All Africa articles – Page 103

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    TCC wins Air Namibia

    2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Project cargo being shipped to Namibia from South Africa is to benefit from the win by Johannesburg-based GSSA The Cargo Connection (TCC) - the South African member of the EGSAC network - of the contract to represent Air Namibia throughout Sou

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    SkyHook heavy lift vehicle on track

    2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - The Boeing Company and SkyHook International has confirmed that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning the aircraft's overall performance and layout have been established.

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    Maximus inks Etihad Airways deal

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Abu Dhabi-based heavy lift and project cargo airline Maximus Air Cargo has started operating seven cargo flights a week for Etihad Airways between the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and East Africa.

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    Dockwise secures more contracts

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Dockwise Shipping has secured eight new near-term contracts for the transportation of jack up drilling rigs, plus port and marine infrastructure, as well as a long-term contract for transport and installation on the Bonkot project in Thailand.

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    Darka joins AOP Project Partners

    2009-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Darka for Trading & Services Co Ltd of Sudan has joined the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Agility to manage Lihir Gold Mine Logistics Project

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Agility Project Logistics Brisbane is to provide freight management services for announced an agreement with Lihir Gold Limited (LGL's) Million Ounce Plant Upgrade (MOPU).

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    Nordana adds Sagunto to Intramed service

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Nordana has added port calls at Sagunto to the itinerary of its iMED service.

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    BACA appoints first chief executive

    2009-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has appointed Markham Jackson as it first Chief Executive.

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    UMA Tunisia moves heavy cranes from the Baltic to Tunisia

    2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - UMA Tunisia has managed the shipment of two cranes weighing more than 495 tonnes with a total volume of 2900 cu m from the Baltic port of Klaipeda to Menzel Bourguiba in the north of Tunisia.

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    Eleven countries represented at heavy lift seminar

    2009-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - More than 25 participants from 11 countries attended the latest 'Heavy Transport & Lifting' seminar in the Netherlands.

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    Safmarine adds Safari options

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Yesterday the first sailing of a new string dedicated to the Indian Ocean Islands and Mozambique on Safmarine's existing Safari (Southern Africa-Far East) service and the line says that it will accept heavy lift and out of gauge cargo subject to

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    New Geodis Wilson MD in Spain targets heavy lift

    2009-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Alain Reich, recently appointed managing director of Geodis Wilson Spain is keen to develop the company's role in the project forwarding sector in Spain.

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    Bigger MACS service for East Africa

    2009-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Confirming earlier reports, MACS will upgrade its MEAS service to East African destinations from July.

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    Swire Shipping cuts RTW services, focuses on Asia Pacific

    2009-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - In a major restructuring of its regional and global network of liner shipping services and a decision to focus on the Asia - Pacific region, Swire Shipping is suspending its round-the-world multi-purpose liner services due to weak markets in the

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    SC&RA recognises outstanding performance

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has given a series of awards to mark outstanding hauling and rigging performance in the US, Canada, central America and Italy.

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    New links from the UK to West Africa

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Shippers between the UK and West Africa will be interested to hear that OT Africa Line (OTAL) has added two additional port calls in the UK.

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    Concargo forms abnormal heavy haulage company

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - In South Africa, Concargo has formed a new company called Concargo Abnormal Heavy Haulage.

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    2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

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    OTAL goes Banana(s) in West Africa

    2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - OT Africa Line (OTAL) has added the Port of Banana in the Democratic Republic of Congo to its West feeder Service.

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    WWPC names new Board of Advisors member

    2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - During the annual conference of the WWPC, Mohamed Osman was elected as a new member for the project forwarding network's Board of Advisors.