
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It's the real thing as Hellmann puts the fizz into move
November 15 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK is involved in shipping a Coca-Cola bottle washing machine from a brewery in Northampton to a new site in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, which sees the cargo being shipped in seven 40ft containers on three low-loade
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DHL develops centres of excellence network for oil and energy
November 14 - DHL has revealed its global strategy to boost its service offerings and infrastructure for the EUR260 billion (USD388 billion) global oil and energy logistics industry.
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DLogg records linear acceleration data
November 12 - A new rugged self-contained data recorder, recording linear acceleration, rotational velocity and tilt angles at 50 Hz frequency has been launched.
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Panalpina resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases with U.S. authorities
November 5 - Panalpina has announced the final resolution of claims against it arising from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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ALE and C.A.T.T. combine forces
November 4 - An agreement has been reached for ALE (Abnormal Load Engineering), a specialist in heavy lift handling and C.A.T.T (Chartering and Transportation Company of Tunisia), member of the CEE Network, to set up a joint venture to act in the field of
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Konecranes expands Moroccan company
November 2 - Konecranes has acquired 100 percent of the shares in port crane service and modernisation company Techniplus S.A.R.L. in Morocco which has 120 employees and net sales of EUR7 million (2009) (USD9.7 million). The value of the acquisition has n
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La dolce vita as top Italian customer entrusts project cargoes to Ahlers Singapore
October 26 - Project cargo forwarder Ahlers Singapore has executed the transport and shipment of project and heavy lift cargoes ex Laem Chabang, Thailand to Apapa, Nigeria for a major Italian client.
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Great news for Beluga as vessel freed
October 25 - Just one day after being captured and seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Beluga Fortune and her crew of 16 are free again with no ransom payment.
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Safmarine takes delivery of first new, owned MPV
October 25 - Safmarine has taken delivery of its first new multi purpose vessel (MPV) - Safmarine Sumba - since becoming a member of the AP Moller-Maersk Group more than eleven years ago.
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Century for Project Professionals Group
October 25 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group has passed the 100 member milestone as a result of recent appointments internationally.
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Exceptional trio for RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing
October 22 - A trio of destinations from Rotterdam has been served by sailings of the heavy lift line Beluga working with its Waalhaven terminal stevedoring partner.
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Safmarine's first female engineer wins Seafarer of the Year Award
October 20 - Marine engineer Kelly Klaasen has won the 2010 SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) Seafarer of the Year Award - which aims to recognise the valuable contribution seafarers make to everyday life - was presented to Kelly's parents,