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Combi Lift completes scope at Algerian project
Combi Lift has completed its role at a project in Algeria. Its scope involved transporting crucial components, including heat exchangers from India, as well as debutanisers and de-ethanisers from Oman, across challenging routes.
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Anderson joins Hareket as MEA regional managing director
Jonathan Anderson has joined Hareket as the regional managing director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
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Hareket names Hall as MEA sales director
Turkish heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has appointed Andrew Hall as sales director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
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Westwood optimistic on EARR gas basin
Mozambique and Tanzania, which house the East African Ruvuma-Rufiji (EARR) gas basin, are in a position to benefit from increasing global demand for LNG. However, the question remains as to when these countries can capitalise on their reserves.
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Denzai and Megalift establish JV
Japan-headquartered heavy lift and transportation specialist Denzai and Algerian heavy lift transport company Megalift have established a joint venture (JV).
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Vanguard relocates former South African navy submarine
Vanguard Heavy Lift has successfully relocated a 650-ton (589.7-tonne) former South African navy submarine.
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Extreme weather halts traffic around Cape of Good Hope
Severe storm conditions off the coast of South Africa have temporarily stopped vessel movements.
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Swire Projects ships YC Bora to Sharjah
Swire Projects has completed delivery of the YC Bora, a 53 m-long fast support and intervention vessel, to Sharjah, UAE. The shipment was conducted in partnership with yacht transportation and logistics solutions provider Peters & May.
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Piracy declining but crew safety concerns remain
In its mid-year report for 2024, ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has confirmed that the overall number of piracy incidents is down but violence towards seafarers is increasing.
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MOL takes stake in Alistair Group
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed to purchase a 25 percent stake in Tanzania-based Alistair Group, a cross-border logistics company which operates in sub-Saharan Africa.
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UAL prioritises performance optimisation as multipurpose market comes into balance
Reducing the carbon intensity of ships has been a priority for the multipurpose shipping sector. Much like the EU ETS, the CII and EEXI performance measures will ratchet up in intensity as the years progress.
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AGL coordinates grinder moves to Kiaka gold mine
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Ghana has transported four grinders and their accessories, with a total weight of 243 tonnes, from the port of Tema in Ghana to the Kiaka gold mine in Burkina Faso.
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Sarens partners with Transportes Lalgy in Mozambique
Sarens has signed a strategic framework agreement with Mozambique-based transport company Transportes Lalgy.
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DAKO handles mill shell shipment
DAKO Worldwide Transport and LTW Africa Logistics collaborated on the transport of a 150-tonne mill shell, along with 500 freight tons of accessories, for a cement plant extension project in Banjul, Gambia.
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Project Cargo Africa: a roadmap to future growth
Raw materials exports, many of which are essential to the global energy transition, underpin many African economies and continue to generate project logistics activity. Turbulence in Europe has benefitted the continent too, writes Megan Ramsay.
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Africa’s multipurpose operators face regional challenges
Multipurpose carriers active on Africa’s Eastern and Western seaboards face distinctive challenges, the former having had to adopt a wait-and-see approach relating to delayed LNG projects that will generate large-scale project work, the latter facing significant competition from the container shipping business.
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TGP completes cross-continent delivery
Project forwarder Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported mining equipment from South Africa to a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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DAKO coordinates power plant shipment to Senegal
Germany-headquartered project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide has coordinated the transport of 5,500 freight tons of power plant equipment from the port of Masan, South Korea, to Rufisque, Senegal.
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Scan Global Logistics adds second Kenyan office
Forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened an office in Mombasa – its second branch in Kenya and its 12th on the African continent.
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Blue Water Shipping opens in Walvis Bay and Cape Town
Blue Water Shipping has opened offices in Walvis Bay, Namibia and Cape Town, South Africa.