All Africa articles – Page 100

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    Project forwarding develops for FPS Group

    2009-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - One of the most exciting developments this year for the Famous Pacific Shipping Group (FPS Group) of freight forwarders has been the growth of interest by members of the network in providing project forwarding services for clients.

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    SNS completes logistics for new Tunis airport

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The new Tunisian airport at Enfidha was declared open by the Tunisian subsidiary of its Turkish operator TAV earlier this month, writes Oliver Ward.

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    Launch of BDP Oil and Gas Logistics for petroleum industry

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - BDP Project Logistics has established a new subsidiary - BDP Oil and Gas Logistics Pte Ltd.

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    Beluga forms joint venture agency with Peter W Lampke

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Beluga Chartering GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bremen-based project cargo and heavy lift shipping company, Beluga Shipping, has formed a new agency joint venture with independent liner agent, Peter W Lampke.

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    Panalpina commences settlement discussions with US Dept of Justice

    2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - The investigation by the global forwarding and logistics Group Panalpina in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) mainly in Nigeria is nearing completion.

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    Shipping.dk delivers on Spanish high speed train work

    2009-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Project teams from Shipping.dk have transported a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine from Kehl in Germany to Barcelona in Spain where it will be used in the construction of the Girona AVE high speed train line.

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    TBS shareholders approve changes in incorporation plans

    2009-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Further to the report posted here on October 21st, TBS International Limited has now announced that its shareholders have approved a proposal to change the place of incorporation of the company to Ireland from Bermuda.

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    Nordana on the move in Spain

    2009-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - From January 1, 2010, Nordana will shift its Spanish operations from Valencia port to Sagunto port.

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    Damco opens second office in Mozambique

    2009-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - Later this month Damco will open a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to improve the company's presence and service levels in South East Africa.

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    Busy quarter for Chapman Freeborn to finish year

    2009-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - During the last quarter of 2009, Chapman Freeborn's worldwide offices have been involved in a series of headline activities, including humanitarian activity, a business expansion into Africa and a series of high profile heavy lift movements.

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    Breakbulk regional focus highlights 3PL opportunities

    2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - A regional market focus on Australia during the Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition from 26-27 January in Singapore next year will highlight the tremendous freight forwarding opportunities fuelled by AUD112.5 billion (USD10

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    Lack of infrastructure threatens Lekki port project

    2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The Nigerian media is reporting that the promoters of the proposed N1.2 trillion (USD8 billion) Lekki port are urging the federal and state governments to help in the provision of basic infrastructure that would make their huge investment in

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    VN Navegacion cements its position as broker and shipping agency

    2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Felipe Casta

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    Darka for Trading strikes gold in Eritrea

    2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - History was made in November when a project cargo consignment was moved for the first time across the Sudan/Eritrea border following landing at Port Sudan, Sudan. The consignment, an 82 tonne crane was destined for Bisha gold mine in Eritrea

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    WWPC reveals new members

    2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - With immediate effect, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) is exclusively represented in Mauritius by Relocation and Moving Solutions Ltd.

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    NMA moves four liftboats from the US to West Africa

    2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - COSCOL's semi-submersible vessel Kang Skang Kou successfully transported four Hercules Offshore liftboats from Freeport, Texas to Lagos, Nigeria.

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    Panalpina blows hot with oil and gas industry wins

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - According to a statement from Panalpina, Weatherford and Halliburton, two major global players in the oil and gas sector and long-time Panalpina customers have awarded significant new pieces of business to the global forwarding and logistics

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    Ahlers trades pipes

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - Ahlers Forwarding has handled the shipment of 596 bundles of steel pipes from Shanghai to Onne Port, Nigeria onboard Safmarine Lualaba.

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    Chapman Freeborn expands in South Africa

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has announced the formal expansion of its global charter coverage into South Africa.

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    Multitrade Spain supports public transport investments

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Barcelona-based project cargo forwarder Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has been involved in a range of heavy lift movements associated with passenger infrastructure projects in North Africa and South